Ken Wimberly is the founder of the Legacy of Love app, a parent-to-child journaling app designed to capture the moments that matter. Ken speaks about the challenges of building and growing an app as a non-technical founder, his entrepreneurial endeavors as the owner of a pizza place, in commercial real estate, and opening a chain of laundromats. Connect with Ken: Email: ken@legacyoflove.app Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lordwimberly Mentioned in today’s episode: Legacy of Love: https://lega...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Cathleen Turner is a senior software engineer at Perch and founder of Czero Grocery & CZero Foods (formerly listful.ai). We hear about how she first was introduced to programming through her studies of environmental science & oceanography. After realizing environmental consulting was not for her, Cathleen dove in head first to programming. We talk about coding bootcamps, working with startups, being a woman minority in tech, and more! Connect with Cathleen: Email: cat@listful.ai Twitter:...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Ville Aikas is the founder of the supply chain security startup, Chainguard. We learn about foreign exchange student programs, early internet operating systems, working at Google, and working on projects like Kubernetes / Knative. Connect with Ville: Twitter: https://twitter.com/AikasVille LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/villeaikas/ Email: vaikas@chainguard.dev Chainguard: https://chainguard.dev/ Mentioned in today’s episode: Google Cloud: https://cloud.google.com/ History of Google Voice:...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Joonas Bergius is currently a co-founder at Statype and an early employee of Digital Ocean. We talk about the experience of attending multiple schools in different countries, military service, technology consulting, containers, Kubernetes, and advice for technical entrepreneurs. Connect with Joonas: Twitter: https://twitter.com/joonas GitHub: https://github.com/joonas Mentioned in today’s episode: Digital Ocean: https://www.digitalocean.com/ VMware: https://www.vmware.com/ Heptio: https://github...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 52 min
Ishuah Kariuki is a software engineer at Microsoft. We talk about what it was like growing up in Kenya, the struggle of learning about computers with limited access to them, changing jobs as a means for career advancement, and more. Connect with Ishuah: Website: https://ishuah.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/ishuah_ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishuah/ Mentioned in today’s episode: Microsoft Expanding in Africa: https://news.microsoft.com/en-xm/features/furthering-our-investment-in-afr...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Tim Boring is a senior software engineer at Voltus and author of the book “Build an Orchestrator in Go.” Tim’s story shows us that many programming careers are far from linear. We learn about his struggles with Fortran in college, getting a masters in literature, a career pivot to programming, working at Google, and how things came full circle with his new book on orchestration in Go. Manning is offering our listeners 35% off any of their products! Use the code: podardan22 Get Tim’s book: https:...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Blain Smith is a senior software engineer at Subspace. From a young age, Blain knew he wanted to pursue a career in tech. We hear about his tough decision to leave university, working for Harvard, using Go for IoT wearables, entrepreneurship, and much more. Connect with Blain: Twitter: https://twitter.com/blainsmith LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blainsmith/ Website: https://blainsmith.com Mentioned in today’s episode: Subspace: https://subspace.com Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute: https...
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Melissa Trebell is a full stack engineer for Punchcard Systems (Previously at TrustBix). Although she had an affinity for computers in high school, Melissa wasn’t sure if this was something she wanted to pursue in university. By a stroke of luck, she was introduced to a woman that worked for HP and encouraged her to get into the field. We learn about Melissa’s journey from C++ to Go, the agrifood industry, and the importance of mentorship. Connect with Melissa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meliss...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 15 min
Ehioje Henry Erabor is a senior software engineer at BFREE. Growing up in Nigeria in the 1990’s, programming was not common in schools. Henry recalls a memory of his class being brought to the computer lab but they were instructed NOT to touch, only look. From that moment he wanted to know how these "TV’s with keyboards" operated. We learn about the school system in Nigeria, programming on paper, the National Youth Service Corps, and Henry’s path to becoming a software engineer. Connect with Hen...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min
Jeff Levin is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and the former director of the Alaska Developer’s Alliance. Growing up in Alaska, Jeff was constantly drawn to computers. Going so far as to memorize the DOS commands to boot windows by the age of 4. We learn about life in Alaska, his unique high school experience, finding dev work from remote areas, and how the Alaska Developers Alliance is building a community for software professionals. Connect with Jeff: https://twitter.com/JeffLevin3 https://...
