
Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
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May 8, 2018 • 37min
274: Providing Value (Ram V. Iyer)
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.
Business Thinking Institute
Business Thinking- My Why
Business Thinking Radio
'Silent Killers' Quiz
Ram on LinkedIn
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Apr 30, 2018 • 31min
273: Showcase Your Value (Nilan Peiris)
Nilan Peiris, VP of Growth at TransferWise, discusses growth sources, handling failure, studying user evangelism, launching in a new market, and scaling globally.
TransferWise
Nilan on Twitter
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Apr 23, 2018 • 36min
272: Grown-Up App Development (Dermot Daly)
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.
Tapadoo
xCake
Finish Big
Slendertone
Dermot on Twitter
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Apr 17, 2018 • 41min
271: Being a Good Manager (Camille Fournier)
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.
Two Sigma
Rent the Runway
The Manager's Path
David Cancel on Giant Robots
Camille on Twitter
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Apr 10, 2018 • 49min
270: How's Work Lately? (Jennifer Dary)
Jennifer Dary, founder of Plucky, discusses purpose, process, longevity, relationships, and trust by turning the tables and giving Chad a corporate counseling session.
Plucky
Hopscotch Design Festival
Metis
Upcase
Joe Torre's Ground Rules for Winners
1:1 Starter Pack
Jennifer on Twitter
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Apr 3, 2018 • 45min
269: Human to Human Connection (David Cancel)
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.
Drift
True Startup Competition
Brooklyn Boulders
HYPERGROWTH
Seeking Wisdom Podcast
David on Twitter
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Mar 27, 2018 • 34min
268: Present and Effective (Adam Marchick)
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.
Alpine AI
Adam on Twitter
Thank you Alpine AI for providing a transcript of today's episode
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Mar 19, 2018 • 31min
267: Familiar With the Market (Sara Tateno)
Sara Tateno, founder and CEO of Happity, shares her journey from BBC Radio, to coding bootcamp, to startup founder.
Happity
Radio 1's Essential Mix
Mums in Tech
Makers Academy
Trigg Life Mapper
Ignite Accelerator
Sara on Twitter
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Mar 13, 2018 • 36min
266: Destination Driven (Ernesto Moreno)
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.
Arepas
Lean Startup Methodology
The E-Myth Revisited- Michael E. Gerber
The ONE Thing- Gary Keller
Arepa & Co.
Ernesto on Twitter
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Mar 5, 2018 • 38min
265: Loosening My Hold (Tracy Osborn)
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.
WeddingLovely
Hello Web App
The Startup Curve
Django Girls Tutorial
Hello Web App: Intermediate Concepts
Hello Web Design
thoughtbot Books
Hello Web Books
Nathan Barry on Giant Robots
Limedaring.com
Tracy on Twitter
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