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The Simple Daily Habit That Unlocks Your Productivity Aug 20, 2025

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Time is your most finite resource; once you spend it, you can never get it back. In this conversation, co-founder and Senior Product Manager Joseph Hill reveals the mindset and systems he uses to be intentional with his time, manage his focus, and stay productive without burning out.

In this episode, we cover:

How to be intentional with your time and challenge unnecessary meetings.

The right tools for knowledge and task management (Obsidian, Jira, etc.).

A simple daily logging method to boost awareness and reflection.

Why experimenting with your processes is crucial for career growth.

How to overcome FOMO and take control of your workload.

This episode is for any professional who feels overwhelmed by their to-do list and wants actionable strategies to reclaim their focus and energy.

Connect with Joseph:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hillmeister

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/9r2_49wW2xU

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - The #1 Realization About Your Time

00:00:44 - My New Approach to Knowledge Management

00:02:10 - The Surprising Reason I Use Jira for Personal Tasks

00:04:03 - Why You Should Experiment (Even If It Fails)

00:06:40 - How to Challenge Processes Without Being Flaky

00:08:56 - How to Say "No" to Meetings Early in Your Career

00:11:57 - The Only Person Who Can Manage Your Time

00:13:13 - How AI Is Changing Meeting Productivity Forever

00:16:24 - Is Your Team Using Async Communication Correctly?

00:19:25 - How We Track and Limit Context Switching

00:21:29 - The Simple Trick to Managing an Overwhelming Workload

00:24:08 - The Hard Truth About Dropping Tasks You Enjoy

00:26:49 - Giving Yourself Grace: You Don't Have to Be a Superhuman

00:28:29 - Why We Don't Value Our Own Time (And How to Fix It)

00:30:23 - The Daily Logging Habit That Creates Insane Awareness

00:33:48 - My Sunday Ritual for Weekly Reflection and Micro-Goals

00:36:21 - The One Daily Question That Brings Me Joy and Energy

00:38:20 - How I Keep My Work and Personal Knowledge Separate

00:41:24 - The Power of Analyzing Yourself to Improve Your Life

Principal Software Engineer: Democracy at Work is Overrated Aug 13, 2025

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Dario Gieselaar, Principal Software Engineer from Elastic gets brutally honest about what it really takes to succeed in a top tech company. We uncover the uncomfortable truths about the promotion game, why direct feedback is crucial (even when it hurts), and why a "winning" mindset is everything. This is the conversation about career growth they don't have in HR meetings.

In this episode, we cover:

Navigating promotion cycles and advocating for yourself

Giving and receiving critical feedback without being seen as "negative"

The importance of accountability and managing low-performing colleagues

Why a top-down approach can be more effective than team democracy

How to "disagree and commit" to keep projects moving forward

This video is for any software engineer who wants to level up their career, navigate corporate dynamics, and become a high-impact performer in a competitive environment.

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/1q7Jjbi5GJ4

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Career Progression for Software Engineers in Big Tech

00:00:28 - The Pain and Frustration of a Missed Promotion

00:03:44 - The "Classic Game" of Asking Your Manager for a Promotion

00:05:38 - When Salary Becomes a Trigger for Your Motivation

00:08:09 - Why Recognition is More Important Than Money

00:11:09 - The Challenge of Giving Positive vs. Critical Feedback

00:13:26 - Is Your Critical Feedback Being Labeled as "Negative"?

00:15:36 - When Being Indirect Wastes Everyone's Time

00:17:44 - Why Direct Disagreement Leads to Better Decisions

00:20:16 - The Surprising Impact of Meeting Colleagues In-Person

00:22:43 - How Reorgs Destroy High-Performing Teams

00:25:59 - Why the World's Biggest Codebase is Embarrassing

00:27:58 - Should You Let Your Team Make Their Own Mistakes?

00:30:47 - The Unique Challenge of Building Enterprise Software

00:34:16 - A Hard Lesson: When Your Directness Hurts a Colleague

00:38:45 - The Uncomfortable Truth About Managing Low Performers

00:43:21 - Why High Performers Leave Teams That Tolerate Coasting

00:47:05 - A Contrarian Take: Is Workplace Democracy Overrated?

00:50:54 - How to "Disagree and Commit" Without Wasting Time

00:55:52 - The #1 Instinct to Control When Receiving Feedback

01:01:43 - Mindset Shift: Treating Software Engineering Like a Competitive Sport

How to Get a Remote or International Tech Job (Complete Guide) Aug 06, 2025

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The most common question I get is "How do I land a remote or international tech job?" In this episode, I'm breaking down the exact roadmap I would follow, from building core skills to the one thing you MUST do to get noticed by recruiters. This isn't just about resumes; it's about building a career that opens global doors.

In this video, we cover:

Why your first job should be local (and in-office).

How to build a "social presence" that gets you hired.

The right way to message recruiters so they actually reply.

How to prepare for modern tech interviews that go beyond LeetCode.

My personal story of failing a dream job interview and what it taught me.

This guide is for any software engineer or tech professional, from early-career to experienced, who wants to break into the remote or international job market. You'll learn the actionable steps to stand out, get your foot in the door, and ultimately land the job.

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/GtPyXqFbCus

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 - The #1 Question You Must Answer First

00:01:08 - Why Your First Tech Job Should Be Local

00:03:14 - The Surprising Benefit of Working In-Office

00:05:17 - The Easiest Path to an International Role

00:07:09 - Mastering English: The Underrated Skill

00:11:23 - How to Stand Out in the Age of AI Resumes

00:14:31 - Proving Your Worth with a Strong GitHub Portfolio

00:17:37 - Build Your Network Through Community and Content

00:20:13 - The Right Way to Message Recruiters on LinkedIn

00:23:20 - How Tech Interviews Are Changing (Beyond LeetCode)

00:26:41 - What I Learned from Failing My Dream Job Interview

00:28:08 - Your Complete Roadmap to Landing the Job

#TechCareers #RemoteJobs #SoftwareEngineer

Tech Founder: From 0 to 15 Million Users. Here's What We Learned Jul 31, 2025

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Maximiliano Neustadt, CTO and co-founder of Polarsteps, shares the incredible journey of building a travel app from 5 people to over 15 million users.

From surviving as a travel company during the worst possible timing to scaling without hustle culture, Maxi reveals the key decisions, hiring practices, and leadership lessons that drove their success.

Learn how they built strong company values, made tough product choices, and why they spend a full day with every hiring candidate as part of the interview.

Connect with Maximiliano Neustadt:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/maximiliano-neustadt-90137b2

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/3ZLmpggjcUY

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OUTLINE00:00:00 - Introducing Maximiliano Neustadt, CTO of Polarsteps00:00:46 - The founding story of Polarsteps00:03:21 - The early days and first key hires00:05:48 - The unique Polarsteps hiring process00:15:15 - Transitioning from CTO to CEO during COVID-1900:19:37 - Rejecting startup hustle culture00:22:51 - Balancing employee freedom and company direction00:29:05 - Polarsteps' five core company values00:33:04 - Balancing user data and intuition in decision making00:38:24 - The approach to adopting new tech like AI00:44:13 - How Polarsteps fosters innovation

Software Engineering Went From Hacker Culture to... Jul 24, 2025

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Pauline Vos (Senior Software Engineer at MongoDB) reveals how software culture evolved from its counterculture, DIY, and anarchist roots to what we see today.

We explore:

The original hacker mindset and why it mattered

How open source was always political

Why 2017-2018 changed everything

Where to still find real hacker culture (hint: hacker camps, FOSDEM)

The difference between building puzzles vs. building APIs

From Anonymous protests to battle snake competitions, from lockpicking to the lost idealism of the early web - discover what software engineering lost and where you can still find it.

"Open source culture goes back to the 70s... quite a few of them see free information, open information, accessible information as a human right." - Pauline

🔗 Connect with Pauline:

https://pauline-vos.nl

https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulinepvos

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/0fIoRVlObNo

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OUTLINE:

00:00:00 - The Origins of Software Culture

00:02:13 - The Shift to a Profit-Focused Culture

00:03:48 - The Reality of Production and the Need for Guardrails

00:05:32 - Contrasting Modern Startup Goals with Hacker Culture

00:07:16 - The Role of Architects and Pragmatic Design

00:09:46 - The Anti-Capitalist Roots of DIY Culture

00:11:52 - Open Source: Political Roots and Business Models

00:15:28 - The Thriving and Misunderstood PHP Ecosystem

00:21:23 - Why Open Source Lacks User Experience Professionals

00:23:36 - The Decentralized Web and The Fediverse Explained

00:30:12 - The Web's Original Vision vs. Its Current State

00:33:09 - The Impact of AI on How We Use the Internet

00:36:07 - AI-Generated Code: A Goldmine for Hackers

00:40:47 - "Slop Squatting": A New AI-Related Security Threat

00:43:03 - How to Find and Engage with Hacker Culture Today

00:46:20 - Gamifying Software: Battle Snake, CSS Battles, and the Demoscene

00:50:04 - Final Advice and How to Get Involved

Search Is In Everything You Build (And You Probably Don't Know It) Jul 16, 2025

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Search is just about Google? Think again. In this conversation with Pratim Bhosale (Senior Developer Experience Engineer at Treblle), we discuss how search technology secretly powers nearly every app you use daily.

