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249: The Business of Buying (Thomas Smale) Sep 12, 2017

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Chad is joined by Thomas Smale, founder of FE International to discuss valuations, selling SaaS businesses, and tips to make your product more attractive to potential buyers.

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248: Crossing the Chasm (Geoffrey A. Moore) Aug 28, 2017

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Chad is joined by author Geoffrey A. Moore to discuss the concepts in Crossing the Chasm and how they relate to scaling consulting.

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Crossing the Chasm- Geoffrey A. Moore
"How Great Leaders Inspire Action"- Simon Sinek TED Talk
Seth Godin on Giant Robots
Behind the Cloud- Marc Benioff, Carlye Adler
Zone to Win- Geoffrey A. Moore
Microsoft Re-Designs the iPod Packaging
Geoffrey's Homepage
Geoffrey on Linkedin

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247: The Developer’s Path (Laurie Young) Aug 15, 2017

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Chad is joined by Laurie Young to discuss The Developer's Path, a panel discussion hosted at thoughtbot London on how companies and developers can work together to achieve reciprocal growth.

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246: Becoming the 'Yes' Person (Sara Chipps) Jul 28, 2017

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Chad is joined by Sara Chipps, cofounder of Girl Develop It & CEO of Jewelbots, to discuss integrating with custom hardware, building a community of young coders, working with retailers, and branding.

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245: F is for Feelings (Gregg Pollack) Jul 13, 2017

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Chad is joined by Code School & Envy Labs founder Gregg Pollack to discuss optimal work environments and building a company to support Open Source Projects.

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244: A Fork in the Road (Seth Godin) Jul 04, 2017

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Chad is joined by author, blogger, entrepreneur, and marketer Seth Godin to discuss the organizational introspection required to move from the cutting edge to the mainstream.

The full transcript for this episode
Seth on Giant Robots
Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us: Seth Godin
The Dip: Seth Godin
thoughtbot Playbook
Crossing the Chasm: Geoffrey A. Moore
R/GA
Google Ngram Viewer
Jeff Koons
altMBA
The Marketing Seminar

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243: Mostly Local (Mike McKenna) Jun 27, 2017

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Chad is joined by Mike McKenna, CEO of Shotgunflat, to discuss cultivating a business in the town in which one grew up, working with family, the effect of adding a sales team to a consultancy, and the legislation of craft-brewing.

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242: Too Dressed Up For The Internet (Kim Goulbourne) Jun 19, 2017

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Chad is joined by thoughtbot designer Kim Goulbourne to discuss inspiration, side projects, and winning a Webby Award!

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241: I Don’t Like Talking to Computers (Nick Charlton) Jun 07, 2017

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Chad is joined by Nick Charlton, thoughtbot developer and co-host of the Build Phase podcast, to give their impressions on all the news out of the WWDC17 Keynote & Platforms State of the Union.

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240: Handing Over the Reins Jun 05, 2017

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Ben outlines his next steps, reflects on his time at thoughtbot, and hands the proverbial podcast reins over to Chad.