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A podcast by madewithlove where we hang out with interesting technology leaders, or have discussions about a variety of topics related to engineering or product management, just between us.
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Hiring & retaining talent with Simone Eret

PulseJan 24, 2023

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On the Evolution of Technical Teams with Steve Tauber

On the Evolution of Technical Teams with Steve Tauber

Today, Andreas and Steve talk about the Evolution of Technical roles in software teams. What does the ideal team look like? What is the role of the CTO, CEO, and VPoE? What is the role of the Engineering Manager? Do you need pods? What about shipping vertically? What happens with the CTO when the product or the team grows? Find out right away!

Jun 01, 202316:12
On technical debt with Jonas Drieghe

On technical debt with Jonas Drieghe

In this new Pulse podcast, Andreas Creten talks to his colleague Jonas Drieghe of madewithlove, a senior developer that excels in working in legacy code. They discuss the topic of technical debt in this episode.


Technical debt refers to suboptimal decisions made under the pressure of time, lack of knowledge, or skills, resulting in the difference between what was created and what could have been created in ideal circumstances.


Technical debt is categorized as managed or unmanaged, with the former being covered by tests and allowing for controlled changes. The latter is often invisible and can be like a black hole.


Managing technical debt properly is crucial because it can lead to more significant problems, such as the team leaving, creating a cascading problem that becomes a nightmare for a company. While engineers are closest to the issue, everyone is responsible for solving it. However, management teams often prioritize new features over technical debt, so allocating a percentage of time for engineers to work on technical debt can prevent it from becoming a significant obstacle to product development. It's important to differentiate between legacy code and technical debt, as not all legacy code needs to be fixed, but technical debt can hold back progress. The key is to focus on cleaning up the areas blocking progress while introducing new features.


Check out our other podcast episodes.

Apr 20, 202318:30
Employee lifetime value with Leslie Carr
Feb 23, 202316:31
Hiring & retaining talent with Simone Eret

Hiring & retaining talent with Simone Eret

Welcome to Pulse, the heartbeat of the SaaS software industry. Your host, Andreas Creten, CEO of madewithlove, is excited to bring you an interesting episode where he will be joined by Simone Eret, recruiting manager at madewithlove.

Together, they will unveil the secrets of hiring and retaining the best talent in the software industry. From the art of identifying the perfect candidates to the science of building a culture that keeps them engaged and motivated, they will take you on a journey. Whether you're a hiring manager, a team lead, or just someone looking to elevate your own hiring process, this episode is a must-listen. So, come along and join Andreas and Simone as they delve into the world of talent acquisition in the software industry.


The blogpost: https://madewithlove.com/blog/pulse-the-podcast/pulse-episode-9-hiring-and-retaining-talent-with-simone-eret/

Jan 24, 202315:55
Outdated documentation with Christophe Pasquier

Outdated documentation with Christophe Pasquier

In this episode of Pulse, Andreas talks with Christophe Pasquier, founder, and CEO of Slite, about documentation and its lifetime. They also discover a new startup idea when discussing managing and maintaining documentation. Sit back and enjoy the show if you want to get started with proper documentation!

Jan 05, 202318:20
About our brand new book: Free Range Management, with Steve Tauber

About our brand new book: Free Range Management, with Steve Tauber

This episode is a special one! Andreas and Steve talk about the book they recently wrote: Free Range Management. They outline the content, explain free range management, and share why they wrote this handy book.

More information on the book can be found on this page: https://freerange.management/


Dec 16, 202213:30
Technical Due Diligence with Johann Romefort

Technical Due Diligence with Johann Romefort

In this episode,  Andreas and Johann discuss the importance of conducting technical due diligence, the key components of the process, and how it can help startups make informed decisions. They both discuss their approach to technical due diligence with startups, broken product processes, and the evolution of technical roles (mainly that of the CTO). Enjoy!

If you are interested in more, check out Johann's checklist on preparing for tech due diligence.

Dec 09, 202218:29
Between Us - Remote retreats

Between Us - Remote retreats

In this episode, we’re not gonna discuss something technical like we usually do, but we’ll talk about remote retreats. Back in October, with madewithlove, we organized our first remote retreat, something we usually do in real life, but it was obviously not possible last year.

Mar 05, 202142:02
Mike Veerman

Mike Veerman

Mike Veerman is a software strategist from Belgium. He has tremendous experience in building products and managing engineering teams, and he will enlighten us on how things should be done to get the best results when building software. We'll also talk about a blog article he wrote last year, and that was heavily debated inside madewithlove.

Feb 10, 202154:45
Between Us - PHP

Between Us - PHP

In today's podcast, we're between us again, and we're gonna talk about that famous programming language called PHP. PHP has quite a long history already, and for some reason, it doesn't have a great reputation among some developers who consider it a thing of the past. So, is PHP still a thing? Or to be blunter, is PHP dead? To answer that question, I asked two of the best PHP people I know to join me today: Wouter Sioen and Jonas Drieghe, both software engineers at madewithlove, the latter slowly becoming a regular on this podcast.

Nov 07, 202057:47
Between Us - Refactoring

Between Us - Refactoring

In today's podcast, we don't have a guest, only madewithlove employees. We call that "Between Us" sessions and we discuss topics we deal with every day at madewithlove. Today, we're gonna dive into refactoring: what it is, when it should happen, and how it should happen. To talk about that, I'm lucky to have Jonas Drieghe with me, a software engineer at madewithlove, and Dimitri Van Lunter, an engineering manager, to also have a non-technical opinion on this critical, yet very common topic.
Sep 29, 202059:41
Jeremy Le Van

Jeremy Le Van

Jeremy Le Van is currently VP of Product at Cowboy but is mostly famous for being the co-founder of Sunrise, a calendar application that was acquired by Microsoft in 2015. He made most of his career so far in the USA, spending around 10 years between New York and San Francisco, but now he's back in Europe.
Jul 03, 202001:15:24
Pilot - Andreas Creten

Pilot - Andreas Creten

Andreas Creten is the co-founder and CEO of madewithlove, a web application development and technical consulting company based in Leuven, Belgium. Andreas has been working at madewithlove for 11 years and has been the CTO in 22+ companies and counting.

Nov 09, 201939:21