Beyond Coding
By Patrick Akil
Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship.
Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode.
Beyond CodingAug 08, 2023
Personal Values, Creative Entrepreneurship and Process with Lindsay Faller
Connect with Lindsay Faller:
https://www.instagram.com/cloudfields.cc
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-faller-2277243
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Podcasting experiences
00:02:10 - Comparing yourself to others
00:03:45 - Moving goal posts
00:05:18 - Acting within your values
00:06:57 - Lindsay's core values
00:09:12 - How to find your core values
00:13:08 - Self development
00:15:27 - Sharing career perspective
00:17:44 - Life purpose
00:19:58 - Being a generalist
00:22:36 - Being drawn to how businesses run
00:25:02 - From doer to thinker
00:27:29 - Burned out from working with creatives
00:28:52 - Systems and processes are not sexy
00:31:22 - Challenges for small businesses
00:33:30 - Figuring out how to be more effective
00:35:49 - Postponing what you don't like
00:38:37 - There will always be things you don't like doing
00:38:58 - Outsource when you can
00:40:18 - Lindsay is not a micromanager
00:42:51 - Letting go
00:44:16 - Giving and taking ownership
00:46:47 - The first phase of your business
00:49:48 - Entrepreneurs are responsible for everything
00:52:19 - Bare minimum processes
00:53:36 - Businesses evolve
00:56:03 - Recognising things are outside of your skillset
Generative AI, LLM Implementations and Challenges with Rens Dimmendaal
Connect with Rens Dimmendaal:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rensdimmendaal
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OUTLINE
00:00:25 - Hosting and being a guest
00:01:42 - Day to day of Rens
00:03:29 - Generative AI: Where do we stand?
00:06:18 - Honeycomb.io using an Gen AI to increase conversion
00:09:23 - Plagiarism and chat bots
00:12:23 - Integrating different solutions
00:14:37 - Testing AI solutions
00:16:21 - Slack GPT
00:17:36 - Sensitive information
00:19:56 - GitHub Copilot, Sweep AI and new ways of coding
00:22:08 - Way of working and quality control
00:24:17 - AI will change the way we learn
00:25:45 - Distinguish yourself when applying for jobs
00:26:44 - Three types of knowledge and AI
00:28:45 - Learn by doing
00:30:01 - Doing more as a single person
00:31:42 - Patrick generated podcast summaries
00:32:55 - Easy to make something with LLMs
00:35:12 - Long term LLM challenges
00:39:11 - Metrics to focus on for LLMs
00:40:44 - Rens's greenfield LLM implementation step by step
00:43:03 - How to leverage open source LLMs
00:44:12 - Monopolising organisations gathering data for AI
00:46:27 - Big companies play unfair in the AI playing field
00:47:49 - Generative AI steals art from other artists
00:50:40 - The future of AI looks bright
Working from Anywhere, Goals, Impact and Freelancing with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz
Connect with Eva Zahrawi Ruiz:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/evazahrawi
Check out her podcast!
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - Planning for Japan 2025
00:02:20 - Patrick missed out on a trip to Japan and Russia
00:03:00 - Why Eva loves Japan
00:04:21 - Japan is affordable
00:06:57 - Eva is big on travelling
00:10:12 - Patrick is travelling more and more
00:11:34 - Combining work and travelling
00:14:38 - Flexibility as freelancer
00:16:25 - International opportunities
00:18:56 - Discipline of working from abroad
00:22:36 - Stepping out of your regular routine
00:25:14 - Losing the title
00:27:18 - Profession crisis
00:30:20 - There is always a way back
00:33:39 - No one expected Eva to leave
00:37:37 - Enjoying the work you do
00:40:14 - Growing as fast as possible
00:42:37 - What is your mission?
00:45:29 - Eva's core values
00:50:10 - Working towards certain goals
00:54:28 - Difficult conversations
00:58:34 - For as long as it takes
01:00:09 - Being good with politics
01:03:29 - Eva hates escalations
01:07:51 - Not just executing on orders
01:13:32 - Figuring out the why
01:16:57 - Managing to avoid clashes
01:19:56 - Companies are big social experiments
01:21:28 - People are inherently good
01:25:40 - Making it your managers problem
01:29:51 - Only come with good news
01:33:21 - Complain in one on ones
01:35:39 - Final thoughts
Mentorship, Design and Creative Engineers with Alyona Volkova
Connect with Alyona Volkova:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alvol
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Echo-free chambers
00:01:00 - Calming yourself down
00:03:15 - Overthinking things with public speaking
00:05:29 - Recognising yourself in footage
00:06:34 - Receiving compliments
00:09:29 - Actively self-reflecting
00:12:10 - Different ways to retain information
00:15:05 - It all started with photoshop
00:17:49 - Alyona's first real job as a developer
00:20:40 - Moving from developing to design
00:22:38 - Love for software engineering and design
00:25:33 - Developers and designers understanding each other
00:28:00 - Patrick's experience working with designers
00:29:16 - Creative developers
00:32:54 - Alyona's journey with mentorship
00:36:23 - Fulfilment in mentoring
00:37:43 - Long-term mentoring relationships
00:38:59 - Mentees having similar challenges
00:40:20 - Understanding the thought process
00:42:20 - The right mindset
00:43:41 - How to be a great mentor?
00:46:08 - Pair designing and co-creating
00:47:47 - Copying designs to learn
00:50:18 - Tutorials and knowledge retention
00:51:48 - Continuous learning and improving in mentoring
00:53:30 - Past, present, future
00:55:15 - Crossing paths
00:57:18 - Mentoring has changed Alyona
01:01:29 - Rounding off
Q&A: How to be a Great Senior Software Engineer with Patrick Akil
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - How do you manage your own expectations
00:02:41 - If you could change one thing from the past, what would that be?
00:05:37 - What is the best piece of advice you've ever gotten?
00:07:33 - Why did you transition from ops to development?
00:11:54 - Applying to a new role
00:15:45 - What languages are you learning?
00:16:19 - Rehydrating...
00:16:32 - What does it mean when someone says: you'll learn this on the job?
00:18:19 - How much time do you get to learn on the job?
00:19:25 - What to learn and how to progress with CSS
00:21:32 - How many projects should my portfolio include?
00:24:38 - Should a startup have in-house or outsourced developers?
00:27:43 - What traits differentiate good vs. great developers?
00:31:04 - How do you conduct an interview for a junior frontend role?
00:34:01 - Do you have any tips for senior developers?
00:37:16 - What interview questions do you ask?
00:40:47 - Thank you for your questions!! :)
Changing Consumer Behaviour with Georges de Boeck
Connect with Georges de Boeck:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgesdeboeck
Blinkist article (called it Blender, oops):
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:22 - Preshow baby talk
00:01:43 - How Georges got interested behaviour
00:03:23 - Wrong expectations
00:06:40 - Behavioural experiments to increase conversion
00:09:26 - Georges's guerilla experiment
00:11:41 - Interviewing customers
00:13:06 - Usability testing is difficult but valuable
00:14:58 - Letting go of your own opinion
00:16:00 - Your ideas might not be feasible
00:17:12 - Do we have too many processes?
00:18:26 - Boundaries make solutions more challenging
00:20:39 - Optimizing what you already have
00:21:50 - Becoming a specialist
00:23:39 - It's impossible to cancel my Hello Fresh subscription
00:26:08 - Conscious reputational damage
00:27:43 - Georges will never be a customer of this telecom provider again
00:30:08 - Mindset buying lottery tickets
00:31:18 - Blinkist increased conversion by focussing on customer problems
00:33:42 - Company USPs that are contradicting what other companies are doing
00:35:45 - Getting customers hooked just works
00:36:50 - Pokémon Sleep is genius
00:38:07 - Pokemon Go and gaming the system
00:39:03 - How to do microtransactions right
00:41:26 - Smart game design, but unethical
00:44:09 - Georges's weakness in buying books
00:45:54 - Companies selling your data
00:48:45 - City design to drive behaviour
00:51:50 - Experiments that create habits
00:54:21 - Helping people and not making money
00:56:15 - Choosing not to choose
00:58:24 - Patrick got all his wisdom teeth pulled
00:59:31 - Maybe I should've thought this through more...
