The Lighthouse Podcast

Prototyping is great. So great that we talked and recorded and it's a podcast. Dan & Tom on the mics. What are prototypes? Why are they so useful? How can they save your startup idea? We discuss how prototyping can help both startups and established businesses and why recently we've become addicted to them.

Dan and Christy discuss choosing technologies. Trying to stay impartial because unbalanced views are the biggest problem, they fail to be impartial. There was swearing. Apologies to any technologies offended. What are the different aspects around choosing a technology Tried and tested vs cutting edge The biggest mistakes we've made Why developers are not the people to ask It’s a long one but if yo...

Christy and Russ discuss their personal experience of side projects, of which they have started many and finished few. Why do side projects? Why is finishing them so hard? What happens to the unfinished ones? Some real insights into the design and dev duo's process (or lack of) and lessons learned.

Tom & Dan discuss the skills and qualities a startup founder needs and a couple that they probably think they do but don't. The importance of a strong vision Why you don't need coding skills The irreplaceability of industry insight Good determination and bad determination