Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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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582: Product market fit is the hardest thing with Jon Gamble
July 10th, 2025 | Season 15 | 28 mins 18 secs
Chad dives into a different kind of development with Jon Gamble, CTO of Fordje, as they talk all things city code and construction.
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581: Crafting Community & Code: Henrique Cardoso on Euruko 2025 & BSPK
July 3rd, 2025 | Season 15 | 40 mins 7 secs
Sami talks with Henrique Cardoso about his unified commerce platform BSPK and the challenges of organising a large scale developer conference.
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580: Taking the complexity out of toddler's nutrition with Kay Lim
June 26th, 2025 | Season 15 | 35 mins 6 secs
Will gets to grips with nutrition as he talks with Kay Lim, founder of Heartful Sprout, about the importance of feeding our kids right.
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579: Products you don't want to build with Sami and Chad
June 19th, 2025 | Season 15 | 47 mins 22 secs
Chad and Sami get creative as they discuss the product ideas they would like to develop.
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578: We need to understand how it works with Luisa Herrmann
June 12th, 2025 | Season 15 | 32 mins 46 secs
Chad and Luisa Herrmann, founder of AINovva, sit down and attempt to demystify the “magic” of AI.
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577: Driving Innovation: Jack Burrows on Cars, Tech, and the Future of Carwow
June 5th, 2025 | Season 15 | 40 mins 13 secs
It’s time to start your engines as Sami talks with Jack Burrows, product director at CarWow, about the tricky world of buying and selling cars.
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576: I never get bored with John Nunemaker
May 29th, 2025 | Season 15 | 43 mins 51 secs
Chad catches up with John Nunemaker, self-employed programer on a plethora of products, on all things technical to gain insight into life as a self-employed developer.
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575: I might have to get dressed for these with Chad, Sami and Will
May 22nd, 2025 | Season 15 | 39 mins 30 secs
The Giant Robots hosts are back together for more off the wall discussion about construction, movies and a special announcement!
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574: Developer Life After Design Systems with Kathryn Grayson Nanz
May 15th, 2025 | Season 15 | 36 mins 32 secs
Will talks with Kathryn Grayson Nanz about the influence and power design has when developing new software.
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573: Mocking the Future: Tom Akehurst on WireMock and API Testing
May 8th, 2025 | Season 15 | 39 mins 30 secs
Sami talks with Tom Akehurst, Co-Founder of WireMock, about the delay and disconnect between front and back end development and how WireMock set out to bridge the two together.
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572: Close To Your Customers with Sarah Merlin
May 1st, 2025 | Season 15 | 35 mins 8 secs
Chad talks with Sarah Merlin of IndiMade about what goes into revitalising an e-commerce platform and how they’re staying true to their customers.
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571: Space, Software, and Surprises with Rémy Hannequin
April 24th, 2025 | Season 15 | 43 mins 11 secs
Sami and fellow thoughtboter Rémy look to the stars as they talk all things astronomical.
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570: Rolling for Initiative with Chad, Will and Sami
April 17th, 2025 | Season 15 | 50 mins 10 secs
Chad, Will and Sami discuss life outside of thoughtbot and the hobbies that occupy them in their down time.
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569: Automation is king with Karen King
April 10th, 2025 | Season 15 | 32 mins 40 secs
Chad talks with Karen King, Found of Gold Star Pro, about her drive to help small business owners reach their full potential.
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568: What does Carbon even mean? With Polly and Otto from True
April 3rd, 2025 | Season 15 | 42 mins 38 secs
Sami goes back to school as he asks Otto Terrell and Polly Gupta from True the key questions around the environmental buzz words of 2025.
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567: The Future of Digital Health: Where Are We Headed with Steven Wardell
March 27th, 2025 | Season 15 | 34 mins 46 secs
Sami talks with Steven Wardell, managing partner of Wardell Advisors LLC, about the lacking tech developments within the healthcare sector.