01:00:15 - Dutch habit of not going to the doctor and dentist
01:01:47 - Final thoughts
How to Innovate through Software with Carlos Kelkboom
Connect with Carlos Kelkboom:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-k-4016b8225
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - YouTube recommendation system
00:02:15 - Innovation on YouTube
00:03:37 - Starting up something new
00:05:12 - Disrupting your own organisation
00:07:08 - Big companies should invest in disruption continuously
00:08:52 - The start of a project
00:11:29 - How important is it to build this?
00:13:24 - Building the system three times
00:14:54 - complexity and first time right
00:17:08 - All you need is disciplined engineers
00:19:43 - Architects can do more harm than good
00:21:50 - Smaller teams
00:23:28 - Not every team needs Scrum
00:24:33 - Let engineers commit and then leave them alone
00:25:48 - Processes that are not helping us
00:28:19 - Using the right tool for the job
00:32:17 - Ownership is moving to developer teams
00:32:56 - The spirit of software development
00:35:08 - How would you build something from scratch?
00:37:59 - Trust and predictability
00:39:38 - Control and fear
00:42:00 - The dna of a tech company
00:44:19 - Why tech companies have a playground in their office
00:44:49 - Getting and keeping developers in a flow state
00:46:30 - Stop projects that are not working
00:49:49 - Stopping is hard
00:50:21 - Why games release when they do
00:50:35 - Prove it works in 10 days
00:51:52 - The fulfilment of delivering value to users
00:53:18 - How great developers work
00:55:14 - How you become a senior developer
00:57:35 - Downtime and execution
00:58:42 - The determination to continue
01:01:01 - Empathy and nudging
01:03:42 - Carlos might start a contrarian podcast
01:06:02 - Rounding off
Developer Advocacy, Burnout Recovery and Communities with Lian Li
Connect with Lian Li:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lian-li
https://twitter.com/lianmakesthings
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Reminiscing about older videos
00:02:46 - Standing on stage
00:04:22 - The impact of developer advocacy
00:06:04 - Measuring your impact
00:10:09 - Transitioning to developer advocacy
00:12:19 - What to focus on as dev rel
00:14:32 - Discussions and disagreements
00:16:21 - Creating a shared understanding
00:18:29 - Lian's career choices and progression
00:21:21 - Consultancy mindset
00:22:58 - Under-promise over-deliver
00:24:02 - Starting over with dev rel?
00:26:09 - Lian's burnout
00:30:39 - Recovering from a burnout
00:32:58 - Timeouts and routine
00:34:58 - Sleep in your running shoes
00:35:44 - Living in pajamas
00:36:03 - Remote working
00:36:44 - Tourists in Amsterdam
00:38:02 - Building a community
00:40:59 - Teams and communities
00:42:00 - Giving your thing away
00:43:13 - Micromanaging and letting go
00:45:36 - Tribal leadership
00:48:04 - Behaviour while being stressed
00:49:40 - Self awareness and triggers
00:50:07 - All tech problems are human problems
How to Learn Through Content Creation with Raphael de Lio
Connect with Raphael de Lio:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaeldelio
https://raphaeldelio.medium.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/raphaeldelio
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - YouTube channels and making videos
00:03:10 - Giving advice and downsides
00:06:43 - How Raphael got into content creation
00:09:11 - Sibling Influence
00:09:41 - Pivoting to tech content
00:13:20 - Making videos vs. writing
00:14:40 - Interaction on Medium and YouTube
00:17:46 - Medium is changing their monetisation model
00:20:10 - Tech newsletters
00:23:16 - How Raphael got into Redis
00:25:51 - Show Your Work
00:27:58 - Learning through content creation
00:30:24 - Focussing on different technologies
00:33:06 - Saying goodbye to Redis
00:34:11 - Raphael is always working on something
00:35:46 - Drive and productivity
00:37:42 - Retirement and fulfilment
00:40:03 - The 4-Hour Workweek
00:43:09 - Burnout and creating routines
00:44:39 - Unlimited holidays the right way
00:46:25 - Creating a mobile app to learn physics
00:49:02 - An app that translates any word to any language
00:50:30 - Accountability and expectations
00:52:04 - Opportunities and awkward situations
00:54:22 - Rounding off
Open Source, Meetups and Developer Relations with Alessandro Vozza
Connect with Alessandro Vozza:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alessandrovozza
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/dutch-kubernetes-meetup
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Puglia vacations
00:05:24 - Moving to Amsterdam for love
00:07:21 - Bulletin board system
00:09:30 - Alessandro's origin story
00:11:18 - Love for open source
00:13:11 - Sustainable open source
00:15:29 - Giving back to the community
00:18:25 - The rise of foundations
00:19:54 - The rise of AI
00:21:00 - Improving lives everywhere
00:22:24 - Taking a stand as engineers
00:25:24 - Alessandro starting a DevOps meetup
00:26:49 - Stoicism
00:27:12 - Back to DevOps meetup Amsterdam
00:29:07 - Learning public speaking at a meetup
00:31:22 - Maintaining connections
00:34:17 - Be authentically yourself
00:36:30 - The perspective of success
00:38:08 - Marcus Aurelius
00:39:29 - The rise of Developer Relations
00:41:00 - The qualities of a good DevRel
00:42:23 - Next steps in Patrick's career
00:43:58 - Storytelling connects people
00:45:20 - Social budget
00:46:21 - It's about the people
00:48:05 - Public speaking and respect
00:50:15 - The world is smaller but bigger
00:50:47 - Dutch Kubernetes Meetup shoutout!
Codam College: Free High Quality Education with Victoria Ous and David Giron
Connect with Victoria Ous:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/victoriaous
Connect with David Giron:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgiron
Additional links:
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Codam has no teachers
00:01:29 - How Victoria got involved with Codam
00:02:11 - David and the 42 Network
00:03:42 - Codam's educational model
00:05:57 - What if students get stuck?
00:06:59 - Feedback from graduates
00:08:47 - Learning to learn
00:10:29 - What is the role of education?
00:12:19 - Knowledge, soft skills and mental health
00:14:51 - Fail as many times as you need
00:16:23 - Educational choices have consequences
00:17:33 - The Dutch educational system filters people
00:18:49 - The impact of teachers
00:19:50 - Patrick's cousin studies dentistry in Armenia
00:21:03 - Onboarding in Codam College
00:24:27 - How the educational model works
00:28:19 - The final project: The Internship
00:31:58 - Student performance after Codam
00:34:17 - The challenges of not being accredited
00:38:05 - Free education
00:39:44 - How long is the educational journey?
00:41:01 - Alumni
00:42:56 - Working with organisations
00:45:34 - Applying the model to other topics
00:48:19 - Lowering the age requirement
00:50:05 - Tumo and dream based education
00:52:23 - AI disruption and the future of education
00:55:58 - ChatGPT and Codam
00:57:33 - Rounding off
What makes a Great Team Lead with Rustam Alashrafov
Connect with Rustam:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustama
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:20 - Twice as Fit
00:03:04 - Saints & Stars gym
00:04:45 - Best time to work out
00:06:43 - Nervous in front of camera's
00:09:45 - Progress over perfection
00:10:45 - What makes a great team lead
00:13:58 - The most stressful weekend in Russtam's life
00:16:10 - Everyone makes mistakes
00:17:51 - The importance of leadership
00:18:44 - Code monkeys
00:20:51 - People problems
00:21:28 - Rustam is creating team lead case study videos
00:22:28 - Patrick's biggest career fuck-up
00:25:08 - Safe environments to learn and make mistakes
00:26:15 - Big feeling of relief
00:27:07 - High sense of ownership and responsibility
00:28:05 - Worry, dread and shame
00:29:49 - Rustam is a perfectionist
00:30:48 - Mistakes make better software engineers
00:32:22 - Leadership and perspective
00:34:08 - Combining leadership and technology
00:36:09 - Great tech/team leads
00:38:19 - Brilliant jerks
00:42:28 - Never split the difference
00:45:05 - Negotiating with familiy
00:47:19 - Finding common ground
00:48:45 - The safest environment
00:51:53 - Digesting audio books
00:54:13 - Books have similar concepts
00:56:34 - Rounding off
How to be a Great Public Speaker with Sabyasachi Sengupta
Connect with Sabyasachi:
https://sabyasachisengupta.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabyasachi-sengupta-6505b5b
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - How Saby got into public speaking
00:05:27 - Brother dynamics
00:07:41 - Learning from mistakes
00:09:44 - Upbringing and how it affects us
00:11:36 - Alex's magic power
00:12:20 - Joining Toastmasters
00:14:42 - Patrick has trouble starting
00:15:24 - A typical Toastmasters journey
00:16:19 - First time on a big stage
00:18:29 - Preparing so much, you look unprepared
00:19:56 - Reviewing your own work
00:22:49 - Factors you can't control
00:25:54 - Master of ceremonies
00:28:40 - Being really good on stage
00:32:49 - Patrick's thoughts on great speakers
00:33:54 - Alone time after public speaking
00:37:40 - What makes a great public speaker
00:41:07 - How to move an audience
00:44:30 - Leadership and public speaking
00:46:12 - Rounding off
Learning, Open Source Communities and Systems with William Rizzo
Connect with William Rizzo:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-rizzo
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Listening to learn
00:03:28 - System 1 and system 2 explained
00:06:17 - Texting and driving
00:08:52 - Learning with mental boxes
00:11:34 - Complex systems
00:13:59 - Power in complexity?
00:16:06 - What William did before working with Kubernetes
00:18:44 - William's background in physics
00:20:48 - How physics helps in tech
00:23:43 - High performance clusters
00:27:25 - Maintaining open source software
00:30:51 - The open core model
00:33:59 - Building trust
00:35:55 - Being involved in communities
00:38:42 - How interactions have changed
00:40:14 - People that are great at networking
00:42:03 - The social part vs. the technical part
00:43:30 - Final thoughts
Programming languages, Work Cultures Abroad and finding Joy with Abdullah Zaiter
My friend and colleague Abdullah Zaiter joins us for this episode today 🙌 He shares thoughts on using different programming languages, shares his experience working in different organisations abroad and explains his feeling of fulfilment in staying results oriented and adding value.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Abdullah Zaiter:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaitera
https://adplist.org/mentors/abdullah-zaiter
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New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Abdullah and Patrick worked on the same project
00:03:19 - Calling Hernani
00:04:08 - Abdullah is using Go
00:06:22 - When not to use Go
00:10:44 - Market adoption and time to market
00:13:57 - New programming language adoption
00:16:55 - Using reddit to get the latest info
00:17:58 - Why facebook is not like reddit
00:20:11 - Reddit blackout
00:21:13 - Interactions on reddit
00:22:55 - Abdullah got locked down in Jordan
00:25:39 - Work cultures abroad
00:28:07 - Different amounts of work holidays
00:30:41 - Abdullah built robots
00:32:46 - It's all about perspective
00:33:39 - How Abdullah transitioned to different roles
00:35:34 - The value of ideas
00:37:08 - Achievements and fulfillment
00:38:27 - The process vs. the numbers
00:41:52 - Podcasting as an introvert
00:43:01 - Improving and iterating
00:43:59 - Habbits that add value
00:47:01 - The joy of podcasting
00:48:31 - Rounding off
How to Change and Improve Organisations with Nilguin van Raad
This episode with Nilguin van Raad is one of my favourites.
Be sure to check it out and let me know what you think 🎙
A few quotes that stuck with me:
- With pure intentions and zero judgement you can say anything
- If things need to be said or done, you need to say or do them
- Building a relationship can take time, but it can also be done in an instant
- People act like the people around them
References:
- Rose of Leary
- Getting out of the Box - The Arbinger Institute
- Cross the line
- The Trust Equation
Connect with Nilguin van Raad:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilguin-van-raad
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - First impressions
00:02:40 - Observe what happens
00:03:30 - Analysing root causes
00:05:53 - Trusting your intuition
00:08:32 - Pure intentions
00:09:12 - Leadership and feedback
00:11:12 - Moving without boundaries
00:13:06 - Difficult conversations
00:14:20 - Rose of Leary
00:16:23 - Building relationships in an instant
00:18:58 - Conversation mismatch
00:21:30 - Choosing how to deal with life
00:24:40 - People that are grounded
00:25:51 - Patrick's hardships
00:28:34 - People act like the people around them
00:30:03 - Organisational systems and patterns
00:32:39 - Systemic change and cross the line
00:35:25 - Inclusion and forming a team
00:36:22 - Nilguin's experience with interventions
00:39:47 - The trust equation
00:41:28 - Leadership teams vs. leadership groups
00:44:36 - Goals derive from the strategy
00:46:49 - Rounding off - check out Nilguin van Raad
Serverless, Microservices, Software Architecture and Food 😋 with Yan Cui
I left in a bit more of the pre-show than usual, let me know if you enjoyed that part.
AWS Serverless hero (man that's a cool title 🤩), Yan Cui comes on to share his journey with Serverless and take on Microservices done right. We also discuss some interesting articles such as the Amazon Prime Video migration and the Hey.com article: Why we're leaving the cloud .
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Yan Cui:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/theburningmonk
https://twitter.com/theburningmonk
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:24 - Patrick can't handle cilantro
00:01:06 - Yan's food experience in Venice
00:03:36 - Food culture in China
00:04:50 - Best burger joint in Amsterdam
00:07:11 - Yan misses lamb meals in The Netherlands
00:09:32 - Increased food and energy prices
00:12:09 - Yan is an AWS Serverless Hero
00:16:50 - The AWS re:Invent experience
00:19:01 - Yan's experience with serverless technologies
00:22:47 - Building a social network
00:28:52 - The Prime Video switch from serverless to EC2 and ECS
00:32:13 - Vendor lock-in
00:34:27 - Different types of throughput and spiky traffic
00:39:52 - Shoutout to Ariel
00:42:08 - HEY moving off the cloud
00:44:24 - Misconceptions about micro services
00:48:27 - Starting with micro services
00:52:15 - Experience is what drives people
00:52:59 - Explaining the context
00:56:09 - Cascading failures
Passion, Day in the Life, YouTube and Patrick’s NYC trip with Patrick Akil
The more I do these AmA’s, the more privileged it feels. I get to share my experience, introspect, reminisce, laugh and hopefully add value and perspective.
Thank you for making it possible :)
#AmA nr. 4, counting them 😂🙌
Enjoy 🎙
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:35 - What do you look for in a guest?
00:02:25 - How do you keep your skills up to date?
00:05:33 - What programming languages do you currently use?
00:06:22 - Balancing work and the podcast
00:08:26 - ChatGPT roasted my work
00:11:11 - From a hobby to part of a job
00:13:40 - Common misconception about software engineering
00:15:08 - Most unexpecting learnings through the podcast
00:17:39 - Paying for podcast guests
00:18:46 - Day in the life when recording an episode
00:20:10 - One of my favourite things
00:24:13 - Memorable feedback and messages
00:27:22 - personal goals
00:31:24 - Gaming and listening to PKA
00:34:23 - Listening to the Joe Rogan Experience
00:35:01 - Patrick's NYC trip
00:35:58 - Casey Neistat video inspiration
00:37:23 - Nigahiga and Internet Icon
00:38:38 - NYC trip part2
00:41:16 - This was a lot of fun
Hackathon Awesomeness, Career Benefits and Culture with Sashrika Kaur
I’ve never heard someone talk bad about hackathons. Everyone loves it.
The projects that’ve been built during hackathons have even been the start of a company, of something big.
But what about hackathons make people like it so much. Is it the people, the format, the culture?
Sashrika Kaur comes on to discuss all these things and more!
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Sashrika Kaur:
https://linkedin.com/in/sashrika-kaur
https://twitter.com/sashrikakaur
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Sashrika moving to London
00:02:37 - Friendships across the world
00:03:09 - How Sashrika got involved in Major League Hacking
00:05:51 - Innovation Days vs. hackathons
00:09:13 - People love hackathons
00:13:36 - A focus on collaboration
00:15:04 - Building things from scratch
00:18:14 - The perfect duration of a hackathon
00:20:07 - hackathon skills that translate to your career
00:23:47 - The benefit of reading code
00:25:05 - Competitiveness in developing software
00:27:01 - Personal insecurities in hackathons
00:32:21 - It's about the outcomes
00:32:57 - Good vs. great hackathons
00:37:16 - Why the term "hacker"?
00:39:57 - Optimal team sizes
00:41:49 - What do you become a hackathon coach?
00:44:04 - Why Sashrika works in big tech
00:48:23 - Balancing the workload
00:51:41 - More or less hackathons?
00:55:21 - Go to hackathons!
Blogging, Teaching and Sharing Knowledge with Andrew Duthie
Andrew comes on to share his love for blogging and knowledge sharing in general. Especially with regards to teaching. Whether it’s in tech, or anywhere else, it’s incredibly rewarding and fulfilling to see people grow and overcome challenges with your guidance.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Andrew:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/devhammer
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for sponsoring this episode!
How to Build a Product Company with Andreas Prins
Andreas Prins comes on to share the pivot and journey he’s gone through with StackState, a product company. My biggest takeaway is how much more effective you can be by solving one problem, and solving it really well. By maintaining focus on a single use case, things become simpler and more clear. Both from a customer perspective, as well as from the teams that build the product.
“If you need 6 web pages to explain what you do, you might want to rethink your solution”
One of my favourite quotes from the episode.
It was a real pleasure to learn from his journey and I hope it’s a good listen as well :)
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Andreas Prins:
https://linkedin.com/in/andreasprins
https://twitter.com/andreasprins
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - The day to day of Andreas
00:01:14 - Market Research
00:02:31 - Taking ideas from open source
00:03:45 - What problem is StackState solving?
00:06:45 - How has StackState evolved?
00:09:46 - Building the right thing
00:12:55 - Engineers adopting solutions
00:16:17 - Breadth vs. depth
00:17:54 - Feedback from the engineering team and customers
00:20:26 - Who talks to customers?
00:21:55 - Pitfalls of technical founders
00:25:49 - Super focus on one problem
00:27:20 - Getting great engagement at demo's
00:30:30 - Processing feedback
00:32:51 - Understanding the big picture
00:35:56 - Entrepreneurial mindset
00:37:41 - Entrepreneurial environments
00:40:18 - Open core and building a community
00:45:52 - Not accepting the status quo
00:47:29 - Outro
Insecurities, Judgement, Behaviour and Self-Care with Alex Østergaard
Insecurities, everyone has them, but not everyone deals with them the same. And interestingly enough, behaviour and insecurities can originate from experiences you’ve had as a child.
This is one of the many takeaways I had from chatting with Alex Østergaard on this episode.
With an interest in coaching myself, it was a real pleasure to learn from his perspective and how he does things. Active listening, zero judgement and self-compassion being a few ingredients to his success.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Alex Østergaard:
https://linkedin.com/in/alex-life-coach
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:38 - Patrick's managers
00:01:42 - Resources to help with coaching
00:03:27 - How to build up trust
00:04:40 - No Judgement
00:06:03 - Criticism and drive
00:06:48 - Self-compassion
00:09:04 - Feeling of being not good enough
00:12:55 - Self-care
00:15:36 - Getting out of a slope
00:18:09 - Control how you feel
00:20:55 - Alex's LinkedIn profile is amazing
00:21:48 - Big Tech Tunnel Vision
00:24:18 - Toxic relationship with your company
00:25:50 - Weight of gold
00:26:47 - Fulfilment vs. compensation
00:28:52 - Self doubt and trusting yourself
00:32:38 - Patrick's past insecurities joining Xebia
00:35:38 - None of us know what we're doing
00:36:24 - What people think of you
00:38:26 - Fear of judgement
00:39:19 - Judgement from the podcast
00:40:30 - Asking for help
00:41:41 - 5 types of imposter syndrome
00:43:28 - Pride
00:45:37 - Behaviour explained through the past
00:47:30 - No one is to blame
00:49:00 - It's not right or wrong
High Performance Mindset with Reiner Kraft
Managing your mind. It’s not something I thought you could do, or would need to do. But after chatting with Reiner Kraft, I think doing so can have a profound impact on bringing focus and increasing performance.
Reiner shares his journey of becoming aware of mindfulness to now helping others to manage their minds with data and through coaching.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Reiner Kraft:
https://linkedin.com/in/reiner
https://www.themindfulleader.net
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3uuWfXcVNWOG1g59f9520Q
Epigenetics:
https://www.epigenetikpraxis.de
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Work Culture USA VS EU
00:00:25 - Career path
00:01:32 - Changing Your Work environment
00:02:31 - Stress & Mindfulness
00:04:06 - Working culture in Europe
00:07:25 - Pressure at work
00:12:56 - A state of flow
00:17:04 - Measuring present awareness
00:20:05 - Becoming more mindful
00:27:46 - Mental work vs. physical work
00:32:59 - Growing up and focusing
00:37:56 - Influence of technology on body and mind
00:43:39 - Performance of the mind and body
00:49:44 - Changing your lifestyle
00:54:39 - Outro
AmA: Personal Development, Podcast Goals & More with Patrick Akil
We're back with another AmA episode! 🙌
Or is this the first one? 🤔
Tons of great questions and a very special guest jumps in here and there as well!
The man with many names, my friend and producer: Roald Willemsen
🎙Enjoy! 🤗
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/srJp0N9_iLc
New episodes every Wednesday with me 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:47 - If you could start your career over what would you do differently?
00:05:00 - How valuable did you find the podcast in terms of personal development and giving back to the community?
00:05:07 - Personal Development
00:10:07 - Giving back to the community
00:11:49 - What’s next for the podcast?
00:13:05 - Patrick Akil Podcast
00:14:55 - Are you a native English speaker?
00:17:33 - How much do you work remote and how much do you go to the office?
00:20:31 - If you couldn’t do the podcast anymore what would you do?
00:22:17 - How does a new software engineer make themselves valuable as an employee in this era of AI and machine learning?
00:27:12 - As a software engineer, what is the one thing you'll never actually want to do?
00:29:23 - Who or what has inspired you in your career?
00:33:53 - How would your 10 year old self react to what you are doing now?
00:35:14 - What do you remember most about your first job?
00:43:53 - Outro
Changing Culture, Career Insights and Outcomes with Jason Lengstorf
Our 100th episode special with Jason Lengstorf!
It's been a while since we've done an in-person episode, but Jason happened to be in the neighbourhood, so we made it happen 🙌
We had a blast and kept rolling longer than usual with exciting discussions on various topics 🚀
Thank you so much for tuning in for this milestone episode, I truly appreciate your support! 🤗
Connect with Jason Lengstorf:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jlengstorf
https://twitter.com/jlengstorf
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnty0z0pNRDgnuoirYXnC5A
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/RNW7S9U7VkA
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:37 - Live podcasts
00:01:48 - In person podcasts
00:03:15 - Public speaking
00:05:28 - Finding your topic
00:07:21 - Preventing a burnout
00:11:48 - Work-life balance
00:15:01 - Creative outlets
00:16:38 - Different ways to consume information
00:19:41 - Authenticity and integrity
00:22:35 - Relationships throughout your career
00:25:23 - Type of work and the scale of the organisation
00:31:27 - Mapping out your core values
00:36:10 - Understanding the politics of an organization
00:39:57 - The challenges with big organisations
00:42:37 - Strategically levering relationships
00:44:45 - Stress and weird behaviour
00:48:37 - Big picture thinking
00:52:22 - Outcomes vs output
00:57:00 - Culture and marketing
01:04:08 - Engaging media
01:15:48 - Company cultures
01:19:43 - Changing perception
01:23:48 - Amazing USPs
01:32:32 - Customer value
01:37:54 - Come build with me
01:41:36 - Streaming in front of people
01:47:27 - Riding the waves
01:50:17 - Big thank you!
Main vs. Side Hustle, Work Ethic and Leveling Up with Vanessa Sanyauke
What started out as a passion project turned into a full-fledged global organization for Vanessa Sanyauke. She shares how to level up in your career, set realistic expectations and how she started
a side hustle which later became her main hustle.
What really stuck with me is how far hard work and dedication can bring you, but not without sacrifice.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Vanessa Sanyauke:
https://www.vanessasanyauke.com
https://linkedin.com/in/vanessa-chiedza-sanyauke-9b41171a
https://twitter.com/vanessasanyauke
https://www.girlstalklondon.com
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/NFALtI3_vcA
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil! Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - Remote working internationally
00:01:58 - Working from the office
00:02:28 - Raising investment
00:03:14 - Controlling your nerves while pitching
00:03:59 - Minorities and the chance of getting funded
00:04:31 - Day to day Business
00:05:48 - Running a global organisation
00:06:57 - Challenges of running a global organisation
00:09:12 - Remote working vs in-person working
00:10:10 - Building a community
00:13:01 - Ethics around picking your sponsorships
00:15:43 - Building a network
00:17:13 - Companies and networking
00:19:13 - Starting your career
00:22:23 - Talking with people
00:23:23 - Leveling up in your career
00:24:49 - Working for yourself
00:27:31 - Starting a side hustle
00:29:12 - Preventing a burnout
00:33:03 - How to say NO?
00:36:26 - Invest in yourself
00:39:38 - Work ethic
00:44:04 - Outro
ChatGPT, Research vs. Experience and Teamwork with Forrest Knight
Forrest Knight shares how his perspective towards ChatGPT has shifted as we discuss the benefits of having AI as a team member, its place in a team, and the tasks that AI can handle.
Next to that we cover the benefits of working in a team in comparison to working on personal projects, the value of creating, and the differences between learning from research and experience.
You’ll really like this one!
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Forrest Knight:
https://youtube.com/c/@fknight
https://twitter.com/forrestpknight
https://www.linkedin.com/in/forrestpknight
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - ChatGPT
00:02:10 - Coding with ChatGPT
00:03:04 - What kind of tool is ChatGPT?
00:09:00 - ChatGPT as Team Member
00:10:08 - AI's Place in the Team
00:12:35 - Tasks for AI
00:17:07 - Research in Content Creation
00:21:04 - Coding outside of work
00:27:39 - Benefits of working in a team
00:31:19 - Asking for help inside a team
00:36:09 - Scheduling Research
00:41:22 - Working by yourself VS working in a Team
00:43:49 - Changing Workflows
00:48:22 - Research, experience and learning
00:49:27 - The Value of Creating
00:51:59 - Don't be afraid of AI
00:53:13 - Outro
Personal Development, Goals and Career with Milan Milanović
Milan Milanović shares his structured approach to personal development. A fundamental aspect of that is personal goals. He explains why setting the right goals is crucial for success, and how to sustainably achieve them over time.
Next to that, we touch upon the significance of mentoring and coaching and how a regular cadence can accelerate your personal development and career growth.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Milan Milanović:
https://milan.milanovic.org
https://www.linkedin.com/in/milanmilanovic
https://twitter.com/milan_milanovic
Full episode on YouTube ▶️ https://youtu.be/vW3w3CWyI7w
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Milan is an avid reader
00:02:27 - Putting theory into practise
00:04:43 - How Milan organizes knowledge
00:06:33 - Finding your life path
00:09:19 - Ikigai
00:12:19 - Companies should invest in your growth
00:13:57 - Measurable goals
00:16:39 - Patrick's experience with goals
00:18:42 - Where will you be in 5 years?
00:19:59 - How to find a mentor or coach
00:21:20 - Mentoring process
00:23:49 - The benefits of mentors and coaches
00:25:02 - Soft skills are necessary
00:27:50 - Milan's love for hands-on tech
00:31:59 - Milan's 5 year plan
00:33:08 - Inspiration vs. output
00:35:04 - Passion and opportunity
00:37:15 - Sustainable work
00:38:00 - Condensing content and sharing
00:41:12 - Patrick's horrible note taking system
00:44:05 - Systems are better than goals
00:46:02 - Consistency > motivation
Data Analytics, Building a Product and Big Data with Alex Freberg
Alex Freberg comes on and shares his experience of pursuing content creation and consultancy full-time, along with the thought process behind his decision.
Additionally, he gives us a little sneak peek into the product he's building with his startup.
We also discuss the various analyst roles you might come across and what the differences are between them.
Finally, we touch on big data challenges and the best practices for companies to collect and store data effectively.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Alex Freberg:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-freberg
https://www.youtube.com/@alextheanalyst
https://twitter.com/Alex_TheAnalyst
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/y6EDBUNS_UI
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - Alex is a dad and husband first
00:01:11 - Quitting a stable job
00:03:10 - Hyperbolic concerns
00:04:15 - Alex had a YT channel reviewing watches
00:05:09 - Where did Alex the analyst come from?
00:06:43 - Data analyst vs. Business analyst
00:08:39 - Every company is different
00:09:40 - Generalist vs. Specialist
00:12:34 - Alex's passion for education
00:13:59 - 1-1 sessions vs. YouTube
00:15:08 - Re-evaluating priorities
00:18:05 - Saying no
00:18:49 - Alex's startup
00:21:00 - The best client to work with
00:23:27 - Things don't go perfectly
00:24:39 - Feeling part of the team
00:25:27 - Learning collaboratively
00:26:17 - What happens post go-live?
00:27:37 - An authentic feeling
00:29:57 - Saying NO to sponsorships
00:31:06 - Sponsorships gone bad
00:33:27 - Great sponsorships and collaborations
00:34:44 - Patrick's take on Udemy
00:35:48 - What data to collect and store
00:37:54 - Issues with storing data you don't use
00:39:55 - No company has perfect data
00:41:13 - YOU CAN DO IT!
Changing Careers, Listening and Podcasting with Bart Farrell
Probably the most fun conversation I’ve had while having the most connectivity issues 😂
Hopefully nothing noticeable :)
Bart Farrell comes on and shares his non-linear journey to the tech industry. I love how he leverages his previous experience in what he does now and isn’t afraid to jump into the unknown.
Next to that, we discuss our learnings from having had many conversations with different. Listening is one of the key takeaways there.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Bart Farrell:
https://twitter.com/birthmarkbart
https://www.linkedin.com/in/bart-farrell
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/qAvZ1gBg3eU
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Bart's non-linear path to the tech industry
00:02:15 - Bart's YouTube channel
00:04:06 - Teaching and organising events
00:06:25 - Changing careers in Bart's environment
00:09:09 - Leveraging previous experience
00:11:00 - Baby steps
00:11:55 - Breaking things down into small pieces
00:15:16 - Patrick's podcasting journey
00:17:02 - Starting vs. Finishing
00:19:38 - Grinding it out
00:20:37 - Self reflection
00:22:48 - What Patrick has learned through talking to people
00:24:24 - Creating great environments
00:26:31 - Training for listening
00:29:02 - Listening as conference topic
00:30:38 - The feeling of being heard
00:32:25 - Powerful silences
00:34:50 - Podcasts we've listened to
00:37:04 - Why are people listening?
00:38:30 - Bart loves Ear Hustle
00:40:02 - Making notes while listening
00:41:38 - Facing imposter syndrome
00:44:28 - Suffering from not knowing
00:46:16 - Mentoring & Feedback
00:48:46 - Bouncing perceptions
00:51:10 - Bart has his calendly link open
00:53:44 - Truly helping people
Platform Engineering & Platform as a Product with Luca Galante
What is Platform Engineering, why does it exist and why should you care? Those are the main questions we discuss in this episode and who better to do that with than Luca Galante 🙌
He shares his journey with platform engineering, the different flavours he's seen in organisations and how the DevOps is dead controversy developed.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Luca Galante:
https://twitter.com/luca_cloud
https://linkedin.com/in/luca-galante
More on Platform Engineering:
https://platformengineering.org
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/x8kDNO1Pjc0
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - How Luca got into Platform Engineering
00:04:01 - Shared identity
00:07:00 - What is platform engineering?
00:08:35 - Platform as a product
00:11:34 - Platform team structures
00:14:42 - The right level of abstraction
00:17:02 - Frustration in complex landscapes
00:18:46 - Ideal starting point for platform teams
00:21:23 - Platform teams competing
00:24:32 - Falling in love with your platform
00:26:09 - Managed solutions
00:28:31 - Blueprints and reference architectures
00:31:22 - Being sustainable
00:33:19 - Zero to one and one+ people
00:35:45 - No platform team yet?
00:38:14 - Tragedy of the commons
00:40:05 - Why platform initiatives fail
00:42:13 - Technical product owners
00:45:05 - Feedback & solving real problems
00:47:02 - The DevOps is dead controversy
00:50:32 - DevOps is dead booth on KubeCon
00:53:26 - Having a healthy conversation
Knowledge Sharing through Writing with Luca Rossi
I know many developers that blog, or have ever thought of blogging. I’m in that group as well.
But the people I know that have turned writing into their full-time gig is a lot smaller.
Luca Rossi belongs to that group and he comes on to share how he started refactoring.club, how he optimised his process and also what challenges he faces: ivory tower writing, solo perspective and being a liability to name a few.
I’m happy to have had such an open and honest conversation with him about his process, learnings and these challenges. I’m sure you’ll love it!
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Luca Rossi:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucaronin
https://twitter.com/lucaronin
https://refactoring.club
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/ZkU1TZU0d8s
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Flexible schedules
00:02:15 - Accountable to deliver
00:03:34 - How Luca started his newsletter
00:05:54 - Newsletters that inspired Luca
00:07:30 - Deciding to write full-time
00:09:20 - How people find Luca's newsletter
00:11:19 - Getting feedback
00:12:42 - Finding your niche
00:16:16 - Connecting with the person
00:17:46 - Editing the podcast episodes
00:18:57 - Tying feedback to your vision
00:20:18 - Advice & feedback that stuck with Luca
00:22:07 - Skills you develop while writing full-time
00:24:36 - Should engineers write?
00:26:39 - Writing to stand the test of time
00:30:03 - Staying away from ivory tower writing
00:32:36 - The challenges of a single perspective
00:35:04 - Luca's optimized writing process
00:38:54 - Increasing quality incrementally
00:40:30 - quality AND consistency
00:42:19 - to push or go easy on yourself
00:43:21 - Conversations can energize you
00:44:49 - long-term planning vs. enjoying the ride
00:46:13 - Treating the newsletter like a product
Ethics, Values, and Layoffs in Big Tech with Dorothea Baur
Can companies afford ethics in bad times? Looking at the recent mass layoffs in big tech, it looks like they couldn't.
Dorothea Baur shares how she combines ethics and strategy to bring value to organisations. Next to that, we discuss the relationship between ethics, purpose and company values. Through this lens, we discuss the reputational damage of the big tech layoffs.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Dorothea Baur:
https://baurconsulting.ch
https://twitter.com/DorotheaBaur
https://linkedin.com/in/dorotheabaur
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/KxS2THT7rM4
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
0:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - The sea of fog in Switzerland
00:03:12 - Dorothea's day to day
00:04:06 - Synthetic media and plagiarism
00:06:24 - The EU AI Act
00:07:52 - Dorothea is an Ethics Strategy Consultant
00:09:07 - Combining Ethics and Strategy
00:10:45 - Company Values and Ethics
00:13:13 - Ethics and Core Business
00:16:02 - Interpretation of Ethics
00:18:08 - What is fair?
00:19:55 - Making money from ethical actions
00:21:57 - Ethics help create a strong culture
00:23:21 - Purpose
00:25:14 - Younger generations care about purpose
00:27:56 - Awareness of world impact
00:29:42 - Patrick lives under a rock
00:30:29 - Ethically sound and integrity
00:33:49 - Incentives and Ethics
00:34:58 - Layoffs in Big Tech
00:37:09 - Using the law to your advantage in firing people
00:39:00 - Can companies afford ethics?
00:41:25 - Reputational damage
00:42:43 - Employee protection & gaps in regulations
00:45:22 - The impact of ChatGPT
00:48:47 - Rounding off
Kubernetes, DevOps and SRE the right way with Nana Janashia
What stuck with me from this chat with Nana is that curiosity and hunger for learning & sharing will bring you further than anything else.
In her case, learning Kubernetes and AWS and sharing that knowledge eventually lead to becoming Docker Captain, AWS Hero & CNCF Ambassador.
Those were never goals, but always a result of focussing on efforts.
In doing so she managed to grow a YouTube community of 700k subs.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Nana Janashia:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nana-janashia
https://twitter.com/Njuchi_
https://www.techworld-with-nana.com
https://www.youtube.com/c/techworldwithnana
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/KFZjl1gofXs
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:31 - Who does what on the YouTube channel
00:00:59 - How Nana started on YouTube
00:03:15 - Split responsibilities
00:04:34 - How Nana got into DevOps technologies
00:08:19 - Nana's first Kubernetes experience
00:13:47 - Accommodating for requirements
00:14:30 - Trial and error with Kubernetes early on
00:16:10 - How to make it run & how to make it right
00:20:46 - How Nana stays on top of production level knowledge
00:25:56 - Nana's love for teaching and simplifying
00:29:20 - The difference between DevOps and SRE
00:33:07 - SRE and DevOps engineers in teams
00:36:55 - Cloud Engineers in a seperate team
00:38:44 - Different solutions
00:39:31 - the DevOps is dead controversy
00:42:00 - Docker Captain, AWS hero and CNCF ambassador
00:43:21 - Nana's YouTube channel goals
00:44:56 - Focussing on efforts
00:46:03 - Nana's early in career advice
00:48:04 - You take learnings with you
00:51:29 - Curiosity and learning new things
Q&A: First Job Advice & Tips and Skills vs. Degree with Patrick Akil
We're back with another Q&A episode! 🙌
Had a blast answering your questions 😁
Let me know if I should do more of these 💬
Xebia Essentials: Resource about Software Development Done Right (not for sale):
https://essentials.xebia.com/cards
Books & Resources by Pat Kua:
https://www.patkua.com/blog/book-recommendations-by-engineering-leaders
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/IqcFUeOJ3qE
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Getting ready
00:00:39 - What was your first software development job experience?
00:04:22 - Do you have any tips or advice for new engineers entering the field?
00:07:39 - Is a degree actually required, or are skills enough?
00:09:50 - Drink water advice
00:09:59 - How does a junior developer get their first job?
00:13:39 - What books / resources would you recommend to improve problem solving?
00:17:13 - What resources and practises did you use to improve your problem solving skills?
00:20:42 - What motivates you in your career?
00:24:14 - What is some of the best advice you’ve ever gotten on the podcast?
00:28:38 - What is your new year's resolution for the podcast?
00:30:49 - How do you stay motivated in doing the podcast?
00:32:21 - Do you think you will ever run out of topics for the podcast?
00:34:30 - What is your advice for those that are thinking of starting a podcast?
00:36:19 - Who is your main inspiration in life?
00:38:06 - Mic drop
A Career as Manager with Wim den Besten
“If people see you as a leader in a good way, then you’re doing a good job as a manager”
Having been a manager at Oracle for 20+ years, Wim shares his unique experience on leadership, how to inspire and how to add value as a manager.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Wim den Besten:
https://www.wimdenbesten.nl
https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-den-besten-9635b4
https://twitter.com/wimdenbesten
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/hXvytR0UuiA
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Investing in people
00:01:35 - Early learnings as manager
00:03:59 - Wim's advice to managers & leaders
00:06:16 - Situational Coaching
00:08:08 - Hiring for diversity
00:13:03 - The next step for someone
00:17:33 - How to inspire people
00:19:44 - Dealing with people
00:22:26 - Wim's drive as manager
00:25:49 - Not being able to add value
00:27:48 - Hard times and pressure
00:29:30 - Transparency and honesty
00:32:47 - Delegating
00:34:35 - Decision making
00:36:54 - Micromanagement
00:39:11 - Getting feedback as manager
00:42:33 - Salary conversations
Rememberable Presentations and Personal Branding with Sabine Wojcieszak
Sabine shares how to give presentations people will remember. How to leverage storytelling, stay authentic and create your content in a goal-oriented way.
On top of that we discuss the importance of personal branding and being more visible. Both for employees and organisations.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Sabine Wojcieszak:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabineberneckerbendixen
https://twitter.com/SabineBendixen
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/SV6tneTIdSE
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:32 - Personal branding becoming more important
00:04:10 - A company can have multiple faces
00:05:30 - Bad preparation
00:07:49 - 2 perspectives on a presentation
00:09:29 - The presentation is for the audience
00:10:47 - Finding a sparring partner
00:12:28 - How important is the storyline?
