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Hiring and developing others w/ Kate Izell
In the season finale of Production Ready, I talk to Kate Izell. We discuss making the transition from freelancer to agency, and how to grow their employees.
Writing your own narrative & using code strategically w/ Tom Critchlow
Tom Critchlow and I talk about strategic independent work, writing your own narrative through experiments, and finding your squad.
Content creation & strategy w/ Stephanie Morillo
product manager and content strategist, Stephanie Morillo. Who's also the author of the developer's guide, the content creation and the developer's guide to book publi...
Inhumane software is causing a physician shortage w/ Lauren O'Meara
In this episode, Lauren and I discuss how terrible software creates problems in the medical industry, and how we can all write more humane software for the people we s...
Debunking Recruiter Myths - AMA with Taylor Desseyn
In thefirst ever "Ask Me Anything" episode, you get to hear me grill Taylor Desseyn with your questions about how the recruitment industry works, and how you can lever...
Working at big vs. small companies & finding your tribe w/ Bobby Burden
I talk with Bobby Burden about the differences between working at large companies vs small ones, and how to connect with local developers even though we can't go to me...
The 4 Fundamentals of Sales w/ Liston Witherill
Liston Witherill and I discuss the sales fundamentals every developer needs to be aware of: Agendas, probing questions, knowing your value, and telling stories of change.
How writing code is hindering your career w/ Erik Dietrich
Erik Dietrich and I decode the corporate hierarchy, why software developers get stuck in the bottom, and how you can cross over to the other side.
The Secret Skills of Productive Programmers w/ Itamar Turner-Truaring
What separates the good developers from the great ones? How can you be sure you're working on the right thing, right now. Itamar Turner-Trauring, trainer and author of...
Cultivating expertise by writing daily w/ Philip Morgan
If you write and publish every day for four years, how would that change your business? How would it change you? Philip Morgan did just that, and we talk about the imp...
[FIXED] Stop, collaborate, get paid - Fearless Salary Negotiation w/ Josh Doody
I welcome Josh Doody, author of Fearless Salary Negotiation, onto the show. We talk about determining your market value, why you shouldn't ever be scared to negotiate ...
Stop, collaborate, get paid - Fearless Salary Negotiation w/ Josh Doody
I welcome Josh Doody, author of Fearless Salary Negotiation, onto the show. We talk about determining your market value, why you shouldn't ever be scared to negotiate ...
Positioning yourself as a strategist w/ Austin L. Church
Austin L. Church is a writer and brand strategist. He and his wife live with their three professional mistake makers in Knoxville, Tennessee. After getting laid off du...
Marketing yourself & your products by learning in public w/ Shawn Wang
Hot off the launch of his new book, Shawn sits down to talk with me about personal marketing via working in public. We go into detail about how he wrote a book with th...
The right & wrong ways to pitch ideas at work w/ Jason Swett
The best idea doesn't always win. You have to understand someone and build a relationship with them before they'll listen. Jason Swett, host of the Rails with Jason po...
Shipping dozens of websites w/ Ryan Maynard
How many domains have you bought and done nothing with? In today's episode, Ryan Maynard and I explore how finishing projects, even joke ones, can help you develop the...
How software can be racist (and what you can do to stop it.)
The first two episodes, and the following three, were all recording before the protests over George Floyd's death began in the United States. I imagine that the conten...
Writing code & wrangling cats - from developer to manager and back w/ Marilyn Cole
Marilyn and I discuss moving from developer to manager, and what managers can do to help their team learn and grow.
Macchiato Moments - how miscommunication dooms software projects w/ Morgan Lopes
How can we avoid miscommunications between technical and non-technical people that cause software projects to fail? Software engineer and entrepreneur Morgan Lopes is ...
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