Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben outlines his next steps, reflects on his time at thoughtbot, and hands the proverbial podcast reins over to Chad. Ballroom Dancing Onboarding on Giant Robots The Art of Product Podcast Art of Vim Intro- Ben acting in a smoking jacket Upcase Refactoring From Good to Great "Blurred Lines"- Kyle Fiedler Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben bids adieu to thoughtbot, and outlines his plans, hopes, and fears for the future. Upcase FormKeep How to negotiate the Long, Slow, SaaS Ramp of Death- Gail Goodman The Stairstep Approach to Bootstrapping- Rob Walling Natalie Nagele on Giant Robots Vim University Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Derrick gets technical about Drip's performance optimization, and reflects on pre-conceived opinions in regards to tactical & strategic planning after receiving some constructive criticism. Upcase FormKeep Studio Pics New Relic Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben and Derrick recount their experiences and lessons learned speaking at MicroConf. Upcase FormKeep MicroConf Hedonic Treadmill Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben is joined this week by Spencer Fry, founder of TypeFrag, Carbonmade, Uncover, and Coach, to discuss carryover lessons of successful startups. Upcase FormKeep TypeFrag Carbonmade Coach Why I Started Coach Being a Solo Founder Notation Capital Perseverance Pays Off Creativity, Inc. Spencer on Twitter Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

As we prepare for MicroConf, Ben takes a new tact on his talk after giving an early demo, and Derrick recounts a positive pair-programming experience. Upcase FormKeep Screenhero Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

On FormKeep, Ben implements custom redirects on form submissions and starts a test to remove up-front credit card collection, as well as discusses evaluation of feature requests. On Drip, Derrick walks through the app with new devs, considers on-boarding automation, and continues his refactoring project. Upcase FormKeep thoughtbot Laptop Setup Script Therapeutic Refactoring Rack::Attack Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Derrick welcomes new Javascript and Rails developers to Drip. Ben prepares a content deal and interviews a Content Manager for Upcase, discusses the benefits and methodology to Vim proficiency, works on an integration with Wistia, and ponders growing / selling apps. Upcase FormKeep How to Find Your Genius Zone- Laura Garnett Surviving Your First Week in Vim Wistia Startups For the Rest of Us What It's Like Buying a $128k Side Project Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

As Ben and Derrick prepare their talks for MicroConf, Ben shares his tips and habits for talk preparation and public speaking. Upcase FormKeep Ben's Pre-Talk Checklist How to Talk to Developers Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben & Derrick reflect on the S3 outage and how it affected their services, and muse on managing user perceptions. Derrick submits a talk to MicroConf on what it means to be "customer driven", and begins a refactoring effort to rework Drip's integration system. On Upcase, Ben integrates a referral widget, and enables subscription pausing, while on FormKeep he fixes a trial plan selection bug. Upcase FormKeep AWS S3 Disruption Postmortem The Netflix Simian Army Chaos Monkey Octopus Gem MicroConf Referral SaaSquatch Thank you to our sponsor this week, FreshBooksSupport Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots