Building Software Better: Recent Episodes
Jeff Haynie
Jeff Haynie, longtime founder, and developer talks to product leaders, developers, and everyone in between about the how and why of building software in the hopes that we can uncover how to make the process more enjoyable and productive for all.
Jeff chats with Pat Kua who is on a mission to end the leadership skills gap for engineers. Jeff and Pat discuss how engineers can prepare for becoming a technical leader and how companies and leaders no matter the size of org can support their teams on their own journey to leadership.
Newsletter: https://levelup.patkua.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/patkua
Jeff chats with his longtime colleague turned founder himself, Rick Blalock about turning his side hustle into his full-time job. They discuss the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur as Rick hits day 50 in the journey including monetization and prioritization. We also learn a lot about the fishing industry and why Fish Rules is solving a very significant problem for fishermen and the environment.
https://fishrulesapp.com/
https://twitter.com/rblalock
What happens when you are a solid engineer that gets thrust into a leadership role only to realize…you are a terrible leader?
Jeff chats with Shaun Gehring, creator, and author of the Technologist POV blog on Medium, who found himself in this exact situation. They chat about how Shaun realized he wasn’t a good leader and with much humility shifted his mindset in order to become a great technical and people leader.
Blog: https://medium.com/a-technologists-pov
Twitter: https://twitter.com/dangerbyca