Josh is a senior software developer from Montreal. He’s worked at organizations like Khan Academy, DigitalOcean, and Gatsby, and is now working as an independent course creator. He recently released CSS for JavaScript Developers, an interactive learning experience designed to help JavaScript developers become confident with CSS. Josh's Links CSS for JavaScript Developers Josh on Twitter Josh's Blog...
Gonto is a software engineer turned marketer who is a strong proponent of the “engineering approach to marketing”. He spent seven years at Auth0 where he led marketing and helped grow the company to 9 figures before it’s sale to Okta for $6.5b. Gonto is now running his own company as co-founder of Hypergrowth Partners, a sweat equity advisor that invests time and knowledge into startups to help them achieve Hypergrowth. Gonto's Links Hypergrowth Gonto's Website Gonto on Twitter...
Monica Lent is a software engineer and former engineering manager who has been coding since the age of 10. Her main focus now is Affilimate, a SaaS product which provides a unified dashboard and content analytics for affiliates. Monica also writes a weekly newsletter called Blogging for Devs which teaches developers about blogging and SEO. Monica's Links Blogging for Devs Affilimate Monica's Website Monica on Twitter...
Arvid is a software engineer, entrepreneur, and writer. He co-founded and bootstrapped FeedbackPanda, an online teacher productivity SaaS company with his partner Danielle Simpson. They sold the business for a life-changing amount of money in 2019, two years after founding the company. He writes on TheBootstrappedFounder.com to share his experience with bootstrapping as a desirable, value- and wealth-generating way of running a company. Arvid's Links The Bootstrapped Founder Zero to Sold The Emb...
Michael is a developer and blogger who has worked as a software engineer at Microsoft and Google. He left Microsoft in 2018 to try building his own businesses. His current business is TinyPilot, where he makes $15,000/month selling an open source server administration device. He recently created his first first-ever video course, entitled Hit the Front Page of Hacker News, which describes the writing techniques that have helped him reach the front page of Hacker News 18 times in the past four ye...
Hassan is a two-time startup founder, consultant, and final year student majoring in Computer Engineering. He founded UltraShock Gaming, a game marketing startup with a community of 500,000 members on Steam, and ran it for five years before selling it. He's passionate about startups and solving problems using software. Hassan's Links Hassan's Blog Hassan on Twitter
Kyle Mathews is the founder and CEO of Gatsby, one of the most popular frameworks around for creating websites with React. After authoring Gatsby as an open source project in 2015, he later started a company of the same name to take it even further. He's fascinated by technology, open source, and making the web better. Kyle's Links Gatsby Kyle and Twitter Kyle's Website Transcript [0:00] [music] Ryan Chenkie: [0:07] My guest today is Kyle Mathews. Kyle is the founder and CEO of Gatsby one of the...
Shawn Wang (aka swyx) is an Infinite Builder passionate about Developer Tooling and Developer Communities. He currently works as a Senior Developer Advocate for AWS Amplify and recently published the Coding Career Handbook for Junior to Senior developer careers. In his free time he teaches React, TypeScript, Storybook and Node.js CLI's at Egghead.io, and helps run the Svelte Society community of meetups. Shawn's Links Coding Career Handbook Launch Cheatsheet Shawn's Website Shawn on Twitter Hack...
Peter (PieCarChick) Piekarczyk is the co-founder and CTO of Draftbit, a platform that helps teams build React Native and Expo apps visually. He's been an entrepreneur his whole life but still has trouble spelling the word. Peter's built and maintained projects for React Native, React Navigation, Apollo GraphQL and now ReasonML. He strongly believes in self-reflection and meditation. Peter's Links Draftbit Peter on Twitter Peter's Website...
Greg is a veteran software developer, a consultant, and is the author of Code Your Way Up, a guide for junior developers to rise to the challenge of team leadership roles. When not coding, Greg can be found coaching his kid’s sports or fixing up his cottage. Greg has two free coupons for his book for the first two to get in touch with him. To get a copy of the book, email Greg at codeyourwayup@betarover.com. Greg's Links Code Your Way Up Greg and Code Your Way Up on Twitter...