00:13:51 - Visuals are what we remember
00:15:51 - 2 usecases for slides
00:17:50 - What people struggle with in public speaking
00:19:45 - Human beings on stage
00:20:49 - Nervousness
00:22:24 - Being authentic on stage
00:24:42 - Looking outside in
00:25:41 - Should everyone be more visible?
00:26:37 - Sabine's love for presentations
00:28:16 - Sabine's first conference talk
00:29:29 - Getting feedback
00:30:55 - What feedback has stuck with Sabine
00:34:06 - Team goals vs. personal goals
00:36:46 - Transparency
00:37:32 - How can organisations facilitate more w.r.t. personal branding?
00:40:58 - Just try it
Job vs. Career, Content Creation & Motivation with James Q Quick
James shares how developer advocacy experience and content creation has helped him throughout his career, especially early on. Next to that, we discuss the difference between a job and a career, motivation and passion.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with James Q Quick:
https://www.jamesqquick.com
https://twitter.com/jamesqquick
https://www.learnbuildteach.com
https://www.youtube.com/@JamesQQuick
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/tdvuAbc7P7U
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Finding your voice
00:01:41 - James's experience as evangelist
00:03:05 - Content strategies
00:04:57 - Consistency vs. Quality
00:07:08 - Listening to feedback
00:10:56 - Feedback that has stuck with James
00:15:44 - James's early in career experience
00:19:29 - Job vs. Career
00:20:42 - Comparing yourself to others
00:26:35 - From evangelist to full-time programming
00:29:51 - Stepping away from the developer role
00:32:07 - Content creators are at the forefront
00:36:56 - Advocating for yourself
00:37:44 - Work ethic
00:40:20 - Work life balance
00:44:10 - Flexibility and overworking
00:48:02 - Advice for early in career in tech
00:50:37 - Changing teams and companies
00:53:40 - Make sure you're happy
00:56:16 - Last thoughts
SexTech Startup with Emilie Wiersma
Tailoring to a user group which hasn't traditionally been tailored much to, Emilie aims to create the biggest sex-positive marketplace in the world with Konfettie!
Like any other founder, she's had to overcome challenges, but not everyone deals with being slandered and banned from social media. The way she picks back up in the face of adversity is admirable and I'm really happy she's sharing her learnings along the way.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Emilie Wiersma:
https://nl.linkedin.com/in/emiliewiersma
https://twitter.com/sextechsavvy
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Pz3xe4Y10cA
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Emilie has 3 mentors
00:03:47 - Emilie's first business
00:05:24 - Not working for a boss
00:06:37 - Creating fantasies for people
00:09:37 - Sex toys are unregulated
00:11:14 - Etsy and censorship
00:14:10 - Cheap materials
00:15:07 - Onboarding sellers on Konfettie
00:16:23 - Issues with products
00:17:46 - How to set up a marketplace
00:18:48 - Failing to deliver
00:19:57 - Everything custom
00:21:17 - People don't know what they want
00:24:15 - Emilie was doing everything
00:26:02 - Getting kicked off of social media
00:28:37 - Sex toy collectors
00:30:41 - Marketing that doesn't scale
00:33:04 - Airbnb was funded with cereal boxes
00:34:07 - Smut Slam
00:36:18 - Finding a co-founder
00:39:14 - Investment rounds
00:42:22 - Different dynamics with a team
00:44:18 - It's just a company
00:45:54 - Listening to customer feedback
00:50:34 - What is the end goal?
Dedicated Teams, Autonomy and Effectiveness with Serge Beaumont
“What people want the most is to be useful, be effective and have an impact on the world. The specific responsibilities that come with it, tend not to be as important as that.“
Serge Beaumont shares how to achieve dedicated teams, the importance of autonomy and how to be effective together.
A great listen for those that love effective teams!
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Serge Beaumont:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sergebeaumont
https://mobile.twitter.com/sbeaumont
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/bfEA96mGe1A
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - 20 projects
00:01:18 - Unclear priorities
00:04:50 - Teams and common goals
00:06:18 - Sociocracy 3.0 Delegation Canvas
00:07:52 - Delegating power
00:11:21 - Who are we as a team?
00:13:04 - Clarity and responsibilities
00:15:11 - Sanitisation canvas
00:18:54 - Role and Soul
00:23:09 - Responsibility and accountability
00:25:01 - Why does scrum only have 3 roles?
00:29:04 - Shared mental model
00:31:42 - Teams that are big
00:34:44 - Autonomy
00:36:17 - Partitioning a team
00:39:17 - Technical autonomy gone wrong
00:41:27 - Loose coupling
00:43:17 - Falling back to old behaviour
00:45:17 - Agile transformation at bol.com
00:48:30 - Leadership vision
00:50:33 - Keepers of the culture
00:52:22 - Lack of mandate
00:53:53 - Psychological safety
00:54:50 - Fear is the great killer
00:56:29 - How interesting
Open Core, Pricing and AI product development with Dat Tran
Dat Tran shares how he co-founded Priceloop, what problem it solves and how he's choosing to open source the core product.
I've seen more and more organisations choose this open core strategy. It removes lots of the hurdles for customer and developer adoption. On top of that, you join forces / create a community to make the product better.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Dat Tran:
https://dat-tran.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dat-tran-a1602320
https://twitter.com/datitran
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/5DbJhv7ikIk
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Playing around with ChatGPT
00:02:11 - ChatGPT is a building block
00:03:38 - AI Product Development
00:08:05 - What problems does Priceloop solve
00:14:49 - Different visualisations than spreadsheets
00:20:02 - Building the right thing
00:24:31 - Open sourcing the code
00:31:26 - What parts are still closed source?
00:34:14 - Managing services
00:36:04 - Sticking to your core
00:37:15 - The open core model
00:40:37 - How much time is spent on coding as CTO
00:44:26 - Hiring the first person
00:47:46 - How did Dat grow his network
00:53:47 - Dat wants more tech founders from Europe
A Career as Tech Lead or Engineering Manager with Patrick Kua
Engineers can get promoted to leadership positions without knowing what is expected of them. It's less of the same and more of a sidestep.
Pat Kua and I discuss the tech lead and engineering manager roles and what makes a person effective being in that role. On top of that we give perspective for people interested in those positions.
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Pat Kua:
https://www.patkua.com
https://twitter.com/patkua
https://www.linkedin.com/in/patkua
Pat's newsletter:
https://levelup.patkua.com
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/QMS4anI_oJo
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - Different problems in coaching CTOs
00:02:08 - Problems when it comes to team structure
00:03:47 - Coaching aspects
00:06:14 - The tech lead and engineering manager paths are sidesteps
00:08:21 - Mismatch in expectations
00:10:05 - Skills a tech lead requires
00:12:54 - Dealing with people
00:16:44 - Communication challenges
00:18:13 - When is the right time to step into a leadership position?
00:20:51 - Leadership positions are not for everyone
00:23:42 - Learning from others
00:26:21 - Relationship between tech lead and engineering manager
00:31:58 - Pitfall of splitting tech lead and engineering manager
00:34:27 - Conversations about roles and responsibilities
00:36:51 - Leadership teams
00:37:43 - Who is responsible for team effectiveness?
00:40:23 - Pat's favourite role in the past
00:43:47 - Figuring out what you like and dislike doing
00:44:46 - What do you want to do?
00:46:54 - Growth mindset
Diversity, Inclusion and Work Culture in Asia with Priska Burkard
A diverse work culture is what companies are striving for to gain an edge in innovation and to stand out as workplace environment. However, this is easier said than done.
Priska and I explore the diversity and inclusion she's seen in the Asian work culture in comparison to the European work culture. On top of that, she shares her advice to organisations in hiring and accommodating for a diverse work environment.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Priska Burkard:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/priskaburkard
https://techface.ch
https://twitter.com/pm_burkard
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/bTQ7ZWOZz8w
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - Priska's experience in Asia
00:02:21 - Differences in the Asian work culture
00:06:04 - Education in Asia
00:06:37 - Diversity differences with Asia
00:11:20 - How organisations can grow to be more diverse
00:14:22 - Offering flexibility for your employees
00:17:47 - Transparent and honest work culture
00:18:35 - Diversity starts in hiring
00:23:25 - Opportunities for women vs. men
00:27:04 - Changing company culture
00:29:09 - Inclusion vs. deadlines
00:31:26 - Diversity from an outside perspective
00:37:01 - Organisations need to distinguish themselves
00:38:19 - How to grow your network
00:44:15 - Final thoughts
Mental Health Problems and Conference Talks with Stacy Cashmore
Mental health is often overlooked until it's too late. When that happens, it's a long way back to recovery.