What we discuss:

- Why Netflix recommendations are actually reverse search

- How dating app swipes and e-commerce filters are sophisticated search in disguise

- The evolution from keyword matching to semantic understanding

- Why JavaScript developers are writing the most insecure code (surprising data)

- How AI is changing what brings developers joy

- The authenticity crisis in tech content (and why Pratim blocks AI-generated responses)

Key takeaways:

- Every filter, recommendation, and personalization feature you build involves search

- Modern search goes way beyond text - it's about context, location, and intent

- The developer experience is fundamentally changing with AI tools

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💬 What hidden search problems have you discovered in your projects?

Connect with Pratim:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhosalepratim

https://x.com/BhosalePratim

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/X4CxFXTpcBQ

OUTLINE

00:00:00 - The Evolving Magic of Search

00:03:28 - From Physical Files to Contextual AI

00:05:00 - Why All Developers Should Care About Search

00:08:28 - Unlocking New Possibilities with Hybrid Search

00:12:40 - The Developer Advocate's Dilemma: Depth vs. Breadth

00:15:05 - The Joy of Fast Feedback in Backend Development

00:18:01 - How AI is Reshaping Creativity and Joy

00:21:17 - AI's Impact on Code Generation and Security

00:24:57 - Programming Languages and Code Quality

00:29:05 - Picking Up New Languages in the Age of AI

00:33:12 - The Rise of AI-Generated Content on Social Media

00:38:52 - When to Use AI in Your Content Creation

00:42:15 - Why Empathy is The Most Valuable Skill for the Future

00:45:52 - The Future Value of Human Experiences

Inside VEED’s AI Product Strategy: Speed, Scale, and User Feedback with Samuel Beek Jul 09, 2025

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Samuel Beek, Chief Product Officer at VEED, joins me to share how their team ships AI-powered features in days, not months.

We explore VEED’s product strategy, how they stay close to users, and what it really takes to build fast without breaking things. If you're building with AI or working in product, this episode is packed with useful takeaways.

Topics include:

Shipping AI features at startup speed
Embedding user feedback into product decisions
Building for scale and testing fast
Balancing innovation and execution

Connect with Samuel Beek:

https://samuelbeek.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelbeek

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/UgFbZhWCrGc

From AI Hype to Real-World Results! Getting AI into Production with Sohrab Hosseini Jul 04, 2025

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How do you cut through the AI hype and successfully deploy AI products at scale?

In this episode, Sohrab Hosseini (co-founder of Orq) shares practical insights into overcoming common challenges of AI production: model hallucinations, cost management, maintaining observability, and scalability. Discover the realities of putting AI into practice and learn what truly matters for achieving real-world results.

Essential listening for anyone looking to deploy AI effectively and sustainably. 🎧

Connect with Sohrab Hosseini:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohrabhosseini

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/WKySqx2OPhQ

Why We're Excited About React Compiler (React Compiler Explained) with Lydia Hallie Jun 25, 2025

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This was a special episode, recorded at React Summit in Amsterdam! Curious to hear your feedback!

The next edition of the biggest React conference will be in New York, on November 18 & 21, and Early Bird tickets are out if you're interested: https://reactsummit.us/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=beyondcoding

The utm tags are only to gauge interest :)

I really enjoyed the conference and might see you there if you're going! Excited about the lineup as well: Addy Osmani (Google), Shaundai Person (Netflix), Ken Wheeler (REDACTED), and more.

Connect with Lydia:

⁠https://www.lydiahallie.io⁠

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydia-hallie⁠

⁠https://x.com/lydiahallie⁠

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

https://youtu.be/yKCWzWSwAK0

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AI in Software Engineering: Productivity, Pitfalls, and Practical Advice with Stacy Cashmore Jun 18, 2025

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Is AI a productivity tool or a dangerous shortcut for developers?

In this episode, Stacy Cashmore, Product Lead at OmniPlan, joins us to discuss the practical realities of integrating AI into software engineering. Stacy shares real-world insights from developing AI-driven products, highlighting both the powerful benefits and significant pitfalls developers face when using tools like Claude and GitHub Copilot.

Key topics include:
✅ Practical lessons from building and launching AI products.
✅ How AI can both improve and hinder developer productivity.
✅ Critical considerations for ensuring maintainable, high-quality code when using AI.
✅ The balance between automated productivity and intellectual growth in software development.

Essential listening for developers and tech leaders who want to leverage AI effectively while avoiding common pitfalls. 🎧

Connect with Stacy Cashmore:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacycash

https://www.stacy-clouds.net

Full episode on YouTube ▶️

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