Jan 05, 2022•1 hr 34 min
Alex Ellis is the Founder of OpenFaaS, an open-source project focused on making it simple to deploy serverless functions with containers. Alex tells stories of breaking the family computer with Linux, hacking his school and the challenges he faced as a teenage programmer. We learn all about what led him to create OpenFaaS and the barriers you encounter when trying to grow an open-source project. Connect with Alex: https://www.openfaas.com https://www.alexellis.io https://twitter.com/alexellisuk/...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Martin Gallagher is a specialist Go recruiter, matching developers with interesting companies across Europe. Many people out there may have a negative impression of recruiters, but every so-often you find one like Martin. Someone who genuinely cares about you, your family, and your livelihood. We hear about Martin’s experience growing up in Northern Ireland during social unrest, moving to the big city, his love for music, and how he found himself working with Go developers! Connect with Martin: ...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Matt Holt is the creator of popular open source projects like Caddy Web Server, CertMagic, PapaParse, & others. If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to maintain open source projects full-time, Matt is the man to speak with. We learn how he came up with the idea for Caddy, how it works, and the pro’s and con’s of building a sustainable an open source project. Want to show your support for Caddy? Become a sponsor on GitHub! Connect with Matt: https://twitter.com/mholt6 https://github....
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 16 min
Kelsey Hightower is a Principal Engineer at Google Cloud, open-source advocate, and one of our favorite speakers in tech. We hear about his early experiences with computers, thoughts on CS degree vs self-taught, running a tech support business, managing comedians, open-source, and his journey through tech. Regardless of where you are in your career, Kelsey drops knowledge on how to get yourself to where you want to go. Connect with Kelsey: https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower https://github.com/k...
Nov 10, 2021•2 hr 7 min
Mark Bates is the co-founder at Gopher Guides, papercall.io, and gobuffalo.io. Many of us know Mark for his programming expertise but much of this episode is focused around his passion for music. Music has always been an integral part of his life and even was a catalyst for his journey into programming. Tune in for advice on following your passions, stories of early internet, and the value of sharing knowledge with others. Connect with Mark: https://twitter.com/markbates https://github.com/markb...
Oct 28, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Gergely Brautigam is a software developer at Weaveworks working with Go & Kubernetes. As he describes it, Gergely knew he wanted to work with computers from the first time his mother brought home a ZX Spectrum. We learn some valuable lessons on facing fears, interview tactics, and learning new skills. Connect with Gergely: https://twitter.com/Skarlso Mentioned in today’s episode: Weaveworks ZX Spectrum Kubernetes Up and Running Advent of Code Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kube...
Oct 14, 2021•1 hr 20 min
Sarah Murphy is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer at WePay. Sarah’s curiosity and willingness to take leaps took her all over the world, from being a journalist in Baghdad to working with top Silicon Valley companies. Tune in to hear stories of early internet gaming, self-funding trips to Iraq, and sword training. Connect with Sarah: https://twitter.com/sarahmaeve1 Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training , live events , or through ou...
Sep 29, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Miriah Peterson is a data engineer at Weave, a founder of the Forge Foundation, and the founder for the Women Who Go Utah. If you think she’s busy now, just tune in to hear about her childhood. Miriah always kept herself busy with projects and learning new things. We discuss topics like video creation, quantum physics, quantum optics, getting your first software job, learning Go, GraphQL, and much more! Connect with Miriah: https://twitter.com/captainnobody1 https://twitch.tv/soypete01 https://m...
Sep 15, 2021•1 hr 3 min
In this episode, we pick up where we left off with Steve Hoffman. Last we heard, he had just launched a few successful video games in the mid-90’s. Steve then started a new company focused on interactive TV games. It is during this time where he got a crash course in entrepreneurship. Tune in to hear tips on starting companies, raising venture funds, navigating crises, and more! Connect with Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/foundersspace/ https://twitter.com/FoundersSpace Mentioned in today’s ...
Sep 01, 2021•1 hr 34 min
Steve Hoffman is a CEO, author, angel investor, and above all a creator. Steve currently runs a global startup incubator called Founders Space but his life has taken many turns to reach this place. So many turns that we couldn’t fit it all in one episode! Tune in to hear about a kid who followed his passions and wouldn’t take no for an answer. We hear about programming video games in high school, electrical engineering in college, film school, Hollywood, working for SEGA, and leaving it all behi...
