84 // Retrospective
Mark and Adam take a look back at three years of podcasts to reflect on their favorite episodes—and the friends they made along the way. The...
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20 of 168 episodes83 // End and beginning
Bittersweet news is the topic of this episode. Adam Wulf and Adam Wiggins discuss the end of an era for Muse, leadership transitions, and wh...
82 // Spatial computing with Yiliu Shen-Burke
Is virtual reality useful for productivity software? Yiliu is the founder of Softspace, a VR/AR tool for thought. He joins Mark and Adam to...
81 // Evergreen notes with Stephan Ango
Quotes from famous people or books can turn a feeling or a concept into a memorable chunk of text—how can we do the same for our own ideas?...
80 // Planning
Planning might have a reputation for being boring, but Adam and Mark believe it can be one of the most exciting moments in your team’s work....
79 // Read-later apps with Tristan Homsi and Dan Doyon
How can software improve the practice of reading? Tristan and Dan are the founders of Readwise. They join Adam to talk about the history of...
78 // Local-first, one year later
It's been a year since Muse 2.0 launched. To help commemorate this anniversary, Adam Wulf once again joins Mark and Adam Wiggins to do a tec...
77 // Writing on the internet with Francesco Di Lorenzo
Twitter has created a whole new generation of internet writers. Francesco is the co-founder of Typefully, and he joins Adam and Mark to talk...
76 // Leadership
Great leadership is imperative to creating a successful company. Adam and Mark talk about setting up a healthy work environment, the importa...
75 // Collective intelligence with Conor White-Sullivan
Better tools and techniques for collective intelligence could be a path to building a more democratic society. Conor is the founder of Roam,...
74 // Linking
Linking has a rich history as a way of connecting, building, and sharing—creating the hive mind of all human knowledge. Adam and Mark talk a...
73 // Folk practices with Omar Rizwan
Folk practices, such as screenshots of text, offer insight into user preferences and can be a basis for building better software. Omar is th...
72 // Remote work
It's been possible to have all-remote teams for at least a decade, but in many ways this approach to knowledge work is still in its infancy....
71 // Programmable ink with James Lindenbaum and Szymon Kaliski
What would be possible if hand-drawn sketches were programmable like spreadsheets? James and Szymon are researching this question at Ink & S...
70 // Launchers with Thomas Paul Mann
A command line and a GUI are two completely different ways to operate a computer—but quick launchers and command palettes have found a way t...
69 // Narrative with Mario Gabriele
In the world of tech journalism, a well-crafted narrative is part of conveying truth about the world. Mario writes weekly briefings at The G...
68 // Multiplayer
The Muse team has begun work on multiplayer features, so Mark and Adam are pondering how groups of people can best co-develop ideas. They di...
67 // Dynamic documents with Geoffrey Litt and Max Schoening
What if we could start with a plaintext note and gradually evolve it into an app? That’s the question asked by Max and Geoffrey in their lat...
66 // Business of apps with Markus Müller-Simhofer
Selling software via the App Store has unique benefits and challenges compared to selling on the web. Markus joins Mark and Adam to talk thr...
65 // Trademarks with Josh Gerben
As a product creator, how do you prevent confusion with other similarly-named products in the market? Josh is an intellectual property attor...