Studio Anvil

(We're Not) Saving Babies

Ram and Randy discuss tech, family, and building a company. All while keeping our work in check, as it is never as important as we make it out to be.

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Studio Anvil

Category

Technology

Podcast website

notsavingbabies.com

Latest episode

Nov 17, 2023

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Episodes

Changing Oceans 17.11.2023

Season 5 Episode 7 On the final episode of (We're Not) Saving Babies: Ram and Randy talk: - Escaping the Matrix - What comes next - The end of the podcast https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Movie Moments: https://youtu.be/TK69x6EEgX8?si=4N-atqwjgAICZ8jz Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

A Real World with Real Trees 18.09.2023

Season 5 Episode 6 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Randy talk: - Trimming the fat - Giving yourself time to breathe - Scheduling your hobbies - Pulling out of the machine https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Bootcamps: Before you sign 04.09.2023

Season 5 Episode 5 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Randy talk: - Bootcamps - Your Why - Questions to ask https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Moving at the Speed of Trust 01.09.2023

Season 5 Episode 4 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Randy talk: - The long tail on changes - Layers of Crap - Making change easy https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Just 4 Things 21.08.2023

Season 5 Episode 3 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Shea talk: - Perks of Working from Home - Just do it - The gap between developer and engineer - We're all just human https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Making Pot Roast 14.08.2023

Season 5 Episode 2 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Randy talk: - Accidental Complexity - Black Boxes - Picking your own path https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Capturing the Table 31.07.2023

Season 5 Episode 1 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Ram and Randy talk: - Interview tips https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

The Game We are Playing 10.07.2023

Ram and Randy talk: - Our younger selves - The Entrepreneurial Bug - Taking the Hill - Knowing the game you are playing https://anvil.shhttps://amazinglyaverage.dev Connect with Shea in the amazinglyaverage discord server or on linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheadahl/ Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Generative AI is Out to Kill Us 03.07.2023

Season 4 Episode 9 of (We're Not) Saving Babies Featuring Shea Dahl aka SheaDLady (our first guest) Ram and Randy catch up with Shea Dahl, and talk: - Donkeys and mules - The stickiness of AI- Job Hunting - Tears of the kingdom https://anvil.sh https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster of choice? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Limit Your Blast Radius 26.06.2023

Ram and Randy talk: - When dependencies fail - Roll-back mentality - Early alerting - Risk appetite https://anvil.shhttps://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Are your skills eroding? 19.06.2023

Season 4 Episode 7 of (We're not) Saving Babies Randy and Ram discuss: Skill degradation, Feature engineering, and Ship-it mindset Links mentioned in episode: https://anvil.sh, https://amazinglyaverage.dev Want to listen on your podcaster? https://notsavingbabies.com/

Its time to get creative 12.06.2023

Season 4 Episode 6 of (We're not) Saving Babies Randy and Ram discuss: The Amazingly average discord community Wordwalls as a teaching tool Leveraging Discord for rapid feedback & growing community CodeGym: like a gym minus the sweat Curiosity in real-time Forge, tighter iterations and focused goals https://anvil.sh https://anvil.sh/codegym/ https://wordwall.app https://amazinglyaverage.de...

DevEx and Productivity 22.05.2023

Season 4 Episode 5 of (We're not) Saving Babies Inspired by: https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/developer-productivity-a-new-framework Randy and Ram discuss: - Organizational myopia - Shifting focus from Productivity to Dev-Ex - Mental overhead https://anvil.sh

Ebb and Flow 15.05.2023

Season 4 Episode 4 of (We're not) Saving Babies "Sometimes the best you can give is half you’ve got" - someone Randy and Ram discuss: - Flow state - Building for change - Feedback cycles - Tipping the domino https://anvil.sh

Does Anyone Care? 01.05.2023

Randy and Ram discuss: - Should employees care about your mission? - Priorities changing over time - Bringing your passion https://anvil.sh

Story and Spectacle 24.04.2023

Randy and Ram discuss: - Story and Spectacle in entertainment and in building a business - Our Narrative & Mission

There Are No Sacred Cows 17.04.2023

Ram and Randy kick off season 4 talking about Sacred Cows and how they can stifle innovation, and force us to focus on the wrong things.

Life Beyond Tech 14.03.2023

Ram and Randy discuss: Breaking into tech Becoming one of the people Planning your exit Show summary: There will be a point when you put a child down, and neither of you know it, but that will have been the last time.

Rising Tides Lift All Boats 06.03.2023

Ram and Randy discuss   Interns Lifting as you climb Learning mode

1 Job 2 Many 20.02.2023

Randy and Ram talk:   Overemployment Polywork Input vs Output driven companies

Push the Button 13.02.2023

Ram and Randy talk about Waiting on nothing Learning to delegate Try before you buy And other things

Learning to Win 06.02.2023

Ram and Randy discuss:   Reflecting on wins Small enough to finish Don't play Tetris with your wins

Making work fun 30.01.2023

Randy and Ram discuss: Making work fun Teambuilding Injecting whitespace

The Elephant in the Room 23.01.2023

Ram and Randy discuss What happened between Season 2 and Season 3 Continued Layoffs Feel what you feel White space is for humans

Retro 2022 19.12.2022

Ram and Randy recap 2022, and discuss hopes and dreams for 2023 that include: Writing more Giving talks Growing Anvil Some of the things that Anvil worked on and went live in 2022 include: https://rubbrduck.app/ https://sifer.app/ https://notsavingbabies.com/ and some internal things we aren't ready to reveal

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