Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

This week Ben talks with former thoughtbotter, and creator of Is It Christmas, Eric Mill about the power of blogging, the personal empowerment offered by the internet and the role of government in the digital age. Is It Christmas? The Door to the FISA Court Switch to HTTPS Now, For Free Civic Hacking Weekly 2,000-Year Problems Blue State Digital The Sunlight Foundation Scout Search Engine 18f United States Project Eric on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben delves behind the scenes of a VC firm with Alex Taussig of Highland Capital. Highland Capital Partners Alex on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks to Brett Van Zuiden, founder of Filepicker, about the importance of finding your specialization and passion in your industry, as well as his experiences in Y Combinator. Filepicker Scaling Instagram IFTTT All-TIME 100 Novels Y Combinator Brett on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben talks to Sarah Haider, Android lead at Secret, about anonymity in social media, her work with Girls Who Code and Android Development. Girls Who Code Secret Hound Sara on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben is joined by fellow thoughtbotters Alex & Galen to break down their product design sprint workflow. Google Ventures: Design Sprint Recipe Human Centered Design Toolkit Jobs To Be Done Framework Milkshake Marketing Product Design Bootcamp Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben welcomes Marc-André Cournoyer of Coded Inc. to discuss self-marketing and sustaining info-product platforms. Thin How to Create Your Own Freaking Awesome Programming Language Influence- Robert Cialdini Scientific Advertising- Claude C. Hopkins Coded Inc. Growing Object-Oriented Software Guided by Tests Test-Driven Rails The Great Code Club Rejected Weekly Iteration Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

On this weeks Giant Robots Ben welcomes Adam Wiggins, Heroku co-founder and former CTO, to join as more of a guest host than guest. They discuss team size/structure, project scalability, the benefits of working abroad & self-maintenance best practices. Adam Wiggins Heroku "2 Dudes Talking" podcast genre discussion How to Scale a Development Team Good Software Takes Ten Years. Get Used To It. The E-Myth Revisited Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Giant Robots welcome Adam & Chris of Vehikl who inquire about project selection / scheduling, portfolio building & customer-facing. Vehikl thoughtbot Playbook Adam on Twitter Chris on LinkedIn Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben sits down with Peter Cooper, of Cooper Press, on his evolution from blogger to published author and publisher. Cooper Press Ruby Inside Ruby on Rails vs PHP video Fluent Conf /r/lifeprotips Peter on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

Ben is joined by Alex & Jatin, recent graduates of the first thoughtbot / Metis Ruby on Rails Bootcamp, to talk about the process, experience and feedback on their path to becoming junior developers. Ruby on Rails Bootcamp Alex on Twitter Jatin on Twitter Support Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots