Episode 45 - How and Why to Start a Meetup Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Miles Sterrett joined us to discuss how he got roped into hosting a Ruby meetup and why he does it. If you’ve been considering starting a meetup or wonder what’s involved give this a listen. Show notes Why?: You’re selfish. You want to lean on others to get better at your craft. You’re unselfish. You want to help others, maybe the whole community, get better at your craft. Both! Ideally, you want to get ...
Feb 13, 2013
Episode 44 - How to Roll Your Own Cloud Services For Maximum Privacy Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Edward Rudd calls in and Jacob West stops by our studios to discuss alternatives to popular cloud-based services like Dropbox. Listen to us discuss the pros and cons to doing it yourself. We list some of the software that’s out there that will allow you to setup your very own service for personal use. Show notes Why roll your own? Privacy Storage Total control http://zenhabits.n...
Jan 12, 2013
Episode 43 - Creating a Repeatable Sales Process Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Alex Lopes swung by our virtual recording studio to tell us about why marketing and sales gets him out of the bed in the morning. We focus on the science of creating a repeatable sales process in our discussion. Listen to how Alex suggests you approach adapting to the dynamics of your industry and customers. Show notes If it’s not predictable, it’s not repeatable. Lacking traction: You’re not solvi...
Nov 19, 2012
Episode 42 - Hosting Your Own Developer Conference Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Tony Dewan stopped by the studio to talk to us about what it’s like to organize a conference. His re:build conference has had some of the top designers and developers in the industry come speak. He shares his tips, opinions and experience so that anyone interested in organizing their own conference can understand what is involved. re:build - A conference for developers & designers rebuildconf...
Oct 25, 2012
Episode 41 - Creating Your First Typeface Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Abelardo Gonzalez joins us to discuss how he created his first typeface, open-dyslexic. His font is already getting strong traction among apps like Instapaper and large institutions. He talks about which apps he used along the way, how much he spent and what issues he ran into. Apps used started with app demos and fontforge fontforge requires more time than I had. fontcreator was cool, cheap, but a little...
Oct 11, 2012
Episode 40 - Lessons Learned Building RailsThemes.com Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Anthony Panozzo sits in on this episode to discuss what he’s learned building RailsThemes.com . He shares his insights into why you should have a co-founder, what it’s like to build a startup as a part-time job and why you should start charging from day one. He also gets into some of the technical challenges of building gems and how he used Sprint.ly to do their project management. We finish t...
Sep 28, 2012
Episode 39 - How to Approach Front-end Development Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Melanie Archer joined us on this episode to enlighten us about how to approach front-end development. She breaks it down into easier steps and principles that anybody can follow to get a good front-end built in little time. She packs years worth of experience into her recommendations. This is a must listen! Note: There is some background white noise from Melanie’s mic, which we tried to minizmize...
Sep 14, 2012
Episode 38 - How to Work in a Team Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Stephen Williams joins us to discuss his trials and tribulations working in software teams. We delve into what tools the team can utilize to communicate and coordinate efficiently. We talk about why you should be using tools like HipChat and Campfire if you’re not already. The episode also touches on important subjects like how to deal with technical disputes, if project managers are necessary, lazy team members...
Aug 30, 2012
Episode 37 - Scalable Marketing Techniques and Tactics Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 David Nevogt joins us to talk about his strategies as an Internet marketer. We discuss the importance of content and links in the eyes of search engines, building out a network of secondary sites and how to send “warm” traffic to your primary site. But most importantly David shares tips and techniques for scaling your content creation and link building strategies so that you don’t have to spe...
Aug 17, 2012
Episode 36 - How to Get Traction for Your Projects Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 We have a chat with James Paden from Compendium Blogware and Emailium to discuss how to drive traffic to new projects. Every developer at one point or another has fallen prey to the “if you build they will come” myth. What is it that we failed to do for our projects that didn’t get any traffic? That’s what we try to find out in this episode of the podcast. Learn about how to use conferences, Twit...
Aug 09, 2012
Episode 35 - How Developers Can Learn to Design Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Justin Belcher drank a beer with us on the podcast and talked about how developers can learn to design. Design can be intimidating and many developers feel like they aren’t capable of creating good looking sites or graphics. But in this episode we talk about how designers approach their field and how they go about their craft. We also shed some light on ways to get started and use some techniques an...
