Tech Talks
Building community through shared knowledge
I co-founded Pereira Tech Talks to create a space where developers, designers, and entrepreneurs could learn from each other. Since 2016, I’ve given 30+ talks on everything from Docker to AI — because the best way to learn is by teaching.
Pereira Tech Talks
In September 2017, a few of us sat down with a simple idea: what if we created a space where tech professionals in Pereira could share what they’re learning, building, and struggling with? We’d all been part of PereiraJS and Python Pereira, but we wanted something bigger — a community that brought everyone together regardless of their stack.
That conversation became Pereira Tech Talks. What started as small meetups in borrowed spaces has grown into one of the most active tech communities in Colombia. We’ve filled auditoriums at UTP, brought in speakers from across Latin America, and watched countless developers give their first public talk. The best part? Seeing people who came as attendees return months later as speakers, closing the knowledge-sharing loop.
That conversation became Pereira Tech Talks. What started as small meetups in borrowed spaces has grown into one of the most active tech communities in Colombia. We’ve filled auditoriums at UTP, brought in speakers from across Latin America, and watched countless developers give their first public talk. The best part? Seeing people who came as attendees return months later as speakers, closing the knowledge-sharing loop.
Topics I Cover
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Docker & Containers
From our early days containerizing DailyBot to orchestrating multi-service architectures. I share real production lessons, not just theory.
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Serverless Architecture
How we scaled DailyBot to thousands of teams using serverless patterns. The trade-offs, the wins, and what I’d do differently.
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TypeScript & Node.js
Building type-safe APIs that scale. Lessons from migrating a production codebase and the patterns that actually stick.
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AI & Machine Learning
Bringing AI into real products, not demos. From integrating LLMs at DailyBot to the practical challenges of AI in production.
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DevOps & CI/CD
How a small team ships fast without breaking things. Our CI/CD evolution from manual deploys to infrastructure as code.
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Remote Team Building
Lessons from building DailyBot fully remote from day one. Async communication, team culture, and what actually works.
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Entrepreneurship in Tech
The real story of going through Y Combinator, building a SaaS product, and the startup lessons they don’t teach in accelerators.
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Open Source Development
Why I believe in open source and how contributing to the community has shaped my career and perspective as a developer.
Why I Speak
In 2016, I gave my first public talk about Meteor.js at a small meetup in Pereira. I was terrified. But during Q&A, someone asked a question that made me realize something I hadn’t fully understood about the framework myself. That moment changed everything — I wasn’t just sharing knowledge, I was deepening it.
Every talk I prepare forces me to organize my thoughts, question my assumptions, and find clarity in complexity. Every question from the audience opens a new perspective I hadn’t considered. I speak because teaching is how I learn. And I organize community events because when people share openly — whether they’re giving their first talk or their fiftieth — everyone in the room gets better. That’s the cycle I want to keep alive.
Every talk I prepare forces me to organize my thoughts, question my assumptions, and find clarity in complexity. Every question from the audience opens a new perspective I hadn’t considered. I speak because teaching is how I learn. And I organize community events because when people share openly — whether they’re giving their first talk or their fiftieth — everyone in the room gets better. That’s the cycle I want to keep alive.
Want Me to Speak at Your Event?
I’m always excited about speaking opportunities — whether it’s a local meetup or an international conference. Let’s chat about how I can contribute.
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