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Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, about the history of the platform, staying focused on the needs of your customers, shifting product requirements to meet your ideal buyer-personas, and their newly-minted formal product roadmap. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Click through to get three months for free. Teikametrics Aatish Salvi on Giant Robots The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company- Robert Iger The Everything Store- Brad Stone Retail optimization startup Teikametrics raises $15M as it expands beyond Amazon and beyond ads The Advantage- Patrick M. Lencioni Alasdair on LinkedIn Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Special Guest: Teikametrics.Sponsored By:ExpressVPN: Click through to get three months for free!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad and Lindsey discuss their experiences around, and the pros and cons of, product road maps. Enroll in our free online-workshop on code audits How to supercharge your Rails application with a code audit Scott Miller on Giant Robots Quora Thread on companies with public product roadmaps AirPower is Dead. Here's What Happened Buffer’s Transparent Product Roadmap Slack Platform Roadmap GitHub Universe Conference Devon Zuegel on Giant Robots Wistia on Giant Robots Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad and Lindsey announce Giant Robots' latest evolution as a long-form startup series, following three startups over the course of a year. Throughout the season we will celebrate the wins, learn from the setbacks, explore how they approach high-concept issues, and truly capture the arc of a year in the life of their startup! Enroll in our free online-workshop on going remote Being Human in the Absence of Humans: A Live Q&A for Product Teams Michael Sheeley on Giant Robots Nurse-1-1 Courtney & Tye Caldwell on Giant Robots ShearShare Aatish Salvi on Giant Robots Teikametrics Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Anuj Adhiya, VP of Growth at Jamber, discusses 'growth' vs 'growth hacking', growing value through your north-star metric, A/B testing, and sustainability. This episode is brought to you by ExpressVPN. Click through to get three months for free. Jamber Growth Hacking For Dummies Karen Rubin on Giant Robots GrowthHackers AMA with Karen Rubin Pirate Metrics Anuj on Twitter Nerd-out about growth hacking w/ Anuj! See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Sponsored By:ExpressVPN: Click through to get three months for free!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Scott Miller, CEO of Dragon Innovation and co-founder of Bolt, discusses building out manufacturing from a prototype, sustainability & environmentalism, and working with thoughtbot to validate a software idea. Dragon Innovation Bolt Dragon Standard BOM Halloween Robot v2 Adruino Bathroom Sensor Breakdown on Giant Robots Scott on LinkedIn See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Maria Loughlin, VP of Engineering at Toast, discusses restaurants adaptation to new technology, her approach to building and supporting a team, and providing better business opportunities & education to their clients. Toast Toast.org Maria on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Shelly Bell, CEO & Founder of Black Girl Ventures, discusses working to open up your messaging, what makes for a good pitch, and the current state of the investment landscape. Black Girl Ventures Ragbaby Exchange BEACON "Male and Female Entrepreneurs Get Asked Different Questions by VCs — and It Affects How Much Funding They Get"- Harvard Business Review SheRaise Shelly on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ashlee Ammons & Kerry Schrader, co-founders of Mixtroz, discuss the pain points in attending networking events, building an app from a non-technical / non-entrepreneurial background, and share some of their personal challenges along the way. Mixtroz The Third Wave- Steve Case Ashlee on Instagram Kerry on Instagram See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Matt Daniels, journalist at The Pudding, discusses journalistic editorial funding models, translating ideas through visual communication, their content-creation processes, and measuring 'success' in creative work. The Pudding Polygraph Shape Up- Basecamp Shangri-La (recording studio) Holacracy Editorial Data Viz Lunch 'n Learn @ thoughtbot Matt on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Chad & Lindsey welcome in the new year at thoughtbot, discussing actually having a budget, setting corporate goals, and the rise and fall of 'Use Your Best Judgement' as thoughtbot's principle zero. OKR Framework OGSM Framework Health Tech Workshop: How to stay agile when building compliant health tech products Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business- Gino Wickman See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots