Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode.
Connect with Monika F. de Waal:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-de-waal
https://www.uniquesources.nl/nl/about-us
References:
Where I'm from activity | https://theinspiredclassroom.com/2019/04/where-im-from-poetry-activity/
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Finding more joy at work
00:03:17 - Childhood ambitions
00:05:50 - Curiosity and straight to the point
00:08:02 - 1-1 coaching
00:10:02 - Time and attention for people in teams
00:11:51 - Performing comes after trust
00:13:00 - Instant trust
00:15:05 - The responsibility as a facilitator
00:16:49 - The effects of leadership behaviour
00:19:42 - Local culture wins over global
00:23:20 - The things that bind us
00:24:32 - Diverse teams perform better, only with great leadership
00:26:56 - Business principles
00:28:48 - Different cultural behaviour
00:32:24 - Who needs to change?
00:33:55 - Toxic environments
00:36:20 - It's not my problem
00:38:52 - Allowing people to do it themselves
00:40:24 - Managing time and getting better at it
00:42:43 - Referring to colleagues
00:44:31 - Reacting to change
00:46:55 - Open up the conversation
00:48:32 - When God created men, she was only joking
Connect with Rustam Alashrafov:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rustama
Connect with Jethro Sloan:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdksloan
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:21 - Frequent performance reviews
00:03:36 - Working towards shared outcomes
00:06:26 - Working with OKRs
00:09:20 - Freedom of choice
00:12:14 - Promotions and favouritism
00:14:38 - Feeling heard
00:17:55 - Maximising happiness
00:20:57 - Aligning with a team
00:22:43 - Rewarding individual performance
00:24:57 - Challenges and motivation
00:27:09 - What can I do differently?
00:28:26 - Doing the bare minimum
00:31:37 - Expectations and change
00:34:31 - Underperformance and letting someone go
00:38:46 - Mass layoffs vs. the individual approach
00:42:58 - Taking responsibility
00:44:20 - Inequality and opening a dialog
00:46:53 - Should salaries be open and public?
00:50:28 - Salary secrecy
00:54:41 - Top performers
00:56:22 - Transparent business goals
00:58:09 - Final thoughts
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:36 - How to negotiate salary in an interview
00:05:43 - Knowing your numbers
00:07:34 - Landing your first job
00:11:16 - Balancing work, school and hobbies
00:15:33 - Working remotely abroad
00:20:47 - Developing tech skills and soft skills
00:25:26 - Seeing the business side as a Product Manager vs. as an engineer
00:30:11 - Learning large codebases
00:35:25 - How to get into AI as web developer
00:37:49 - Keeping your motivation as podcaster
00:42:55 - Thank you so much!
Connect with Anthony Alaribe:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-alaribe-293a41bb
https://twitter.com/tonialaribe
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:24 - Enhancing observability
00:01:37 - Huge production issue
00:04:08 - Orders are down, but why?
00:05:28 - Things we don't think of as developers
00:07:49 - Getting the first customer
00:09:26 - Finding a niche
00:11:54 - The fintech industry
00:14:10 - The problem of many separate teams
00:15:20 - Someone to hold you accountable
00:17:14 - Knowing the competitors in your niche and sharing it
00:20:42 - Filtering out what features you need
00:23:24 - Standard operating procedures
00:26:16 - Standardizing runbooks
00:28:35 - Multiple proven tracks to follow
00:31:05 - Anomaly detection and how to investigate
00:32:50 - Developer experience and tools
00:35:14 - We could build it better
00:36:04 - What works well at a bigger scale
00:39:55 - Analyzing your code and beyond
00:43:04 - Opportunities for improvement
00:44:50 - Most software is fast enough, or not?
00:47:27 - Automating ourselves away
Connect with Keki Mwaba:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keki-mwaba
https://www.expatcareerdevelopment.com
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - The tech market now
00:03:34 - Getting a first job is harder
00:06:45 - From cold calling to a job
00:09:05 - Not all roles are advertised
00:11:32 - Crafting an application
00:14:11 - Does resume format matter?
00:17:07 - Being intentional with your resume
00:19:09 - Share your story!
00:22:13 - Patrick's poll
00:23:56 - Network is most important
00:26:45 - Downsides of referral policies
00:28:08 - Quality or quantity approach
00:30:53 - Mapping out the market
00:33:18 - Follow-ups matter more than you think
00:36:20 - Do your research and be genuine
00:38:49 - Keki should start a podcast!!
Connect with Yonatan Ziv:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/yonatan-ziv
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Design and Developer pairing
00:03:24 - Separate design teams
00:06:45 - We are all users
00:09:30 - Incorporating feedback
00:12:51 - Data wins, but not always
00:15:11 - You have to have buy-in
00:17:17 - Testing your assumptions
00:18:58 - Fail fast from design
00:20:31 - Full-stack designer
00:22:39 - Design responsibilities
00:25:12 - Design feeding development
00:27:36 - Keeping product phases in mind
00:28:18 - Solo designer challenges
00:30:23 - Research takes so much time
00:32:50 - When design involves development
00:35:11 - Investing in team culture
00:37:24 - Staying in the same domain as designer
00:41:54 - User journey differences across industries
00:44:44 - The best design learning journey
Connect with Elias Nogueira:
https://linkedin.com/in/eliasnogueira
https://twitter.com/eliasnogueira
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OUTLINE:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:30 - Digital vs. Physical boards
00:02:59 - The value of facilitating
00:08:41 - Standardizing way of working
00:12:40 - Elias explains how software is delivered
00:15:40 - Shift-left testing
00:17:14 - Cutting corners
00:20:15 - Changes and issues can not be prevented
00:22:23 - Quality engineers
00:25:47 - All engineers need to know the product
00:28:35 - Fail fast and often
00:32:28 - Communication issues between product and engineering
00:37:25 - Product minded engineers
00:40:51 - Zero bug policy
00:43:13 - Bugs in games
00:44:34 - Saying no
00:47:34 - Outro
Explore the pitfalls of feature overload with Maarten, as we discuss why less is often more in product development. Learn the value of simplicity in software and how to avoid the common trap of adding too many features.
