Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

In this special crossover episode, Chad is joined by Chris Toomey, Development Director at thoughtbot and host of The Bike Shed podcast, to discuss the content, history, and the process of making Upcase, thoughtbot's online learning platform, FREE. The Bike Shed Upcase Test Driven Rails Mastering Git Fundamentals of TDD SOA on The Bike Shed Onramp to Vim thoughtbot Purpose Statement Chris on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Sandra Richter, Co-founder and CEO of Soofa, talks about redefining the infrastructure of out of home advertising, purpose vs business motivation, and learning from setbacks. Soofa MIT Media Lab Soofa Sign Soofa Talk Sandra on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Lindsey Christensen, VP of Marketing at thoughtbot, discusses shaping thoughtbot's marketing strategy, team, and future. Purpose-built Resource Center The Bike Shed Podcast Lindsey on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Heena Purohit, Product Manager of IBM Watson IoT, discusses how they are tailoring custom solutions with IoT data, building business acumen for better product managing, and iterating at scale. IBM Watson IoT Stryker Vehicle Intrapreneurship Trusted AI Heena on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Mike Trotzke, CEO of Cheddar, talks about the future of billing models, when is the right time to do seed investing, and finding your value pricing metric. Cheddar Pricing Bootcamp "SaaS Pricing: Strategies, Frameworks & Lessons Learned"- Chad Pytel Building Splitfit Mike on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Jameson Toole, founder of Fritz, discusses AI & Machine Learning on mobile, the process & ideology of launching a product from scratch, and the business of developer tools. Fritz Core ML TensorFlow InstaSaber Heartbeat Jameson on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Yoav Shapira, an Engineering Manager at Facebook with a long history in Boston startups, discusses early technology choices for startups, balancing product needs/wants with technical limitations, the role of Capital-D 'Design', and common startup advice. CarGurus HubSpot Happier Jana David Cancel on Giant Robots thoughtbot Playbook Internet Access a Basic Human Right Building a Crucial Conversations Culture at Facebook Managing Unconscious Bias Yoav on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Sarah Cooper, comedian, speaker, and author of 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings, joins Chad to discuss management burnout, the creative process, and her latest book. 100 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings The Cooper Review "10 Tricks to Appear Smart in Meetings" The Oatmeal How to be Successful Without Hurting Men's Feelings "9 Non-Threatening Leadership Strategies for Women" The Bubble: Crushing It Sarah Cooper McSweeney's Sarah on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Stephan Ango, Co-founder and Head of Product at Lumi, discusses merging creative and scientific mindsets in industrial design, the logistics of packaging, developing custom solutions by slowly replacing 3rd party tools, and building your ideal culture while balancing operational needs. Lumi Inkodye PureScript PureScript and Haskell at Lumi Well Made Podcast Shipping Things "1,000 True Fans"- Kevin Kelly Stephan on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Jerry Talton, leader of the Machine-Learning Services team at Slack, talks about picking up after a failed startup, design-thinking for machine learning, and important lessons from managing. Slack "Doggfooding" StarSpace General Management Course The No Asshole Rule- Robert Sutton Creativity, Inc.- Ed Catmull West Wing- Down in a Hole Giant Robots ep 256- Stay Hungry, Stay Learning 'A Few Useful Things to Know About Machine Learning'- Pedro Domingos 'Naive Bayes Models for Probability Estimation'- Lowd & Domingos Jerry on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots