Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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Oct 28, 2014 • 54min

120: Open Your World For Commentary (Tom Lehman)

Ben talks with Tom Lehman, creator of Genius, about the power of honesty in corporate culture, and navigating the mores of discussing salary. Genius The Genius ISMs Dunning–Kruger effect Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice- Patrick McKenzie Tom on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Oct 20, 2014 • 28min

119: Create Value or Create Technology? (Pete Hunt)

Ben talks with Pete Hunt, formerly of Facebook & Instagram, on React and what makes this unique JavaScript library tick, as well as shifting from a technical to a business focused mindset. React Fielding Dissertation Simple Made Easy- Rich Hickey Pete on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Oct 13, 2014 • 38min

118: Scare Yourself (Dan Martell)

Ben talks with Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity, about self-actualization in business, how life is affected by those around which one surrounds themselves and the value of staying outside one's comfort zone. Maslow's hierarchy of needs Ira Glass on closing "the gap" between what you want to do and what you can do Maslow’s Hierarchy of Entrepreneurial Needs- Dan Martell The E-Myth Revisited The 4-Hour Chef- Tim Ferriss Portage Program Friendventory Headspace App Clarity Dan on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Sep 22, 2014 • 27min

117: Designing Quality (Will Sulinski)

Ben talks with Will Sulinski, founder of Pistol Lake, on translating lessons learned from the tech sector into success in the fashion industry. Pistol Lake Let My People Go Surfing Chris Lindland Episode Will on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Sep 15, 2014 • 32min

116: A Model Jellyfish (Carl Smith)

Ben talks with nGen Works founder Carl Smith about alternatives to a "flat" structure, remote management & community building. nGen Works BizCraft Podcast Technically Simple Podcast Drive by Daniel Pink DPM Radio The Bureau of Digital Affairs QCat Carl on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Sep 8, 2014 • 37min

115: There's a Spectrum Involved Here (Brandon Bloom)

Ben talks with Brandon Bloom about finding the right tool for the job, there being too many objects in OO Programing and the importance for a full spectrum of options, regardless of the choice. Hour of Code Campaign Om Mathematica Unsound and Incomplete Trivial Cycles in Object Oriented Programming Brandon on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Sep 1, 2014 • 25min

114: Offer Value First (Ryan Delk)

Ben talks with Gumroad grower Ryan Delk about standing out from your peers by adding value before you ask for value. Gumroad Chris Sacca on Foundation: "Create Value Before You Ask For Value Back" Section Around 14:50 Ryan on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Aug 25, 2014 • 33min

113: Minimum Path to Awesome (Rob Walling)

Ben and Rob Walling, founder of Drip and HitTail, discuss engaging your audience, the path to building new habits and the need to create. Drip HitTail MicroConf The Biggest Gamble of Your Career Tiny Habits Startups For The Rest Of Us Podcast Rob on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Aug 18, 2014 • 27min

112: Data By Design (Joanne Cheng)

Ben talks to developer Joanne Cheng about lessons learned from the conference circuit, as well as the subject of her latest conf talk, Data-Driven-Documents within JavaScript, and trends in dashboard design. D3 Interactive Data Visualization for the Web Edward Tufte Why Most Dashboards Fail- Stephen Few FlowingData Overtone Let's Talk About Dials Joanne on Twitter AirConf Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots
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Aug 11, 2014 • 42min

111: Thinking Outside the Loop (Chris Granger)

Ben talks with Chris Granger, creator of Light Table, about building a better IDE and envisioning a world where all programming happens inside a database and anyone can do it. Light Table Toward a Better Programming Aurora StrangeLoop 2013 Demo Exploring Data-Centric, Declarative Programming for the Cloud Chris on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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