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...
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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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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...
608: Project Updates with Will, Chad and Sami
Our hosts provide a peek behind the scenes as they discuss their work on recent thoughtbot projects. Chad covers the progress being made on...
607: Applying the Efficiency of Credit Cards to the Healthcare Industry with Raja Rajamannar
Chad talks with Raja Rajamannar about how he reimagined marketing and strategy at Mastercard. Raja explains how he connected the dots betwee...
606: AI layoffs are BS
Chad, Sami and Will bring a growing issue to the forefront as they discuss whether AI really is to blame for recent industry layoffs. Our tr...
605: AI: It doesn't have to be this way with Lord Chris Holmes
Sami talks with Lord Chris Holmes, Peer of the UK House of Lords, about the increasing need for AI legislation in the UK. Lord Holmes discus...
604: Driving change and delivery with British Business Bank
Sami talks with Taylor Spencer, Investment Delivery Director, Change & Innovation for British Business Bank, about driving change within a b...
603: The product we are going to build
Sami makes his triumphant return to the Giant Robots Smashing into other Giant Robots Podcast as he and his fellow hosts discuss a brand new...
602: Understanding the Impact with Jason Stadther
Chad talks with Jason Stadther, director of engineering at TrueCar , about striking the right balance with AI in programming and its overall...
601: The thing that makes us human
Chad and Will examine the ever expanding AI bubble and ponder on what we can expect it to see evolve in the coming years. Our hosts discuss...
600: The Special One
Celebrate Giant Robots’ 600th episode in style as Sami pulls together thoughtbot staff old and new to celebrate this monumental milestone. S...
599: Be Bold
Chad and Will start the new year off right by discussing their aspirations for 2026. Chad discusses this year’s theme for the company of bei...
598: Animals and AI Accounting with Sam Landsberg
Sami talks with Sam Landsberg, head of sales at Light , about the wide world of fintech and how they’re working to simplify accounting softw...