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title: "Talks & interviews"
description: "Podcasts, interviews, conference talks and panels with Faris Zacina on startups, software engineering, remote teams and AI."
author: "Faris Zacina"
published: 2026-10-25T08:00:00Z
updated: 2026-10-25T08:00:00Z
url: https://fariszacina.com/appearances
---

# Talks & interviews

> Podcasts, interviews, conference talks and panels with Faris Zacina on startups, software engineering, remote teams and AI.

Conversations, talks and panels I've been part of, mostly about building software companies, startups, remote teams and, lately, AI. Some of them are in Bosnian; those are marked.

## Featured

[Video: From MVPs to Unicorns | Faris Začina on Building Ministry of Programming from Bosnia](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pRkSKmppS54)

[Video: Amer's Podcast - #5 - Faris and Resad Zacina, How We Built a €50M Startup Studio](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqw7cTUgsaU)

[Video: FARIS ZAČINA - StartUps - Moving fast, breaking things, learning things - ValueUp 2017](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AtjWl39uZQ)

## Podcasts & interviews

- [**Od programera do uspješnog kripto investitora**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmU7yuQWM7Q), CryptoAdria podcast, episode 5, February 2024. *(in Bosnian)* How I went from writing code to investing in crypto, and the approach behind it.
- [**“Očekuju nas ogromne promjene na bh. IT sceni”**](https://ba.bloombergadria.com/tehnologija/inovacije/12824/ocekuju-nas-ogromne-promjene-na-bh-it-sceni-u-iducih-pet-godina/news), Bloomberg Adria, October 2022. *(in Bosnian)* On what drove Ministry of Programming's growth and the big changes ahead for the Bosnian IT industry.
- [**JobFAIR '20 podcast**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwNUJak9R7w), JobFAIR Sarajevo, November 2020. *(in Bosnian)* A career-focused conversation for students and young engineers.
- [**How our way of working got us through the crisis**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIXyoitZGUM), IT karijera, September 2020. *(in Bosnian)* A short interview on how Ministry of Programming's existing work practices helped it through COVID-19.
- [**Livebytes Live: How to build your startup**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmscN0nqWiY), Livebytes livestream with Rešad Začina, July 2020. Bootstrapping versus venture capital, resilience, picking technology, and audience Q&A.
- [**Bits vs Bytes #058: Building startups**](https://bitsvsbytes.com/podcast/058-building-startups-ministry-of-programming/), Bits vs Bytes podcast with Rešad Začina, October 2019. What makes startups succeed and how to choose a technology stack early on.

## Talks & panels

- [**Implementing AI in your organisation: what's working, what's failing**](https://fastgrowthicons.com/berlin/), Fast Growth Icons, Berlin, June 2026. What most companies get wrong about adopting AI in practice.
- [**How product building evolved, 2001–2025**](https://ministryofprogramming.com/blog/musictech-meets-private-capital-how-product-building-evolved), MusicTech Meets Private Capital, BASE Milano, October 2025. Why the gap between idea and prototype keeps shrinking, and why experienced teams still matter.
- [**Six startup building principles**](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/fariszacina_really-excited-to-talk-about-6-startup-building-activity-7295719661172654081-oo8w), DOERS Summit, Athens, February 2025. Practical principles for building startups.
- [**What is the future of the IT industry in BiH?**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUBE1kVTL9Y), Klika TechWaves meetup, September 2022. *(in Bosnian)* A panel of Bosnian tech company leaders on where the industry is heading.
- [**Leading remote teams**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82gUU5Fi_gw), ABSL IT Club, with Keith Ippel, August 2022. How to lead distributed engineering teams.
- [**Business opportunities and challenges in BiH**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mL_QbgSFPnM), ABSL BiH Conference, December 2021. A panel with EBRD and ABSL on doing business in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- [**Work reimagined**](https://point.zastone.ba/govornici/faris-zacina/), Point conference, Sarajevo, 2021. A session on how work is changing.
- [**New normal: is your technology ready for the new digital reality?**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFnHf_o8LVo), Sarajevo Innovation Summit, November 2020. *(in Bosnian)* A panel on post-pandemic digital readiness.
- [**Quality jobs make companies more competitive**](https://zamisli2030.ba/bs/konferencija/), Zamisli 2030 / UNDP SDG Business Week, October 2020. *(in Bosnian)* A panel on why good jobs are a competitive advantage.
- [**Culture and brand**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kbDocHyiXk), Sarajevo Digital Marketing seminar, March 2020. *(in Bosnian)* A lecture on company culture as the foundation of a brand.
- [**How and when to scale**](https://founderstalk2019.ceed.si/speaker/faris-zacina/), Founders Talk, Ljubljana, September 2019. A panel on the timing and mechanics of scaling a company.

Want me on your podcast or stage? Reach out on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fariszacina/) or [X](https://x.com/FarisZacina).