Connect with Maarten Dalmijn:
https://linkedin.com/in/maarten-dalmijn
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Maarten writing a movie script
00:02:41 - Maarten's journey in tech
00:05:19 - The value of staying with domains
00:07:28 - Learning about domains
00:09:16 - Perfect requirements don't exist
00:10:51 - Frankenstein products
00:12:11 - Removing features
00:14:27 - We hate losing stuff
00:16:04 - Simple software is hard
00:18:35 - Rapid A/B testing
00:19:48 - Throwing away code
00:21:01 - Humans are complex
00:22:16 - No one found out when we removed this
00:24:06 - Facilitating conversations
00:26:36 - Do cheap small experiments
00:29:50 - There is no perfect information
00:31:33 - Disagreements and losing someone
00:33:27 - Building trust and changing directions
00:36:33 - Make big decisions fast and early
00:39:49 - Developers like shiny new things
00:42:11 - Feature-complete and clean up
00:44:34 - The best code, is no code
00:46:25 - Cleaning up is part of the job
00:47:47 - The dark side of refactoring
00:50:22 - Final thoughts
Explore app development with Lucas Montano as he tackles technical challenges and shares his journey into tech content creation on YouTube, crafting content that educates and entertains. From profiling apps to breaking down practical tech challenges (Mr. Beast Giveaways), Lucas shares insights that are invaluable to both developers and tech enthusiasts.
Connect With Lucas Montano:
https://www.youtube.com/@LucasMontano
https://twitter.com/lucas_montano
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucasmontano
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:28 - How Lucas got into app development
00:03:30 - Native app development and changes in IOS
00:06:31 - Unique challenges in app development
00:09:23 - Supporting many different devices
00:12:34 - Senior app developers are experts at profiling apps
00:14:06 - Testing and updating in app development
00:16:33 - Content is the new app
00:18:57 - Communities and content
00:21:07 - Breaking down the Mr. Beast giveaway challenge on X
00:25:40 - Real life constraints
00:28:16 - How Lucas comes up with ideas for content
00:30:10 - Educating and entertaining
00:31:44 - Learning tech through projects
00:33:22 - Comfort in sharing learning experiences
00:36:41 - AI and software development
00:39:53 - Lucas works with his wife on the YouTube Channel
00:42:26 - Lucas has an AI team member
00:45:27 - YouTube is a platform for projects
00:47:00 - Open sourcing projects
00:47:57 - Channel Memberships
00:48:39 - Rounding off
In this episode with Christina Caljé, we examine the agile mindset critical for tech startup success. Discover how entrepreneurs learn from failures and decide when to pivot. We discuss practical strategies for navigating the investment lifecycle, offering valuable lessons for tech professionals
Connect with Christina Caljé:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriscalj
https://www.christinacalje.com
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:29 - Biking experiences
00:02:14 - Sustainability startups at the VU
00:03:48 - Students managing crisis scenario's with ChatGPT
00:06:15 - Mentoring startup founders
00:08:24 - Having an advisory role to startups
00:11:16 - Many opportunities to give back
00:12:39 - What Christina looks for in startups
00:16:23 - Catalysts for the undercapitalized
00:18:26 - When to invest in entrepreneurs
00:21:33 - The fine line of conviction
00:23:43 - Working towards an exit, or not?
00:25:51 - When circumstances change, your goal might change
00:26:56 - Different VC models
00:30:04 - Different skills for organizational stages
00:33:32 - Serial Founders
00:36:01 - The weight of responsibilities
00:38:35 - Learning from failures
00:40:54 - How Autheos evolved
00:43:54 - Learning from diversity
00:46:31 - Patrick worked with Autheos previously
In this episode, Arjan discusses the hard-earned lessons from his failed startup and how they informed his successful pivot to YouTube. Learn about the realities of startup risks, the value of user engagement, and the strategies that helped him grow a digital audience.
Connect with Arjan Egges:
https://www.youtube.com/@ArjanCodes
https://www.linkedin.com/in/arjanegges
References:
The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:33 - Arjan is thinking about starting a podcast
00:02:18 - Teaching game development
00:04:36 - Teaching and researching
00:06:57 - The value of teaching
00:08:35 - Patrick wanted to do Game Development
00:09:56 - Starting a first company
00:13:36 - 90% of startups fail
00:15:23 - Shattering your ego
00:17:06 - Healthy optimism
00:18:41 - Letting go of your ideas
00:19:49 - Why Arjan's first company failed
00:24:14 - Pivoting and still it didn't work
00:26:30 - The value of talking to your users
00:27:44 - The Black Swan and the unpredictable
00:30:09 - Risk vs. reward
00:32:53 - How Arjan started on YouTube
00:37:43 - Going viral on Reddit
00:38:43 - Digital education and YouTube
00:41:00 - Getting fixated on YouTube metrics
00:42:47 - Negative comments on YouTube
00:44:25 - How Arjan expanded his team and content
00:47:47 - