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Jason Lengstorf runs developer relations at Gatsby, a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps.  By addressing the problem of app launch from the perspective of progressive disclosure of complexity, Gatsby’s entire ethos is designed around shipping fast React components generated from and requiring the […]

“Manager Voltron” Lara Hogan knows some things about high performing engineering teams.  Following roles as Engineering Director at Etsy and VPE at Kickstarter, she founded Wherewithall to run workshops, trainings, and coaching on delivering great feedback, setting clear expectations, and balancing mentoring, coaching, and sponsoring — all critical skills for anyone rising through the engineering […]

Innovative shopping experiences drive e-commerce revenues by turning shoppers into buyers. In this episode I talk with Andrew Guldman, VP of Product Engineering and R&D at Fluid. Andrew and his team have innovated the Fluid Configure product all the way from Flash and Flex to React and Node. Their metadata and decision engine tackles the […]

CTO of Labdoor, Helton Souza, has stories to tell. Stories about moving to America to learn English, about selling pigs (yes, pigs) online, about pitching for Startup America, and ending up in Silicon Valley. He’s also got insights about taking scientific lab data and making it consumer-readable, about saving 46% on infrastructure costs with smart […]

You might not recognize the name Kevin Nether, but chances are you’ve watched at least one video by Kevin The Tech Ninja. If you haven’t, fire up your YouTube app. A self-described “guy who’s just always loved technology,” Kevin’s videos have won acclaim and following for his creative, down-to-earth unboxings, product reviews, and the occasional […]

David Feinman is the CEO of Viral Ideas Marketing. We met him in his role as one of the Community Managers of Online Geniuses, a huge internet marketing community known for their industry leader AMAs. In this episode David and I compare notes about customer experience and UX as leads become trials and users become […]

Boston Code Viking, Steff Kelsey started as engineer #3 at Notarize. This episode was recorded while he was their VP of Engineering, leading a team of 40. He’s now the VPE of Appcues.  Scaling an engineering org is challenging enough on it’s own, but what about doing that in a totally new market segment? That’s […]

A veteran of Microsoft, Groupon, and now Mode Analytics, Engineering Leader, Ushashi Chakraborty has gotten used to hearing the most abnormal feedback: “I love coming to your meetings!”  She realized after some reflection that her extensive improv experience through Chicago’s famed Second City Conservatory, had instilled in her skills and habits that were just as […]

Practitioners turned tech founders give us a unique view into the customer discovery process because they usually start their companies in order to solve a problem they’ve experienced themselves. Such is the case for attorney turned startup founder Alex Nordholm, CEO of DealWIP, a legal tech startup whose product is a SaaS due diligence project […]

Google Staff Developer Advocate Kelsey Hightower is tech community famous for his down-to-earth and refreshingly funny keynotes. In this episode we talk about putting people first and tools second on the path to engaging and authentic engineering practice.

Sina Golshany is the Director of Technology at Fabricated Extrusion Company. He previously spent 8 years at Boeing in various aerospace engineering roles. Sina established and manages the computational engineering function responsible for supporting the custom extrusion business and product design needs of customers in various industries including, heavy machinery, aerospace, automotive, medical devices and […]