Aug 18, 2021•1 hr 19 min
Ronna Steinberg is currently the Chapter Lead for Women Who Go Berlin and Senior Software Engineer for Delivery Hero. In this episode, we hear how many unexpected events led Ronna into tech and even Go. Now she’s helping other women get into the industry and equipping them with the knowledge she wished she had at their age. Connect with Ronna: https://twitter.com/ronnax https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronnas/ Mentioned in today’s episode: https://www.womenwhogo.org https://www.deliveryhero.com Want ...
Aug 05, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Renee Richards is a Programmer Analyst for Carepoint, Inc. Renee has been a software developer for two years after spending most of her life as a pharmacy technician. We hear about how she made the tough decision to make a career change and the tricks she used to pull it off successfully. It just goes to show it’s never too late to get into tech if you really want to. Connect with Renee: https://twitter.com/Renee7076 Mentioned in today’s episode: Pascal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_%28p...
Jul 21, 2021•55 min
Nic Jackson is a Principal Developer Advocate for HashiCorp. He’s also the author of the book Building Microservices with Go and an avid speaker on all things microservices. We learn about his first job in tech performing data collection for an environmental agency and how that sparked his interest in computer science. Nic would go on to work with many cutting-edge technologies but what he realized he enjoys most is helping others. Connect with Nic: Twitter YouTube channel LinkedIn jackson.nic@g...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 13 min
John Reese is a Senior Software Engineer at Yubico. He is also an active contributor to the open source projects Konstraint and Conftest. John’s foray into programming started a bit earlier than most, publishing websites in PHP by 6th grade. We hear stories of cyber mischief, John’s thoughts on the value of a computer science degree, and the importance of culture in a job. Connect with John: https://reese.dev Twitter LinkedIn GitHub Mentioned in today's episode: Yubico Open Policy Agent Konstrai...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Jessica Greene is a Backend Developer with Ecosia, the search engine that plants trees. We talk about film, the science of coffee, and what caused her to pivot her career into tech. Jessica shares insightful feedback on how she approached her career transition, and the importance of having support throughout the process. Connect with Jessica: GitHub Twitter LinkedIn Mentioned in today’s episode: Ecosia.org - The search engine that plants trees Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kuberne...
May 26, 2021•1 hr 2 min
Kris Nóva is a Senior Principal Software Engineer at Twilio Inc. We hear about her incredible journey from a nerdy teen installing Linux on the family computer to becoming an outspoken voice in the tech community. Growing up in Texas with conservative parents, Kris faced many challenges that helped mold her into the person who she is today. Kris leaves us with a few big lessons today: Advocate for yourself, it’s OK to speak up Obscurity is everyone’s secret superpower Be proud of yourself Connec...
May 12, 2021•57 min
Anthony Starks is an engineer, designer and consultant with a focus on data visualization. But we might also call him an artist. Growing up with a love for photography and computers, Anthony has long been enamored with the idea of melding art and technology. We hear his experience with low-level punch card programming, UNIX, writing the beginning of firewalls, & his more recent passion for data visualization using Go! Anthony prides himself on being a lifelong learner and credits his success...
Apr 28, 2021•1 hr 1 min
Michael Gasch is a Staff Engineer in the Office of the CTO at VMware. Growing up around his father’s business, the seeds were planted for his love of technology. Michael spent many years pursuing a career in music but technology always found a way back into his life. We explore how Michael made the leap from hardware to software and wrap up by getting his thoughts on the future of cloud and Kubernetes. Connect with Michael: Twitter LinkedIn Michael's website Mentioned in today’s episode: Kuberne...
Apr 14, 2021•1 hr 12 min
Vanesa Ortiz is a community advocate at Sourcegraph and the founder of the Women Who Go - Berlin chapter. We learn about Vanesa’s incredible journey from freelancing at age 13 to interviewing for a Golang position with zero knowledge of the language (oh yeah, and she got the job). One thing remained constant, Vanesa’s problem solving ability is off the charts. Her natural curiosity and desire to learn has truly helped her excel at every challenge presented to her. Connect with Vanesa: @vanesacod...
Mar 31, 2021•1 hr 14 min
Mat Ryer is a serial entrepreneur and a panelist on the Go Time podcast! He is currently the co-founder at Pace.dev & Firesearch.dev. In this episode, we hear about Mat’s very early experiences with programming at the age of six and how teachers influenced his opinions of higher education. Then Bill digs in to find out how Mat is able to continually identify product opportunities and execute at lightning speed. Connect with Mat: Pace.dev Firesearch.dev Xbar (formerly Bitbar) Github Twitter L...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 35 min
