Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
About the show
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot's Chad Pytel is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
Episodes
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280: Design at the Program Layer (Greg Storey)
June 18th, 2018 | Season 7 | 47 mins 19 secs
Greg Storey, founder of Airbag Industries & Executive Director of Design at USAA, discusses the blurring of personal and company identity, helming a budding design group, "safe agile", what it means for design to 'have a seat at the table', and sustainable pace within an agency.
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279: Building a Lifelong Brand (Alex Friedman)
June 11th, 2018 | Season 7 | 24 mins 53 secs
Alex Friedman, co-founder of LOLA, discusses overcoming stigma, launching new products, measuring success, and brand values.
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278: The 'Lights On' Moment (Sam Moorhouse)
June 4th, 2018 | Season 7 | 28 mins 4 secs
Sam Moorhouse, creator of Global Code, discusses the importance of mentorship and how he established a software engineering summer education program in Ghana.
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277: How Do We Work Together? (Michael Sheeley)
May 28th, 2018 | Season 7 | 53 mins 26 secs
Michael Sheeley, former co-founder of Runkeeper, talks about his struggles with scaling, experimentation with prices, finding ways to connect and work together as a larger society, and innovation in health care.
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276: Enable and Serve (Chris Heivly)
May 22nd, 2018 | Season 7 | 47 mins 31 secs
Chris Heivly, author & entrepreneur in residence at Techstars, discusses the early days of MapQuest, Raleigh as a burgeoning tech city, and building up new tech communities.
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275: Galvanizing Focus (Paul English)
May 14th, 2018 | Season 7 | 43 mins
Paul English, co-founder of Lola, discusses what it means to be a good brand, transitioning from a tech foundry to a single-product focus, lessons learned from having launched multiple companies, and his approaches to competition & success.
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274: Providing Value (Ram V. Iyer)
May 8th, 2018 | Season 7 | 37 mins 11 secs
Ram V. Iyer, Business Thinker & Professional Business Mentor at The Business Thinking Institute, discusses his internalization of business success/failure, having a 'business thinking' mindset, and distinguishing oneself through the value you can create.
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273: Showcase Your Value (Nilan Peiris)
April 30th, 2018 | Season 7 | 31 mins 17 secs
Nilan Peiris, VP of Growth at TransferWise, discusses growth sources, handling failure, studying user evangelism, launching in a new market, and scaling globally.
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272: Grown-Up App Development (Dermot Daly)
April 23rd, 2018 | Season 7 | 36 mins 26 secs
Dermot Daly, founder and CEO of Tapadoo, discusses being a developer early in the iOS ecosystem while differentiating themselves now as it's become a more crowded market-space, building your ideal company, and developing apps for med-tech devices.
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271: Being a Good Manager (Camille Fournier)
April 17th, 2018 | Season 7 | 40 mins 32 secs
Camille Fournier, author, speaker, and Managing Director at Two Sigma, discusses her path from Director of Infrastructure Engineering to CTO, lessons learned from tech team management, and the importance of defining core-values.
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270: How's Work Lately? (Jennifer Dary)
April 10th, 2018 | Season 7 | 48 mins 54 secs
Jennifer Dary, founder of Plucky, discusses purpose, process, longevity, relationships, and trust by turning the tables and giving Chad a corporate counseling session.
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269: Human to Human Connection (David Cancel)
April 3rd, 2018 | Season 7 | 45 mins 2 secs
David Cancel, CEO & Co-founder of Drift, discusses bringing the personal touch back to sales through conversational marketing, validating an idea, competition, and differentiating yourself through communication & marketing.
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268: Present and Effective (Adam Marchick)
March 27th, 2018 | Season 7 | 34 mins 15 secs
Adam Marchick, CEO & co-founder of Alpine AI, discusses pioneering vocal analytics, making a better experience for digital commerce on vocal platforms, and operating in an early stage market.
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267: Familiar With the Market (Sara Tateno)
March 19th, 2018 | Season 7 | 31 mins 1 sec
Sara Tateno, founder and CEO of Happity, shares her journey from BBC Radio, to coding bootcamp, to startup founder.
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266: Destination Driven (Ernesto Moreno)
March 13th, 2018 | Season 7 | 35 mins 38 secs
Ernesto Moreno, business coach, entrepreneur, & restaurateur, joins Chad to discuss transforming a restaurant using lean methodology, focusing on your strengths, and finding creativity in running a business.
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265: Loosening My Hold (Tracy Osborn)
March 5th, 2018 | Season 7 | 38 mins 5 secs
Tracy Osborn, author and the creator of WeddingLovely, joins Chad to talk about juggling projects, redefining your core customer base, the feeling of giving up control when hiring, and publishing via Kickstarter.