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Jennifer Lum, COO and co-founder of Forge.ai, discusses building a company and platform that transforms unstructured information into machine-readable data in real-time, avoiding biases in data collection, and evolving & defining company values as one's team grows. Forge Jennifer on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Millie Blackwell, President & Co-founder of Showcase Workshop, discusses differences in business culture between California and New Zealand, pursuing tablets as a business tool early in the lifespan of the iPad, experimenting with SaaS pricing, and providing value to both enterprise buyers and end-users. Showcase Workshop Showcase Forest Releaf Fund Millie on LinkedIn Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

DJ Patil, Head of Technology at Devoted Health, discusses his time as the U.S. Chief Data Scientist, scaling healthcare to meet modern data demands, and the process of architecting a health care company. Devoted Health U.S. Government’s open data The Fifth Risk- Michael Lewis "Do Things That Don't Scale" DJ on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

David Kloba & Rob Meinhardt, Co-Founders of Furious Collective, discuss the mindset and methodology of their venture production studio, recount their adventures over the past year of growing FormKeep after having acquired it from thoughtbot, and offer advice to founders preparing to sell their product or company. Furious Collective FormKeep See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Andrew Bialecki, CEO of Klaviyo, discusses building systems to process and get insight from business' data, scaling personality and humanity to mass communication, and translating customer feedback into concrete product improvement. Plus, the debut of 'Ask thoughtbot'! Klaviyo David Cancel on Giant Robots The Innovators- Walter Isaacson Andrew on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Jonathan Kim, CEO of Appcues, discusses building better onboarding and personalization to apps, starting a company as a solo founder, lessons learned from his time in journalism, and core culture values. Appcues David Cancel on Giant Robots Jonathan on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

In this special crossover episode, Chad is joined by Chris Toomey, Development Director at thoughtbot and host of The Bike Shed podcast, to discuss the content, history, and the process of making Upcase, thoughtbot's online learning platform, FREE. The Bike Shed Upcase Test Driven Rails Mastering Git Fundamentals of TDD SOA on The Bike Shed Onramp to Vim thoughtbot Purpose Statement Chris on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Sandra Richter, Co-founder and CEO of Soofa, talks about redefining the infrastructure of out of home advertising, purpose vs business motivation, and learning from setbacks. Soofa MIT Media Lab Soofa Sign Soofa Talk Sandra on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Lindsey Christensen, VP of Marketing at thoughtbot, discusses shaping thoughtbot's marketing strategy, team, and future. Purpose-built Resource Center The Bike Shed Podcast Lindsey on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Heena Purohit, Product Manager of IBM Watson IoT, discusses how they are tailoring custom solutions with IoT data, building business acumen for better product managing, and iterating at scale. IBM Watson IoT Stryker Vehicle Intrapreneurship Trusted AI Heena on Twitter See open positions at thoughtbot! Become a Sponsor of Giant Robots!Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots