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Chad talks to Zach Dunn, CPO of Robin, about the future of smart spaces, working with family, and when to shift your company's scope. Robin One Mighty Roar either 2013 Boston 25 Under 25 Robin: The Boy Wonder Bathroom Ocupancy Proof of Concept Zach on Twitter

Chad talks to Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot SF Managing Director & host of the Reboot podcast, about his personal journey which inspired our newest show. Reboot "The Pickaxe" Agile Development with Rails Learn to Program apprentice.io Adarsh on Twitter

Chad talks to Scott Ford, founder & COO of Corgibytes, about the business of software remodeling/retrofitting, and finding value and beauty in old code. Corgibytes Scott on Twitter

Ben & Chris Hunt catch up on their latest conference talks, podcasts, and things accomplished on their recent coding retreat. Service Oriented Architecture at Square Solving the Rubik's Cube in 20 Seconds Trailmix Turing School Spanulate Podcast You Should Take a Codecation Codcation on reddit Healthy Hacker Podcast trailmix repo Chris on Twitter

Britt Ballard leads this roundtable discussion on home-growing your own conference and their experiences, from theme and logo selection to scheduling guests and venues, turning Keep Ruby Weird from a dream into a reality. Keep Ruby Weird Jeremiah The Innocent FormKeep Scheduling, made simple Badges O.Henry Pun-Off Chauffeuring Ruby Rody

Guest-Ben Chad Pytel talks with Allison House about maintaining personal growth while freelancing, and her approach to harnessing your capacity to learn. allison.house Origins Tiny Habits - BJ Fogg "Summer Noon" - Tweedy Design Tips Signup House on Twitter

Ben talks with Tom Lehman, creator of Genius, about the power of honesty in corporate culture, and navigating the mores of discussing salary. Genius The Genius ISMs Dunning–Kruger effect Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice - Patrick McKenzie Tom on Twitter

Ben talks with Pete Hunt, formerly of Facebook & Instagram, on React and what makes this unique JavaScript library tick, as well as shifting from a technical to a business focused mindset. React Fielding Dissertation Simple Made Easy - Rich Hickey Pete on Twitter

Ben talks with Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity, about self-actualization in business, how life is affected by those around which one surrounds themselves and the value of staying outside one's comfort zone. Maslow's hierarchy of needs Ira Glass on closing "the gap" between what you want to do and what you can do Maslow’s Hierarchy of Entrepreneurial Needs - Dan Martell The E-Myth Revisited...

Ben talks with Will Sulinski, founder of Pistol Lake, on translating lessons learned from the tech sector into success in the fashion industry. Pistol Lake Let My People Go Surfing Chris Lindland Episode Will on Twitter

Ben talks with nGen Works founder Carl Smith about alternatives to a "flat" structure, remote management & community building. nGen Works BizCraft Podcast Technically Simple Podcast Drive by Daniel Pink DPM Radio The Bureau of Digital Affairs QCat Carl on Twitter

Ben talks with Brandon Bloom about finding the right tool for the job, there being too many objects in OO Programing and the importance for a full spectrum of options, regardless of the choice. Hour of Code Campaign Om Mathematica Unsound and Incomplete Trivial Cycles in Object Oriented Programming Brandon on Twitter

Ben talks with Gumroad grower Ryan Delk about standing out from your peers by adding value before you ask for value. Gumroad Chris Sacca on Foundation: "Create Value Before You Ask For Value Back" Section Around 14:50 Ryan on Twitter

Ben and Rob Walling, founder of Drip and HitTail, discuss engaging your audience, the path to building new habits and the need to create. Drip HitTail MicroConf The Biggest Gamble of Your Career Tiny Habits Startups For The Rest Of Us Podcast Rob on Twitter

Ben talks to developer Joanne Cheng about lessons learned from the conference circuit, as well as the subject of her latest conf talk, Data-Driven-Documents within JavaScript, and trends in dashboard design. D3 Interactive Data Visualization for the Web Edward Tufte Why Most Dashboards Fail - Stephen Few FlowingData Overtone Let's Talk About Dials Joanne on Twitter AirConf

Ben talks with Chris Granger, creator of Light Table, about building a better IDE and envisioning a world where all programming happens inside a database and anyone can do it. Light Table Toward a Better Programming Aurora StrangeLoop 2013 Demo Exploring Data-Centric, Declarative Programming for the Cloud Chris on Twitter

This week Ben talks with former thoughtbotter, and creator of Is It Christmas, Eric Mill about the power of blogging, the personal empowerment offered by the internet and the role of government in the digital age. Is It Christmas? The Door to the FISA Court Switch to HTTPS Now, For Free Civic Hacking Weekly 2,000-Year Problems Blue State Digital The Sunlight Foundation Scout Search Engine 18f Unit...

Ben delves behind the scenes of a VC firm with Alex Taussig of Highland Capital. Highland Capital Partners Alex on Twitter

Ben talks to Brett Van Zuiden, founder of Filepicker, about the importance of finding your specialization and passion in your industry, as well as his experiences in Y Combinator. Filepicker Scaling Instagram IFTTT All-TIME 100 Novels Y Combinator Brett on Twitter

Ben talks to Sarah Haider, Android lead at Secret, about anonymity in social media, her work with Girls Who Code and Android Development. Girls Who Code Secret Hound Sara on Twitter

Ben is joined by fellow thoughtbotters Alex & Galen to break down their product design sprint workflow. Google Ventures: Design Sprint Recipe Human Centered Design Toolkit Jobs To Be Done Framework Milkshake Marketing Product Design Bootcamp

Ben welcomes Marc-André Cournoyer of Coded Inc. to discuss self-marketing and sustaining info-product platforms. Thin How to Create Your Own Freaking Awesome Programming Language Influence- Robert Cialdini Scientific Advertising- Claude C. Hopkins Coded Inc. Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided by Tests Test-Driven Rails The Great Code Club Rejected Weekly Iteration

On this weeks Giant Robots Ben welcomes Adam Wiggins, Heroku co-founder and former CTO, to join as more of a guest host than guest. They discuss team size/structure, project scalability, the benefits of working abroad & self-maintenance best practices. Adam Wiggins Heroku "2 Dudes Talking" podcast genre discussion How to Scale a Development Team Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To It. T...

Giant Robots welcome Adam & Chris of Vehikl who inquire about project selection / scheduling, portfolio building & customer-facing. Vehikl thoughtbot Playbook Adam on Twitter Chris on LinkedIn

Ben sits down with Peter Cooper, of Cooper Press, on his evolution from blogger to published author and publisher. Cooper Press Ruby Inside Ruby on Rails vs PHP video Fluent Conf /r/lifeprotips Peter on Twitter