Stacy Cashmore shares her story involving mental health problems and how trusting people and asking for help will lead you to a better state mentally.
Finding out what works for you and accommodating for yourself should not make you feel bad. It's completely healthy to look after and take care of your mental health.
My favourite quote:
"Everybody has mental health. Some people have mental health problems, but EVERYBODY has mental health and if you don't look after your mental health then you're going to get mental health problems"
Enjoy! 🎙
Connect with Stacy Cashmore:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacycash
https://twitter.com/Stacy_Cash
https://www.twitch.tv/stacyclouds
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Yrd3RGEMb-Y
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:42 - Relistening to yourself
00:03:01 - Not recognising yourself on screen
00:05:24 - Speaking in front of a big audience
00:07:28 - Anxious before going on stage
00:09:27 - Struggling at work and at home
00:11:23 - Attending Techorama lead to Stacy's first conference talk
00:19:44 - Committing to do something
00:21:49 - Metal health issues from a young age
00:24:30 - Mentally and physically running out of steam
00:25:28 - Reaching out for help
00:28:38 - Taking care of your mental health
00:33:10 - How people want to be interacted with
00:36:02 - Acommodating for your mental health
00:37:53 - Taking care of yourself and saying no
00:41:25 - Stacy's therapist gave her an order
00:44:37 - The people that guard us from doing too much
00:46:41 - Not overstepping boundaries
00:48:41 - How to ask for help for your mental health
00:52:39 - Find what works for you
00:56:12 - Someone that can give you support
Q&A: Podcasting, tech layoffs and first job as developer with Patrick Akil
First of its kind on the beyond coding podcast, an episode with just me answering your questions.
Let me know if I should do more of these 💬
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/Q6VJg98ERoU
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:43 - Should I go for a master's degree in computer science?
00:02:35 - How do I get my first job in the tech market?
00:04:35 - Why don't you tweet more?
00:04:50 - How do new engineers entering the tech field cope with the recent layoffs from companies?
00:07:05 - Favorite podcast episode so far? :)
00:08:13 - Hi Patrick, would love to know what was the inspiration behind the podcast?
00:11:33 - Podcast names we didn't end up going with
00:12:19 - Back to how we created the podcast
00:17:59 - Committing to the podcast too quickly
00:19:20 - Curious to know what goes into creating a podcast episode
00:23:25 - When is person X coming on? :(
00:23:51 - What’s your favorite podcast?
00:25:24 - What’s it like being a guest on a podcast?
00:26:40 - What’s your take on hiring in tech?
00:28:53 - Do you hate your own voice?
00:29:56 - How did you get into software development?
00:40:05 - Wrapping up
Product, Relationships and Teamwork with Chiedza Muguti
Product Leadership has always been a topic that I've found interesting and wanted to explore more of. Pair that together with the wonderful Chiedza Muguti and you have an amazing episode! 😊
She is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to product, leadership, teamwork and more! Had an amazing time learning from her and I finished this episode feeling energised and inspired.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Chiedza Muguti:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiedzamuguti
https://twitter.com/chiedzajm
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/i5t4PlGvYmI
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Product Leadership
00:04:56 - Challenges in inspiring people
00:06:51 - How to get comfortable when you're uncomfortable
00:09:45 - The effect of how you come across as leader
00:10:57 - Piling up emotions
00:13:56 - How to get effective teams
00:16:27 - Who is responsible for effective teams?
00:19:14 - How to manage deadlines and pressure
00:22:43 - When are things flashing amber?
00:26:19 - Moving from business analyst to product owner
00:32:27 - Familiarising yourself with a domain
00:36:16 - How to prioritise value as PO
00:41:16 - Challenging value and priority
00:44:22 - Not overcomplicating solutions
00:46:44 - technoloby problems are business problems
00:49:30 - Issues with big teams
00:54:39 - Investing in relationships
00:58:22 - Success is in your environment
Coaching, Listening and Leadership with Sumit Gupta
This episode is all about coaching and leadership. If you want to get better at either of those, this is the episode for you. 🙌
Sumit shares the value of having a personal coach, how listening is a gift and how each coaching skill is also a leadership skill.
My favourite learning is how he breaks down communication into different conversations. Doing so allows you to focus on which conversations are most challenging for you, and get better at having them.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Sumit Gupta:
https://linkedin.com/in/sumit4all
https://www.deployyourself.com
https://twitter.com/sumitgupta4all
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/iDVY07k9SNs
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Why Sumit coaches people?
00:02:21 - Sumit's journey with Entrepreneurship
00:03:59 - From creating software to helping people
00:08:27 - Realising you can do anything
00:10:29 - How to inspire and motivate
00:11:58 - The value of a personal coach
00:16:07 - How do you create a safe space?
00:20:07 - Leaders being open and vulnerable
00:24:05 - 100% transparency and openness
00:30:06 - Allowing others to contribute
00:32:15 - Gradually taking on leadership responsibilities
00:35:47 - Can leadership be learned or taught?
00:39:15 - No judgements and nothing is negative
00:42:54 - How do you get better at coaching?
00:44:43 - coaching and leadership skills
00:49:13 - Asking for help
00:51:21 - Leadership is about giving
Tech Startups, SaaS and Funding with Denise Edwards
Denise Edwards comes on to share how to find the right team, the right product, scale correctly, get funding and much more.
If you've ever had thoughts of starting your own business like me, I'm sure you will love this episode.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Denise Edwards:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsdenise
https://twitter.com/deniseedwardsco
https://saaslaunch.io
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/-wavaCe3LDQ
OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:36 - Giving presentations and growing
00:04:16 - From sales to owning a business
00:11:35 - Why B2B SaaS startups?
00:14:49 - How to find co-founders
00:17:58 - Hiring and forming a team
00:24:52 - When to stop building and start selling
00:27:48 - Incorporating feedback and fixing bugs
00:30:26 - Getting your first customers
00:33:14 - Why 90% of startups fail
00:35:48 - Falling in love with your own ideas
00:42:36 - How to scale your solution
00:48:24 - Hire just before it becomes a problem
00:52:16 - How to get funding
00:56:54 - Unnecessary spending in a startup
00:59:12 - Pitching to investors and who pitches?
01:04:37 - Don't be afraid to get help
From Ideas to Games and Products with Rosemary Lokhorst
“Ideas are a dime a dozen. People who implement them are priceless.”
- Mary Kay Ash
In my view, this still holds true. But how do you execute and turn an idea into a product, or even a game?
This episode with Rosemary Lokhorst covers exactly that.
What I admire about her is she doesn’t shy away from things she’s never done before, or things that have never been done before.
Enjoy 🎙
Connect with Rosemary Lokhorst
https://linkedin.com/in/lokhorst
https://twitter.com/lokhorstr
http://lokhorst.com
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/wveVo_CW2JM
Falling in Love with Web Development with Kyle Cook from Web Dev Simplified
If you’ve gone on YouTube and searched how to get stuff done in web development, chances are you’ve come across Kyle Cook from web dev simplified. He’s put up an incredible catalog of videos to simplify web development, for free.
What’s really cool is he started off teaching himself web development after falling in love with it. From there, his fundamental knowledge has grown through teaching others.
Some of the topics we cover this episode:
☑️ Kyle’s journey to web dev
☑️ Starting from scratch as developer
☑️ How Kyle’s YouTube channel came to be
☑️ The importance of core Javascript
☑️ The future of frontend development
Enjoy!🎙
Connect with Kyle Cook:
https://www.youtube.com/c/webdevsimplified
https://twitter.com/DevSimplified
https://courses.webdevsimplified.com
New episodes every Wednesday with our host 🎙Patrick Akil!
Big shoutout to Xebia for making this episode possible!
Full episode on YouTube ▶️
https://youtu.be/F7XGddoTxrA