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About the show
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.
Episodes
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328: Reliability First (Rob Zuber)
July 22nd, 2019 | Season 8 | 41 mins 59 secs
Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, discusses prioritizing product direction, scaling, slow iteration to introduce major changes, and what's next for the platform.
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327: Lead By Listening (Kate Brigham)
July 8th, 2019 | Season 8 | 45 mins 24 secs
Kate Brigham, VP of Product, Design, & Research at ezCater, discusses organizational design, roadmaps, user-research, designing to solve the needs of several groups at once, and, as a leader, empowering others to solve problems.
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326: Building the Whole Landscape (Morgan Evans)
July 1st, 2019 | Season 8 | 43 mins
Morgan Evans, organizational designer and CEO & Founder of Business Casual, discusses developing systems to holistically design a company, building a culture that is receptive to feedback, conflict mediation, acknowledging emotions while at work, and early days at Etsy.
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325: Wallet-Power (Vanessa Bruce)
June 24th, 2019 | Season 8 | 40 mins 44 secs
Vanessa Bruce, co-founder of Dough, discusses affecting change through individual purchase-power, how she handles context-switching, choosing a platform to optimize for content creation, the challenge of visibility, and the decision to launch nationally.
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324: Tap the Market (Karyl Fowler)
June 17th, 2019 | Season 8 | 47 mins 54 secs
Karyl Fowler, CEO & Co-founder of Transmute, discusses utilizing block chain for decentralized identity-management, exploring finding the right customer profile fits, education around data-security, her time at Techstars, and the startup community in Austin.
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323: Mission Focused (Kristy Wallace)
June 10th, 2019 | Season 8 | 39 mins 2 secs
Kristy Wallace, CEO of Ellevate Network, discusses cross-industry community building, utilizing tech to facilitate connections, scaling without losing personal impact, and becoming a certified B Corp.
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322: Measure Equity (Paloma Medina)
May 28th, 2019 | Season 8 | 43 mins 1 sec
Paloma Medina, performance coach, trainer, and owner of 11:11 Supply, discusses translating her brick & mortar store experience to an online shop, the themes around her coaching, design thinking, and how equity is linked to our long-term physical health.
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321: Building a Marketplace (Stefania Mallett)
May 20th, 2019 | Season 8 | 46 mins 17 secs
Stefania Mallett, CEO and co-founder of ezCater, discusses non-compete agreements, maintaining an entrepreneurial spirit, codifying values, advice on building a marketplace, and the nuances of expanding globally.
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320: Lead Through Collaboration (Harold Hughes)
May 13th, 2019 | Season 8 | 43 mins 55 secs
Harold Hughes, Founder & CEO of Bandwagon, discusses utilizing blockchain for security and personalization in event ticketing, data-transparency, his key to entrepreneurship, the importance of investment firms funding underrepresented groups, and speaking to the SEC.
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319: Beyond Purpose (Bruce Daisley)
May 7th, 2019 | Season 8 | 39 mins 33 secs
Bruce Daisley, VP EMEA at Twitter, discusses the international focus of Twitter, the importance of psychological-safety on workplace culture, diversity & striving for fulfillment for all workers, and fleeting happiness vs enduring purpose.
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318: Scaling With People (Chris Sullens)
April 29th, 2019 | Season 8 | 39 mins 35 secs
Chris Sullens, CEO of CentralReach, discusses needing to be cognizant of company culture while introducing new systems and a management team, the difficult task of hiring for culture, and how technology can help shape the future of ABA therapy.
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317: About Fulfillment (Ben Furber)
April 23rd, 2019 | Season 7 | 1 hr 11 mins
Ben Furber, Developer at thoughtbot London, presents a panel discussion around striving for professional fulfillment, as individuals, managers, and organizations.
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316: A Completely Orthogonal Skillset (Lara Hogan)
April 15th, 2019 | Season 7 | 40 mins 42 secs
Lara Hogan, co-founder of Wherewithall, discusses finding her ideal job coaching and mentoring, evaluating for management alignment, what makes for a strong manager, the value of role-play, constructive feedback, and her upcoming book, "Resilient Management".
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315: I'm Not a CPA, I Just Play One On Podcasts (Scott Orn)
April 8th, 2019 | Season 7 | 42 mins 40 secs
Scott Orn, COO of Kruze Consulting, talks about podcasting, early stage pain-points, favorite tools, the trade-offs of remote work, and last minute tax-day advice for startups.
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314: Streamlined and Thoughtful (Chelsea Moore)
April 1st, 2019 | Season 7 | 36 mins 43 secs
Chelsea Moore, co-founder & CEO of BoxFox, discusses quickly going from idea to launch while doing everything from design to fulfillment in-house, their approach to growth, learning to say 'no', letting branding & social media evolve from itself, and reinforcing the human side of e-commerce.
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313: I Just Want to Get There (Art Papas)
March 25th, 2019 | Season 7 | 31 mins 2 secs
Art Papas, CEO of Bullhorn, discusses the business of temporary staffing, the danger of doing a marketing push before finding product market fit, focusing early on culture, adjusting to his role as CEO, communication techniques for company-wide messaging, and having enthusiasm for the future.