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561: The One with Chad, Will, and Sami

February 13th, 2025  |  Season 15  |  41 mins 37 secs

thoughtbot hosts Chad, Will and Sami shoot the breeze in this laid back episode of Giant Robots as they discuss the ins and outs of being a parent and growing up with tech.

560: Simplifying the Immigration Journey with Matt Gale

February 6th, 2025  |  Season 14  |  35 mins 20 secs

Chad is joined by Matt Gale as they talk about the immigration process in the US and how Lawfully is helping both individuals and businesses track applications on the road to becoming US citizens.

559: The European Accessibility Act: Are You Ready for 2025?

January 30th, 2025  |  Season 14  |  37 mins

Sami and Rémy are back as your hots as they talk with fellow thoughtbot colleague Caro Sotillo Silva about new accessibility laws coming into effect later this year.

558: Using AI to Bring Transparency to City Government with Vikram Oberoi

January 23rd, 2025  |  Season 14  |  45 mins 21 secs

Chad talks with NYC local Vikram Oberoi about how he used AI to breakdown local city meetings into accessible bitesize chunks.

557: AI from Automation to Transformation with Andrew Rashbass

January 16th, 2025  |  Season 14  |  38 mins 8 secs

Sami talks with Andrew Rashbass, Chairman and Co-Founder of ScultureAI, about the uses of LLMs and where AI is taking us as a society.

556: Connecting Generations with Kinsome

January 9th, 2025  |  Season 14  |  41 mins 4 secs

Chad talks with Eben Pingree and Mike Gerbush, Co-Founders of Kinsome, about the struggles of family connection in the modern world and how they’re bringing generations together again.

555: AI Meets LEGO® Creativity with Keira Czarnota

December 26th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  48 mins 25 secs

Chad is joined for a special interview by Keira Czarnota, founder of Emagineer, as they talk all about their recent collaboration on a new AI powered LEGO® app.

554: Founding a Life Saving Business from your dorm room with Luká Yancopoulos

December 19th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  30 mins 47 secs

Luká Yancopoulos, Co-Founder and CEO of Grapevine, reveals to Chad how he and his team are working to revolutionise the hospital supply chain system.

553: The One with Sami and Chad

December 5th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  38 mins 9 secs

After 10 years and 550 episodes of Giant Robots, Chad and Sami are ready to discuss what’s next for the podcast. The pair dive into some podcast role-play as they test out some ideas for iterating the show’s formula.

Peak behind the curtain as they discuss the inner workings of the show, the challenges of working on a mature codebase, how thoughtbot tackles impostor syndrome when onboarding new employees and the developing accessibility of AI.

552: Scaling an Online Telehealth Experience with Aakash Shah

November 28th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  34 mins 50 secs

Chad talks with Aakash Shah, Founder and CEO of Wyndly, about how he built a new online telehealth experience to expand convenient access to allergy immunotherapy. The pair discuss the mechanics of building an online healthcare operation from scratch, the challenges that arise as you begin to scale your business, and how Aakash utilised his past experience as a software engineer to support his new venture.

Discover why this area of medicine has been overlooked for so long, how COVID has shifted our view on healthcare as a whole, as well as the odd rules and quirks of the FDA when trying to market a new medical service.

551: System Design is a Team Sport with Tom Johnson

November 21st, 2024  |  Season 14  |  37 mins 6 secs

In this episode, entrepreneur, CTO, and co-founder Tom Johnson joins us to discuss Multiplayer, a collaborative tool streamlining system design and documentation for developers.

550: Disrupting and Democratizing Private Chefs with Iyabo Bello

November 14th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  39 mins 52 secs

Iyabo Bello is a serial founder and entrepreneur, best known for iKooK, an app connecting private chefs to their target audience. Join us as she shares the unlikely story of how she came up with the idea to start iKooK after working in fashion design and food science.

549: Scaling Startups and AI-Powered Real Estate with Chris Fellows

November 7th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  33 mins 48 secs

We're joined by Chris Fellows, founder and CEO of Bold Street, to explore how his AI-powered platform is reshaping residential investment for real estate professionals.

548: Product Management vs Project Management with Bethan Ashley

November 1st, 2024  |  Season 14  |  34 mins 35 secs

In this episode, we're joined by Senior Product Manager at thoughtbot and Founderland Startup Mentor, Bethan Ashley, who shares her insights and advice on how and when to leverage AI tooling, the difference between project management and product management, and much more.

547: Fight better using AI with CJ Tayeh

October 24th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  38 mins 12 secs

We’re joined by Flank founder, CJ Tayeh, a human rights lawyer turned growth marketer turned social innovator. With a mission to address inequalities and power imbalances, especially around money, she explains how Flank’s AI companion acts as a mediator to foster trust and communication.

546: Class Awareness with Dr. Justin Key

October 17th, 2024  |  Season 14  |  41 mins 25 secs

In this special episode, we're joined by Dr. Justin Key, the Founder of Black Theorem Consulting, to discuss societal divisions driven by social and economic status, and how digital products and services can drive change on a global scale, how designers and developers can be a part of that change, and why developers need to check their biases when building digital technology.