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339: Process Goals (Andrew Steele) Oct 07, 2019

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Andrew Steele, Olympic Medalist & Head of Product at DNAfit, discusses providing actionable wellness utility from DNA data, goal setting, "blame culture", localization, and his time at the Beijing Olympics.

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338: Automating SaaS (Bryan Helmig) Sep 30, 2019

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Bryan Helmig, cofounder & CTO of Zapier, discusses extending tooling to small businesses through API integration, scaling, early marketing successes, and the future of automation.

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337: Outcomes, Not Outputs (Adam Scroggin) Sep 23, 2019

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Adam Scroggin, CEO of CardBoard, discusses user story mapping, consulting vs product work, the importance of goal setting, product market fit, and his favorite tools & services for building web apps.

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336: There's No Manual (Chris Coyier) Sep 16, 2019

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Chris Coyier, cofounder of CodePen, creator of CSS-Tricks, & host of Shop Talk Show, candidly shares how a weekend project turned into a full-time business, aspirations for the future, and areas for improvement.

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335: Discipline & Creativity (Jonathan Cutrell) Sep 09, 2019

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Jonathan Cutrell, host of Developer Tea and Senior Engineer at Clearbit, discusses the history of the podcast, motivation for creation, learning to say 'no', and what it means to truly be 'remote-friendly'.

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334: Preserve and Extend (Devon Zuegel) Sep 02, 2019

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Devon Zuegel, Product Manager at GitHub, discusses her transition from researcher to product manager, and shepherding the funding, communication, and tooling of open source sustainability.

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333: Do Fewer Things Better (Matt Massicotte) Aug 26, 2019

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Matt Massicotte, creator of Chime, discusses the landscape of text editors, the complexities of writing your own parsers, building a new product while building a new family, and alternative app platform & pricing models.

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332: Grow to Accommodate (Jordan Berke) Aug 19, 2019

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Jordan Berke, CEO & founder of RepOne Strength, discusses finding your customers, working in the world of open source hardware, sourcing materials, relentless work pace, and bootstrapping.

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331: Deep Industry Expertise (Courtney & Tye Caldwell) Aug 12, 2019

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Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, discuss their journey from salon owners to startup founders, defining an MVP and maintaining a narrow focus for your product.

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330: There's So Much Potential (Tess Posner) Aug 05, 2019

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Tess Posner, CEO of AI4ALL, gives an overview of the field of AI and discusses representation in AI careers, the ramifications of not having diversity in tech, the role of allies, and the future of work.