Jul 20, 2012
Episode 34 - How Not to Hire a Developer Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Mikel Berger from Delmar Information Technologies joins us on the podcast to discuss how not to approach a developer. We discuss the various types of clients and how to handle them. You’ll be laughing out loud when you hear what we have to say becuase you have no doubt run into a few of these clients. The “I have an idea and if you write all the code and do everything I’ll split 50% of the revenue with you...
Jul 06, 2012
Episode 33 - Managing Yourself as a Freelancer Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Edward Rudd on the podcast to discuss how he manages himself as a freelancer. He goes over his experiences with time management, the pros and cons of being a freelancer and which tools are key. Tools such as Billings and OmniFocus are mentioned. Interestingly Ed and Brandon offer different strategies for getting your initial clients and how to track your tasks. Some great Talentopoly posts from the p...
Jun 22, 2012
Episode 32 - Bootstrapping a Business Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Aaron Lerch comes on to the podcast to discuss what he’s learned from bootstrapping businesses in his spare time. We talk about the legal factors you need to consider, how to file your business, keeping costs low and a lot more. Read about Aaron’s latest endeavor on his blog. Some great Talentopoly posts from the past 2 weeks GitHub for Windows Released Kern and Burn | A Publication About Design Entrepreneurs...
Jun 11, 2012
Episode 31 - How to Start Programming Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Brandon and I discuss learning how to program with Zach Silveira. Zach is 17 and started programming when he was 14. He has worked on about half a dozen projects and uses PHP primarily. He talks with us about why he started programming and what resources he uses to learn. Noteworthy links Grape - An opinionated micro-framework for building RESTful API apps on Ruby HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS Linus Torvald...
May 17, 2012
Episode 30 - Managing a software project Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Intro Welcome to Episode 30 of the Talentopoly Podcast. Managing a software project hosts Jared Brown Brandon Corbin guest David Christiansen Beverage Introductions Warm-up Discussion Podcast network Topic Pivotal Tracker UserVoice, ZenDesk, GetExceptional, Airbrake.io, Intercom, Mister Smith HipChat, Campfire, Basecamp, Grove.io (IRC) Google Docs Github Harvest, Billings Noteworthy links Delight.io - Reco...
May 03, 2012
Episode 29 - Bootstrapping Your Front-end Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Talentopoly Podcast - Ep 29 April 11th Intro Welcome to Episode 29 of the Talentopoly podcast. Bootstrapping Your Front-end hosted by Jared Brown Brandon Corbin Beverage Introductions Warm-up Discussion New look for post listings Discussion Twitter bootstrap Overview CDNs hosting it Zurb jQuery Icon fonts - Pictos http://designshack.net/articles/freebies/freeiconfonts/ Pattern sites http://subtlepatterns....
Apr 12, 2012
Episode 28 - Scaling Your Backend Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Show notes hosted by Jared Brown Brandon Corbin joined by Chris Z Questions: What were the challenges scaling Words with Friends? What makes working at scale fun? What makes InstrumentalApp scale? Is load testing worthwhile? Why avoid novel solutions? What is scaling by attrition? What are some good tools for forming evidence based decisions?...
Mar 29, 2012
Episode 27 - Designing with the iPad Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Show notes Talentopoly Podcast - Ep 27 March 14th Intro Welcome to Episode 27 of the Talentopoly podcast. Designing with your iPad hosted by Jared Brown Brandon Corbin joined by Patrick Dow Beverage Introductions Warm-up Discussion Talk with Patrick Discussion New iPad just came out Lots of discussion around how to design for the iPad Let’s talk about designing with the iPad Review Photoshop Touch - $10 Layer ...
Mar 15, 2012
Episode 26 - JavaScript UI Widget Libraries Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe to RSS Download MP3 Show notes hosted by Jared Brown Brandon Corbin joined by Edward Rudd JS Widget Libs for Desktop and then Mobile Questions: What do people look for in each lib? How do you choose one over another? Desktop: Great for Intranet software, enterprise, engineering and scientific web apps Mobile: Progressive (mobile site) vs native-feeling app (typically wrapped in something like PhoneGap)? Actively developed ...
Mar 02, 2012
