Frontier Podcast by Gun.io

From higher education to educating herself in tech hiring, our Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler, has learned a thing or two about what it takes to build trust, talk tech like a pro, and create lasting relationships with our client base. She talks about all that and more on this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When it comes to choosing the right tech stack to build your product with, there are a lot of considerations you need to take into account. While trying to say "it depends" as few times as possible, Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva and Director of Engineering, Wade Williams, give their insight into how to find what works best for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When our VP of Product, Grey Garner, started making band websites to support his music habits, there was no way of knowing how far it would take him into the land of tech. In this episode, we talk to him about his past, his product work, and how he's found himself on both the music and startup sides of our beautiful hometown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our use of developers to vet other developers is one of the most important things setting us apart from the competition. In this episode, we talk to our Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva, about our hiring and vetting process, and how getting our clients top talent takes top talent from within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When you're more or less a manager to thousands of people, being able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat seems like an incredibly useful skill. Hear how our director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva, does all this and more on this week's "Meet the team" episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Growth marketing is so much more than just customer acquisition. In this episode, we talk with our Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson, about how she helped Gun.io grow out of our bootstraps and into the big(ger) leagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sure, you have someone at the helm of your engineering department. But do you have someone that used to be a professional waterskier? Probably not, and we promise that's just one of the amazing things you'll learn about our Director of Engineering and sometimes janitor, Wade Williams, in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When we started, there wasn't even an official payroll. With budgets and ideas in balance, we take a look at how Gun.io thinks about profitability. In this episode, we sit down with the VP of Operations, Tyler Newkirk, to hear how we made sustainable growth a priority and what it takes to stay above water for nearly a decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered who puts the words to the page when it comes to tech sites? This week, we introduce our Content Lead, Abbey Charles, in the first team member interview of the new season. She's been a copywriter, a front end dev, and million other things, and today we're finding out how they all got mixed up to make a marketing unicorn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Sometimes being a part of a sales team can feel akin to being in the desert on a broken bike six miles from the trailhead when it's 115 degrees out, trying not to panic. And how do you hire for that kind of heat? This week we sit down with our VP of Revenue, Ben Kettle, to talk about what it takes to assemble a team of people that can put out any fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

What startup says "no" to funding for almost an entire decade? One that's either totally crazy or incredibly astute. Maybe we're a little of both? Hot off the heels of our Series A raise, we talked to our CEO, Teja Yenamandra, and COO, Tyler Newkirk, about the decision to bootstrap for so long, and how, with a little patience, they found the right investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

What happens when an idea to hook your friends up with jobs becomes a multi-million dollar talent agency operating on a global scale? In the opener to season 2 of the Frontier Podcast, you'll learn from Gun.io's founder and CEO, Teja Yenamandra, exactly how he made it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cal sits down this week with a Nashville local, Dave Delaney, to chat about networking on and offline, how to make an impression, and the best way to keep track of who's who when business cards are flying like there's a blackjack dealer in town. Future Forth: futureforth.com Nice Podcast: nicepodcast.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Our Developer Relations team, or as we call them, our Technical Talent Advocates, share their do's and don'ts of the job hunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Moving into engineering management roles can feel like the obvious next step for some senior devs. But what happens when that next step turns out to be one you want to take back? In this week's episode, Cal talks with Jip Moors for Yoast about how he managed both transitions and why he's loving engineering all over again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Cal Evans talks with Wolf Donat about Commodores (not the band), fisheries, and woodworking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cal sits down with renowned API architect James Higginbotham to discuss building APIs, what makes a good one, and what to include, even though you're sure your API won't need scalability. Check out James's book with Keith Casey, A Practical Approach to API Design and his latest solo work, Principles of Web API Design , which came out this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

This week, Cal Evans talks with William Rodriguez about accidentally becoming a dev, modernizing 100-year-old tech, and jamming out at the end of a long day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every interview invites a few nerves along with it. Sometimes it's great to get back to the basics and remember the easiest things: come prepared, come interested, and please, for the love of Boba Fett, move that dirty laundry pile out of the background. In this week's Frontier Podcast, Cal Evans talks with our very own Jessi Soler, the Engagements Manager for Gun.io. She works closely with client...

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This week, Cal Evans talks with Jon North about his path to software, that one time they each did UX, and what Jon has cooking up next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we speak to Samantha John, Co-Founder and CEO of Hopscotch, about the amazing things kids can create when they have access to software tools, why coding isn't just for boys, and what landing an investment deal on Shark Tank is really like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we speak to Kate O'Neil, Co-Founder and Head of Marketing at  Teaming , about key identifiers for a strong team, where most leaders get it wrong, and how Teaming is helping leaders improve engagement, communication, goal setting, and psychological safety for their team members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.