628: Incorruptible with Eric Ries
Chad talks with Eric Ries, Co-Founder and Director at Virgil, about his recent book “Incorruptible”, why good companies go bad, and how grea...
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A weekly podcast discussing the design, development, and business of great software. Hosted by thoughtbot CEO, Chad Pytel, and rotating cast of fellow developers, designers, and entrepreneur...
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627: Mike Perham on Sidekiq, Solid Queue, and why he said no to AI
Will is back in the host seat this week to chat with Mike Perham, the creator of Sidekiq - a full-featured background job framework for all...
626: “Working Side By Side With AI” with Lord Tim Clement-Jones
This guest has been a long time coming, Sami is joined on the thoughtbot couch this week by the one and only Lord Tim Clement-Jones, LibDeb...
625: Sorting Through The Noise with Brandon Swalve
Chad is joined on the thoughbot couch this week by Brandon Swalve, CEO of AppSignal (when Chad is a big fan, you know it’s an app you’ve got...
624: Using AI to the MAX with Ed Woodcock
Sami is joined on the thoughbot couch this week by Ed Woodcock, Director and Consultant Developer at Bannermedia Ltd. They discuss lowdown.t...
623: The AI Paradox: Why Consultants Are Busier Than Ever with Nate Berkopec
Sami talks with Nate Berkopec, owner of Speedshop , about a recent post he made on X and how his business manages to stay ahead of AI and LL...
622: Six Opinions Wrapped in Code with Kelli Lucas
Will is back in the host seat this week to chat to the one and only Kelli Lucas, Co-Founder & Chief Design Officer at LunarLab. In this epis...
621: My twin brother responds… with Doron Birnbaum
Would you ever go into business with your family? As a follow up to last week’s episode, we’ve brought on the one and only Doron Birnbaum (t...
620: My Twin Brother Forced Me To Be His CTO
Would you ever go into business with your family? In this week’s episode, our hosts take on Sami’s tale of becoming the CTO of his brother’s...
619: Inside Modern Software Engineering with Homebrew’s Mike McQuaid
Sami is back this week with Mike McQuaid, CTPO and Homebrew Project Leader, as they take a deep dive into the importance of open source main...
618: 22 Years of Bootstrapping with Jesse Mecham
Will is joined this week by personal finance expert, speaker, business leader Jesse Mecham, founder of You Need A Budget (or YNAB if you are...
617: Lexxy, Basecamp, and the Joy of Building with Jorge Marubia
Will is back in the host seat this week to chat to Jorge Marubia, Principal Programmer at 37signals, about his previous experience using Lex...
616: What’s Really Going On with AI Data Centres with Dr. Victoria Plutshack
Sami is back this week with Gender, Climate and Energy Specialist Dr. Victoria Plutshack, as they dive into what’s really going on with AI D...
615: Harvey AI and the Future of Law
Our host Sami is joined this week by Joe Cohen, Legal Innovation Partner at Harvey AI, to discuss the use of AI within the legal and profess...
614: AI Code Audits
Our hosts Chad and Sami team up this week to discuss AI code bases and whether they can be built to be developer friendly and with best prac...
613: Preserving Companies and Design with Andy Budd
Chad talks with guest Andy Budd, Design Leadership Coach & Venture Partner at Seedcamp , as they look back over Andy’s time at Clearleft, th...
612: Do fish drink?
Chad shares a recent pivot in ReadySetGo’s development, where they see the app entering a founder’s development and what they’re doing to en...
611: Magic is the right word, with Brennan Dunn
Chad talks with a returning guest from the early days of the show, Brennan Dunn, founder of RightMessage . Featuring nearly 600 episodes ago...
610: It’s Okay Not to Use AI
Sami swims against the tide of AI with Emma Barnes, CEO of Consonance , as they examine the more controversial idea of being anti-AI. Emma e...
609: Pennylane is in my ears
Sami talks with Quentin de Metz, Co-Founder and CTO of Pennylane , about the journey of building a startup into an established company. Quen...