Joe is the CEO of Thinkster.io where he works to improve online learning for developers. He also organizes ng-conf, React Conf, and the Framework Summit. He gives a lot of talks and workshops, is a Google Developer Expert, and loves board games, Dungeons and Dragons, and Star Wars. Joe's Links Joe on Twitter Thinkster Joe on Pluralsight ng-conf 10k-raise.dev...
Noah is the CTO and cofounder of Veryable and the founder and CEO of Touchtap, a digital solutions studio. A tech veteran himself, he’s intimately familiar with the challenges, risks and rewards of introducing new tech into the world. Noah is also the host of CodeStory, a podcast featuring tech leaders, reflecting on their human story in creating world changing, disruptive digital products. Noah's Links Noah on LinkedIn Noah's Website Veryable CodeStory...
Helen is a full time project manager and helps out with support for MakerPad and TransistorFM. She’s the founder of NamesAce , PodWords and OfficeHourCards . Helen is a strong proponent of side-projects and helps makers understand how they can benefit from creating and selling their own side hustle. Helen's Links NamesAce PodWords OfficeHourCards Helen on Twitter Epic Twitter Thread Helen's 2020 Side-Projects...
Scott is the Senior Web Strategy Manager at Netlify and the bootstrapped founder of Plink. Plink makes smart podcast links that podcasters love and listeners deserve. Scott has been working remotely full-time in software and tech for over a decade, previously with Auth0 and onXmaps. With a background in woodworking, audio production, songwriting, and far beyond, Scott's always creating and has been developing side projects, doing agency and consulting work, and much more throughout his career. H...
Randall is a senior software engineer and published O’Reilly author and has worked at companies such as Eventbrite and Pandora in the past. She’s currently finishing up her second book, a guide on helping developers land jobs. Randall's Links The Standout Developer Randall on Twitter Randall's Website Smart Contract Development...
Zeno Rocha is the Chief Product Officer at Liferay Cloud, a newly created Liferay, Inc division. His lifelong appreciation for building software and sharing knowledge led him to speak in over 110 conferences all over the world. He’s now focused on bringing the cloud revolution to the enterprise market while also building and selling digital products on the side. When he's not working, Zeno likes running, watching movies, and eating cheese. For this last one he even created an app for it. Zeno's ...
Philip is a developer, writer, and entrepreneur who focuses on where code and words intersect. He has written for the likes of CSS tricks, Smashing Magazine, and Twilio. He’s a very recent college grad and is the author of Writing for Software Developers which is available now. Philip's Links Writing for Software Developers Who Pays Technical Writers Philip's Website Philip on Twitter Philip on YouTube Transcript [0:00] [background music] Ryan Chenkie: [0:08] Hello, and welcome back to "The Entr...
Christopher is an entrepreneur and investor and is the co-founder of Snappa, a self-funded SaaS app that helps non-designers create online graphics. Christopher left his day job in 2014 to work on startups full-time and has been focusing on business and investing ever since. Christopher's Links Snappa Traction: How Any Startup Can Achieve Explosive Customer Growth Lean Customer Development Christopher on Twitter Christopher's Website...
Saron is a developer, international tech speaker, and podcaster, and is the founder of the recently acquired CodeNewbie, the most supportive community around for people learning to code. She’s the host of the Command Line Heros podcast and you can find her online at saron.io. Saron's Links Codeland Saron's Website Saron on Twitter
Dan founded Wahlin Consulting which provides training and architecture services on front-end and back-end web technologies, Docker/Kubernetes, and Cloud technologies. He’s published multiple courses on Pluralsight.com and is a Docker Captain, Microsoft MVP/Regional Director, and Google GDE. Dan speaks at multiple conferences and runs the Code with Dan development newsletter. Dan's Links Code With Dan Dan on Pluralsight Pluralsight Author Programming Dan on Udemy Dan on Twitter...
