Ardan Labs Podcast

Miriah Peterson is a data engineer at Weave, a founder of the Forge Foundation, and the founder for the Women Who Go Utah. If you think she’s busy now, just tune in to hear about her childhood. Miriah always kept herself busy with projects and learning new things. We discuss topics like video creation, quantum physics, quantum optics, getting your first software job, learning Go, GraphQL, and much more!Connect with Miriah:https://twitter.com/captainnobody1https://twitch.tv/soypete01https://miriahpeterson.comMentioned in today’s episode:https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Go-Utah/ https://www.gowestconf.comhttps://www.getweave.comhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_opticshttps://graphql.org Want more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Steve Hoffman. Last we heard, he had just launched a few successful video games in the mid-90’s. Steve then started a new company focused on interactive TV games. It is during this time where he got a crash course in entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear tips on starting companies, raising venture funds, navigating crises, and more!Connect with Steve:https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/https://twitter.com/FoundersSpaceMentioned in today’s episode:https://www.foundersspace.com/https://www.lavamind.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zapitalismhttps://www.amazon.com/Make-Elephants-Fly-Process-Innovation/dp/1478992948https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Startup-Practical-Strategies-Overcoming/dp/1400223199Want more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Steve Hoffman is a CEO, author, angel investor, and above all a creator. Steve currently runs a global startup incubator called Founders Space but his life has taken many turns to reach this place. So many turns that we couldn’t fit it all in one episode!Tune in to hear about a kid who followed his passions and wouldn’t take no for an answer. We hear about programming video games in high school, electrical engineering in college, film school, Hollywood, working for SEGA, and leaving it all behind to start his own game company!Connect with Steve:https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/Mentioned in today’s episode:https://www.foundersspace.com/https://www.amazon.com/Make-Elephants-Fly-Process-Innovation/dp/1478992948Want more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Ronna Steinberg is currently the Chapter Lead for Women Who Go Berlin and Senior Software Engineer for Delivery Hero. In this episode, we hear how many unexpected events led Ronna into tech and even Go. Now she’s helping other women get into the industry and equipping them with the knowledge she wished she had at their age.Connect with Ronna:https://twitter.com/ronnaxhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnas/Mentioned in today’s episode:https://www.womenwhogo.orghttps://www.deliveryhero.com Want more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Renee Richards is a Programmer Analyst for Carepoint, Inc. Renee has been a software developer for two years after spending most of her life as a pharmacy technician. We hear about how she made the tough decision to make a career change and the tricks she used to pull it off successfully. It just goes to show it’s never too late to get into tech if you really want to. Connect with Renee:https://twitter.com/Renee7076Mentioned in today’s episode:Pascal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_%28programming_language%29Delphi: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_%28software%29Want more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Nic Jackson is a Principal Developer Advocate for HashiCorp. He’s also the author of the book Building Microservices with Go and an avid speaker on all things microservices. We learn about his first job in tech performing data collection for an environmental agency and how that sparked his interest in computer science. Nic would go on to work with many cutting-edge technologies but what he realized he enjoys most is helping others. Connect with Nic:TwitterYouTube channelLinkedInjackson.nic@gmail.comMentioned in today’s episode:HashiCorpRazorFishjQueryWant more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

John Reese is a Senior Software Engineer at Yubico. He is also an active contributor to the open source projects Konstraint and Conftest. John’s foray into programming started a bit earlier than most, publishing websites in PHP by 6th grade. We hear stories of cyber mischief, John’s thoughts on the value of a computer science degree, and the importance of culture in a job.Connect with John:https://reese.devTwitterLinkedInGitHubMentioned in today's episode:YubicoOpen Policy AgentKonstraintConftestEnabling Autonomous Teams With Policy EnforcementUnit Testing Your Kubernetes ConfigurationsAdventures of Power (Movie)Parkinson’s LawWant more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Jessica Greene is a Backend Developer with Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees. We talk about film, the science of coffee, and what caused her to pivot her career into tech. Jessica shares insightful feedback on how she approached her career transition, and the importance of having support throughout the process.Connect with Jessica:GitHubTwitterLinkedInMentioned in today’s episode:Ecosia.org - The search engine that plants treesWant more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Kris Nóva is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Twilio Inc. We hear about her incredible journey from a nerdy teen installing Linux on the family computer to becoming an outspoken voice in the tech community. Growing up in Texas with conservative parents, Kris faced many challenges that helped mold her into the person who she is today. Kris leaves us with a few big lessons today:Advocate for yourself, it’s OK to speak upObscurity is everyone’s secret superpowerBe proud of yourselfConnect with Kris:kris@nivenly.comnivenly.com@krisnovaMentioned in today’s episode:LinuxMongoDBGopherCon 2017: Kris NovaWant more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Ardan Labs was recognized as a top technology podcast! Learn more: https://blog.feedspot.com/technology_podcasts/

Anthony Starks is an engineer, designer and consultant with a focus on data visualization. But we might also call him an artist. Growing up with a love for photography and computers, Anthony has long been enamored with the idea of melding art and technology. We hear his experience with low-level punch card programming, UNIX, writing the beginning of firewalls, & his more recent passion for data visualization using Go! Anthony prides himself on being a lifelong learner and credits his success to curiosity and a little boldness. Connect with Anthony:TwitterSpeaker DeckGitHubMentioned in today’s episode:Recreation of W.E.B Du Bois Data PortraitsJ Everett Light Career CenterFirewalls and Internet SecurityProcessing.orgDecksh on GitHubWant more from Ardan Labs?You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!