TechZing

Latest Episodes:

320: TZ Discussion - Happiness is Cash Flow Positive Apr 05, 2019

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss how injuries have derailed Operation Superhero and Jason's strategy for moving forward with the Math Academy online system.

319: TZ Interview / Bryan Helmig - Zapier: The First 10 Customers Jan 14, 2019

Show notes

Justin talks with Bryan Helmig (CTO and co-founder of Zapier) about Zapier's genesis and how they won their first 10 customers.

318: TZ Interview - Laura Kerber / NASA Research Scientist Dec 21, 2018

Show notes

Jason talks to NASA Research Scientist Laura Kerber.

317: TZ Discussion - Rolling Thunder Nov 27, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss the introduction of rolling batches in Nugget, signs that your startup project is about to fail, the book Blondie 24, Playing at the Edge of AI, how John Humphrey generously acquired MathAcademy.net for Jason, the impending arrival of Joe Stech's book Compelling Science Fiction, the importance of having a MacGuffin in your life, the benefits of working on a project, why most successful entrepreneurs started with something small and why you should start your company without the expectation of raising money, scaling the Math Academy program to the high school and to other school districts, recent progress on the Math Academy software platform, the latest on Operation Superhero, the importance of moving forward despite setbacks and disappointments, Jason's relative unsuccess at saying No to projects, the independent sci-fi movie Prospect, and how Jason and his daughters met Captain Marvel on Halloween.

316: TZ Discussion - Don't Call It a Comeback Oct 22, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss the prerequisite viewer that Jason's building for Math Academy, Rob Walling's Tiny Seed, Chamath Palihapitiya's advice to grow slow and to grow real, why Jason's latest hire on Upwork didn't work out, Justin's Nugget webinar and why he's no longer going to employ squeeze marketing, how Jason is back writing code again and loving it, Math Academy's high-school curriculum and overall program, late bloomers, and nature vs. nurture as it relates to mathematics and mathematical talent.

315: TZ Discussion - Two Weeks Late Oct 06, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss Justin's tendency to argue with himself about code, the strategy board game that Jason and Colby are building together, the JS 13K Game challenge, Jason's advice on how to find inexpensive talent on Upwork and how Justin might include these ideas on Nugget, how parents think about after-school coding programs, the Hacker News post asking startup employees how much they made on an exit, the funded vs. the bootstrapped startup model and Jason's plans for Math Academy, the latest on Operation Superhero and the unreasonable effectiveness of strength training.

314: TZ Discussion - Quantum of Utility Sep 21, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss some new feature concepts for Nugget and Jason's plans for the Math Academy software, the Masters Of Scale Uncut Interview with Airbnb’s Brian Chesky, how Jason's house is like the Tardis, the state of Justin's cryptocurrency portfolio, Elon Musk's fight against short sellers, top-down vs bottom-up automation, why MV Code Club's future is looking bright, Jason's most underrated movies list, real trends vs. fake trends, the key to happiness, the latest on Operation Superhero, finding underpriced freelance talent, why Jason isn't crazy about the name Nugget, and the best genre of music for writing code.

313: TZ Discussion - The Full Stack Entrepreneur Sep 04, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss the Nugget Mercury launch and some ideas on how best to assign mentors and configure batches, how Justin is helping Jason with the UX/UI of the new Math Academy website, Jason's latest realizations on diet and exercise, Colby's introductory computer science courses, Elon Musk's slow-motion meltdown, how the Luck Surface Area found it's way into yet another book and how Jason and Sandy's work on Math Academy was profiled in the University of Chicago Magazine.

312: TZ Discussion - Validation Nation Aug 16, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss how Nugget users are validating their ideas, why and how Justin posted tracks from his old band Moneypenny, Jason's haircut fiasco, the acid-trip television show Legion, why Jason likes the television show Bosch and why Justin likes Rick and Morty, the movie Mission Impossible Fallout and thoughts on the Mission Impossible series, the progress on Operation Superhero and the relationship between metabolism, obesity, and testosterone, what needs to happen before Jason can launch the Math Academy software and his plans for the future.

311: TZ Discussion - Blasting off with Nugget 3.0 Jul 19, 2018

Show notes

Justin and Jason discuss Jason's new house, Justin's desire to get back into music, the latest with Operation Superhero and Math Academy, the road to launching the commercial version of the Math Academy software and the launch of Nugget 3.0.

Our TOPPODCAST Picks

Follow Us

Stay Connected

Related Podcasts

Links

Stay Connected