Marc is a GraphQL expert who currently works as a platform interface engineer at Github where he builds GraphQL APIs. He previously did the same at Shopify and the experience from both of these roles has led him to write his new book, “Production Ready GraphQL”. Marc is also a frequent conference speaker and travels the world to share his knowledge and experience on how to do GraphQL the right way. Marc's Links Production Ready GraphQL Book Marc on Twitter...
Jamon is a co-founder and the CTO of Infinite Red, an app design and development studio specializing in UX/UI design and React Native. He’s also the organizer of ChainReactConf, a two-day conference focusing on React Native in Portland, OR. Jamon's Links Jamon on Twitter Jamon's Website Chain React Building Infinite Red Podcast Building Infinite Red Episode on Cashflow Reactatron Gluegun...
Dominic Monn is a Machine Learning engineer and product founder from Zurich, Switzerland. He has created a number of products focused around communities, including MentorCruise, a mentorship resource, RemoteML, a remote machine learning community, and Intravert, an online billboard for communities. Dominic's Links MentorCruise Dominic on Twitter Dominic's Website Resources Mixpanel Amplitude FullStory Hotjar...
Eve and Alex operate Moon Highway where they teach cutting edge JavaScript to developers of all skill levels. They are the authors of Learning GraphQL and Learning React for O’Reilly and they have a workshop offering focused on full stack GraphQL. When not coding, they enjoy their time in beautiful Lake Tahoe. Eve and Alex's Links Moon Highway Eve on Twitter Alex on Twitter Eve's Egghead Lessons Alex's Egghead Lessons GraphQL is for Everyone Eve and Alex's Books Learning GraphQL Learning React...
Kelly is a front end developer and entrepreneur who runs The Taproom Agency, a marketing agency specializing in building excellent Shopify storefronts. She’s a Shopify Plus partner, co-host of the Ladybug Podcast, and runs the most important store on the web, dev merch at kvlly.com. Kelly's Links Kvlly.com Kelly on Twitter The Taproom Agency Ladybug Podcast The E-Myth...
Preethi is engineer, author, and blogger who writes on a wide range of topics at her site, preethikasireddy.com. She’s the author of “Fundamentals of Functional Programming” which focuses on teaching functional programming from a beginner’s mindset. Preethi is an avid traveler and you can find her on Instagram at preethikasireddy where you can follow along. Preethi's Links Preethi's Website Preethi on Twitter Preethi on YouTube TruStory...
Dr. Michaela Greiler helps software teams build high-quality software in an efficient and effective way. Her mission is to lead teams to unlock their full potential in company workshops and during team coaching sessions. She specializes in teaching effective code review techniques. Michaela's Links michaelagreiler.com Podcast: Software Engineering Unlocked Michaela on Twitter Michaela's Book Recommendations The Lean Startup Running Lean...
Kent is a world renowned speaker, teacher, and trainer and he's actively involved in the open source community as a maintainer and contributor of hundreds of popular npm packages. Kent is the creator of TestingJavaScript.com and he's an instructor on egghead.io and Frontend Masters. He's also a Google Developer Expert. Kent is happily married and the father of four kids. He likes his family, code, JavaScript, and React. Kent's Links 2010s Decade in Review Start with Why Frontend Masters Testing ...
Shirley is an award-winning creative who focuses on art and data visualizations. She’s a freelancer who helps companies with tough data visualization problems. In her spare time, Shirley enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends. Shirley's Links Shirley's Website Shirley's Twitter Work For Money, Design For Love Data Visualization Society Frontend Masters Data Visualization Course...
Greg is a developer, product creator, and entrepreneur from Montreal, Canada. He built Insomnia, a cross-platform and open source tool for debugging REST and GraphQL APIs that is loved by developers around the world. When not building beautiful products, Greg can be found cooking tasty dishes, going for a run, or eating a burrito. Greg's Links Insomnia Kong Greg's Twitter...
