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249: The Business of Buying (Thomas Smale)

September 12th, 2017 | Season 7 | 37 mins 12 secs

Chad is joined by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International to discuss valuations, selling SaaS businesses, and tips to make your product more attractive to potential buyers.

248: Crossing the Chasm (Geoffrey A. Moore)

August 28th, 2017 | Season 7 | 39 mins 32 secs

Chad is joined by author Geoffrey A. Moore to discuss the concepts in Crossing the Chasm and how they relate to scaling consulting.

247: The Developer’s Path (Laurie Young)

August 15th, 2017 | Season 7 | 35 mins 31 secs

Chad is joined by Laurie Young to discuss The Developer's Path, a panel discussion hosted at thoughtbot London on how companies and developers can work together to achieve reciprocal growth.

246: Becoming the 'Yes' Person (Sara Chipps)

July 28th, 2017 | Season 7 | 40 mins 22 secs

Chad is joined by Sara Chipps, cofounder of Girl Develop It & CEO of Jewelbots, to discuss integrating with custom hardware, building a community of young coders, working with retailers, and branding.

245: F is for Feelings (Gregg Pollack)

July 13th, 2017 | Season 7 | 55 mins 45 secs

Chad is joined by Code School & Envy Labs founder Gregg Pollack to discuss optimal work environments and building a company to support Open Source Projects.

244: A Fork in the Road (Seth Godin)

July 4th, 2017 | Season 7 | 32 mins 50 secs

Chad is joined by author, blogger, entrepreneur, and marketer Seth Godin to discuss the organizational introspection required to move from the cutting edge to the mainstream.

243: Mostly Local (Mike McKenna)

June 27th, 2017 | Season 7 | 36 mins 45 secs

Chad is joined by Mike McKenna, CEO of Shotgunflat, to discuss cultivating a business in the town in which one grew up, working with family, the effect of adding a sales team to a consultancy, and the legislation of craft-brewing.

242: Too Dressed Up For The Internet (Kim Goulbourne)

June 19th, 2017 | Season 7 | 24 mins 22 secs

Chad is joined by thoughtbot designer Kim Goulbourne to discuss inspiration, side projects, and winning a Webby Award!

241: I Don’t Like Talking to Computers (Nick Charlton)

June 7th, 2017 | Season 7 | 1 hr 2 mins

Chad is joined by Nick Charlton, thoughtbot developer and co-host of the Build Phase podcast, to give their impressions on all the news out of the WWDC17 Keynote & Platforms State of the Union.

240: Handing Over the Reins

June 5th, 2017 | Season 6 | 55 mins 38 secs

Ben outlines his next steps, reflects on his time at thoughtbot, and hands the proverbial podcast reins over to Chad.

239: Change is in the Air

May 29th, 2017 | Season 6 | 35 mins 51 secs

Ben bids adieu to thoughtbot, and outlines his plans, hopes, and fears for the future.

238: The Graph is Beautiful

May 22nd, 2017 | Season 6 | 19 mins 51 secs

Derrick gets technical about Drip's performance optimization, and reflects on pre-conceived opinions in regards to tactical & strategic planning after receiving some constructive criticism.

237: Steve Jobs Used Slides

April 28th, 2017 | Season 6 | 34 mins 13 secs

Ben and Derrick recount their experiences and lessons learned speaking at MicroConf.

236: Care For Customer Support (Spencer Fry)

April 21st, 2017 | Season 6 | 37 mins 38 secs

Ben is joined this week by Spencer Fry, founder of TypeFrag, Carbonmade, Uncover, and Coach, to discuss carryover lessons of successful startups.

235: Meta Talk Process

April 12th, 2017 | Season 6 | 31 mins 1 sec

As we prepare for MicroConf, Ben takes a new tact on his talk after giving an early demo, and Derrick recounts a positive pair-programming experience.

234: Secret Features

April 5th, 2017 | Season 6 | 29 mins 46 secs

On FormKeep, Ben implements custom redirects on form submissions and starts a test to remove up-front credit card collection, as well as discusses evaluation of feature requests. On Drip, Derrick walks through the app with new devs, considers on-boarding automation, and continues his refactoring project.