Podcast Episode 109 – Why Developer and Ops Advocacy Fails and How to Use Empathy to Save It with Patrick Hubbard

Patrick Hubbard is the Principal Head Geek at SolarWinds, but more importantly, he’s someone who has great lessons in how to communicate in a world where tech teams seem to be on a different page.  This great conversation will be exciting for anyone who’s involved in developer advocacy, ops advocacy, or any cross-team work.  We … Read more

Podcast Episode 108 – Why Rethinking the Social Video Experience is a Disruptive Opportunity with Yaza Founder Peter Sisson (@petersisson)

Peter Sisson is a product-focused entrepreneur who has started four companies, all of which were acquired. He volunteers his time mentoring startup founders at the European Innovation Academy and StartOut Growth Lab, where during his tenure 24 companies graduated that have raised more than $45M in funding and created more than 200 new jobs.   … Read more

Congratulations Clubhouse.io Team on the 100,000 User Milestone!

I’m both a user and proponent for the Clubhouse.io platform for a variety of reasons.  First, they are a great team of people who I was lucky enough to share some time on my podcast with.  Secondly, they have been totally focused on the user experience, servicing (and listening to) the developer community, and remind … Read more

Podcast Episode 107 – How Grassroots Software Development for Equity is Changing How Startups Build Successful Products at Series Code

This is a startup and product builder’s dream episode as we speak with John Steele, founder of Series Code.  John shares how his team at Series Code creates what I would almost term a Developers-as-a-Service with a powerful twist on how they operate:  they split the cost to their customers between equity and cash.  Beyond … Read more