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A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot is joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.
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Nov 30, 2020 • 40min
Values - Teikametrics
Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing the intermingling importance of mission, vision, and values.
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Teikametrics
Blitzscaling- Reid Hoffman
Jeff Weiner - CS183 at Stanford
Dunbar's number
Previous Netflix Culture Deck
Alasdair on LinkedIn
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Nov 16, 2020 • 41min
Values - Nurse-1-1
Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss crafting values with purpose, living those values in the product's messaging & marketing, choosing not to publicly publish them, and what the landscape of healthcare looks like going into 2021.
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Nurse-1-1
Michael on Twitter
Nurse-1-1 on Instagram
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Nov 9, 2020 • 34min
Values
Chad and Lindsey discuss the history of values at thoughtbot and how they served as a key differentiator in the early days of the company, and navigating the tricky waters of when client values don't align.
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The thoughtbot Founders' story on Giant Robots
thoughtbot Purpose Statement
AgencyU
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Nov 2, 2020 • 45min
Marketing - ShearShare
Chad and Lindsey talk with Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, about their early days of in-person marketing, the importance of naming, consistent messaging, and the effects of hiring a head of growth.
ShearShare
Mentored by Failure- Tye Caldwell
ShearShare on TikTok
ShearShare secures $2.3M in seed funding
Google's Black Founders' Fund
ShearShare on Instagram
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Oct 26, 2020 • 47min
Marketing - Teikametrics
Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing the day-one origins of marketing there, building your reputation through content marketing, and the efficacy of various content channels.
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Teikametrics
Stats & Trends From Prime Day 2020 Webinar
"How to Make Podcasting Work for You"- Lindsey @ Startup Boston
Flywheel 2.0- Early Access List
Teikametrics Acquires Adjusti.co
Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotional video
Alasdair on LinkedIn
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Oct 19, 2020 • 48min
Marketing - Nurse-1-1
Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss the blurry line between marketing, research, & product, committing to branding, acquisition costs, SEO & content marketing, helping to power a new provider platform, and hiring a head of marketing.
Nurse-1-1
Nurse-1-1 Healthtech Blog
Utilization Management White Paper
Well At Home
Michael on Twitter
Nurse-1-1 on Instagram
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Oct 12, 2020 • 31min
Marketing
Chad and Lindsey discuss 'what's in a name' when it comes to branding, where (and where not) to start when you first begin your marketing efforts, and staying engaged with your customers.
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SWOT analysis
Being Human in the Absence of Humans- Remote Teams Workshop
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Oct 5, 2020 • 48min
Data - Teikametrics
Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing trust within the use of data, planning the future with indexed data, a data-science related acquisition, and navigating the world of buzzwords around machine learning.
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Teikametrics
Amazon Marketplace Bribery Scheme
Alasdair on LinkedIn
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Sep 28, 2020 • 45min
Data - ShearShare
Chad and Lindsey talk with Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, about using data to guide product design, imagining a machine learning recommendation engine, and their experience in Google for Startups Accelerator.
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ShearShare
Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders
ShearShare on Instagram
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Sep 21, 2020 • 56min
Data - Nurse-1-1
Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss using data to drive a better customer experience, some of the regulations around data management in healthcare, and advice for health-tech startups.
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Nurse-1-1
Michael on Twitter
Nurse-1-1 on Instagram
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