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Chad & Lindsey welcome in the new year at thoughtbot, discussing actually having a budget, setting corporate goals, and the rise and fall of 'Use Your Best Judgement' as thoughtbot's principle zero. OKR Framework OGSM Framework Health Tech Workshop : How to stay agile when building compliant health tech products Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business - Gino Wickman See open positions at thought...

Tiffany Chu, CEO of Remix, discusses the different entities involved in transportation initiatives, pivoting to service an unanticipated user-group, and utilizing open-source in civic tech. Remix OpenStreetMap Tiffany on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Lokesh Dani, founder of Xopolis, discusses researching the future of work, democratizing opportunity in the labor market, and focusing on the user experience. Xopolis NSF Innovation Corps Lokesh on LinkedIn See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Karen Rubin, CRO at Owl Labs, discusses embracing playful aspects of your product, tailoring their marketing focus, managing growth in a B2B e-commerce company, the landscape of remote work, the complexities of building and selling a physical product, lessons learned from launching products at Hubspot, and building a team with strong female leadership. Owl Labs Owl as a Bat The Company Culture Coo...

Robin Carnahan, Director of State & Local Practice at 18F, discusses introducing tech into government as the Missouri Secretary of State, facilitating tech-education within the federal government, and the types of needs to which 18F responds. 18F login.gov cloud.gov LaunchCode Robin on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Geoff DiMasi, founder of Punk Ave. & Apostrophe, discusses his drive to build a CMS, balancing maintaining a service company while building a product (as well as the thought-process of spinning out a product into its own company), the Philadelphia tech-scene, and transitioning to a remote company. ApostropheCMS Apostrophe Open Source Open Source at thoughtbot Upcase Objectives and Key Results(...

Alex Cornell, co-founder of Cocoon, discusses opportunity cost, prototyping methodology, having design skills as a founder, designing for intuition, and being invested in the problem you want to solve. Cocoon Notion Origami Prototyping Apply to Y Combinator Alex on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Heather Ames, co-founder and COO of Neurala, discusses automated visual-inspection, balancing research with deployment, the challenges of productizing AI, and finding the right product/customer fit. Neurala Brain Builder Heather on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Pariss Athena, Hiring & Product Team Member at G2i, creator of #BlackTechTwitter, and founder of Black Tech Pipeline, shares her journey from never hearing about code to viral awareness campaign creator, as well as discusses visibility, finding value on twitter, and life online with thousands of followers. Resilient Coders The Tweet that started #BlackTechTwitter "Hannibal Buress Is Building A...

Jennifer Dary, founder of Plucky, rejoins the podcast to discuss the rarity of listening, what it feels like to have a six year-old company, and conducts a 1:1 for managers with Lindsey & Chad. Plucky Jennifer on Giant Robots ep 270 Executive Coach or Therapist? 1:1 Manager Pack 'So Now You're a Manager' Training D&D Online Plucky Newsletter Jennifer on Twitter See open positions at though...

David Kaplan, head of engineering at Policygenius, discusses joining an established company in a leadership role, factors for long-term success, choosing Flutter over React Native, and challenging assumptions when building out an MVP. Policygenius Flutter vs. React Native David on LinkedIn See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Cat Noone, CEO of Stark, shares an overview of accessible design, dreams for shaping a more accessible future, helming custom support with a small team, and her motivation to create. Stark Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Lyra A Stark Difference in Design Newletter Cat on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Andrew Steele, Olympic Medalist & Head of Product at DNAfit, discusses providing actionable wellness utility from DNA data, goal setting, "blame culture", localization, and his time at the Beijing Olympics. DNAfit Beijing 4x400m Relay Men's Final Icarus (2017) 20% off Health Fit for Giant Robots Listeners in $USD In £GBP Andrew on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of G...

Bryan Helmig, cofounder & CTO of Zapier, discusses extending tooling to small businesses through API integration, scaling, early marketing successes, and the future of automation. Zapier Contact Bryan See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Adam Scroggin, CEO of CardBoard, discusses user story mapping, consulting vs product work, the importance of goal setting, product market fit, and his favorite tools & services for building web apps. CardBoard Heroku Private Spaces Contact Adam See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Chris Coyier, cofounder of CodePen, creator of CSS-Tricks, & host of Shop Talk Show , candidly shares how a weekend project turned into a full-time business, aspirations for the future, and areas for improvement. CodePen CSS-Tricks Shop Talk Show Podcast TechTV ChrisCoyier.net Chris on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Jonathan Cutrell, host of Developer Tea and Senior Engineer at Clearbit, discusses the history of the podcast, motivation for creation, learning to say 'no', and what it means to truly be 'remote-friendly'. Clearbit Developer Tea Podcast Spec Tea Break Challenge Jonathan on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Devon Zuegel, Product Manager at GitHub, discusses her transition from researcher to product manager, and shepherding the funding, communication, and tooling of open source sustainability. GitHub Devon on The Bike Shed GitHub Sponsors Let’s talk about open source sustainability GitHub Satellite 2019 thoughtbot open source projects Devon on Twitter Learn more about open source at thoughtbot . See o...

Matt Massicotte, creator of Chime, discusses the landscape of text editors, the complexities of writing your own parsers, building a new product while building a new family, and alternative app platform & pricing models. Chime Matt on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Jordan Berke, CEO & founder of RepOne Strength, discusses finding your customers, working in the world of open source hardware, sourcing materials, relentless work pace, and bootstrapping. RepOne Strength Open Source NYC "Bill Gates says startup founders should not take weekends or vacations in the early days of building a company" - Business Insider Jordan on LinkedIn See open positions at th...

Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, discuss their journey from salon owners to startup founders, defining an MVP and maintaining a narrow focus for your product. ShearShare Mentored by Failure - Tye Caldwell ShearShare Simplifying Financials Tech. Co Startup of the Year 2016 Courtney on Twitter Tye on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots! S...

Tess Posner, CEO of AI4ALL, gives an overview of the field of AI and discusses representation in AI careers, the ramifications of not having diversity in tech, the role of allies, and the future of work. AI4ALL AI4ALL Summer Programs "Decoding Diversity" - Intel study on the financial and economic returns to diversity in tech "Tech Leavers Study" - from Kapor Center for Social Impact "There is a d...

Jon Werner, CEO & Co-Founder of KOYA Innovations, discusses running a startup with his family, protecting one's intellectual property, the importance of forethought, and developing a platform for kindness. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: ISL Online Indeed Prime Links & Show Notes Koya Jon on LinkedIn See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, discusses prioritizing product direction, scaling, slow iteration to introduce major changes, and what's next for the platform. CircleCI Chaos Engineering Orbs Rob on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!

Kate Brigham, VP of Product, Design, & Research at ezCater, discusses organizational design, roadmaps, user-research, designing to solve the needs of several groups at once, and, as a leader, empowering others to solve problems. This episode of Giant Robots is sponsored by: ISL Online Indeed Prime Links & Show Notes ezCater Stefania Mallett on Giant Robots PatientsLikeMe Kate on Twitter Ka...