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Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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.

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239: Change is in the Air May 29, 2017

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Ben bids adieu to thoughtbot, and outlines his plans, hopes, and fears for the future.

Upcase
FormKeep
How to negotiate the Long, Slow, SaaS Ramp of Death- Gail Goodman
The Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping- Rob Walling
Natalie Nagele on Giant Robots
Vim University

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238: The Graph is Beautiful May 22, 2017

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Derrick gets technical about Drip's performance optimization, and reflects on pre-conceived opinions in regards to tactical & strategic planning after receiving some constructive criticism.

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237: Steve Jobs Used Slides Apr 28, 2017

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Ben and Derrick recount their experiences and lessons learned speaking at MicroConf.

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236: Care For Customer Support (Spencer Fry) Apr 21, 2017

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Ben is joined this week by Spencer Fry, founder of TypeFrag, Carbonmade, Uncover, and Coach, to discuss carryover lessons of successful startups.

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235: Meta Talk Process Apr 12, 2017

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As we prepare for MicroConf, Ben takes a new tact on his talk after giving an early demo, and Derrick recounts a positive pair-programming experience.

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234: Secret Features Apr 05, 2017

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On FormKeep, Ben implements custom redirects on form submissions and starts a test to remove up-front credit card collection, as well as discusses evaluation of feature requests. On Drip, Derrick walks through the app with new devs, considers on-boarding automation, and continues his refactoring project.

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233: Insert Mode is the Worst Mode Mar 27, 2017

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Derrick welcomes new Javascript and Rails developers to Drip. Ben prepares a content deal and interviews a Content Manager for Upcase, discusses the benefits and methodology to Vim proficiency, works on an integration with Wistia, and ponders growing / selling apps.

Upcase
FormKeep
How to Find Your Genius Zone- Laura Garnett
Surviving Your First Week in Vim
Wistia
Startups For the Rest of Us
What It's Like Buying a $128k Side Project

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232: Don't Be Boring Mar 22, 2017

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As Ben and Derrick prepare their talks for MicroConf, Ben shares his tips and habits for talk preparation and public speaking.

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231: Who Likes Using Ugly Software? Mar 14, 2017

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Ben & Derrick reflect on the S3 outage and how it affected their services, and muse on managing user perceptions. Derrick submits a talk to MicroConf on what it means to be "customer driven", and begins a refactoring effort to rework Drip's integration system. On Upcase, Ben integrates a referral widget, and enables subscription pausing, while on FormKeep he fixes a trial plan selection bug.

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230: Sales Through Education (Anna Jacobsen) Mar 06, 2017

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Ben & Derrick welcome Anna Jacobsen, Education Director at Drip, to discuss customer demos / onboarding, sales and retention strategies, customer success, and best practices within Drip.

Upcase
FormKeep
Drip
Drip Certification Course
Lessons Learned From a Year of Product Demos at Drip- Anna Jacobsen @ MicroConf
Rob Walling on Giant Robots
Calendly
59 Days of Code
Hashtag Fresno
Anna on Twitter

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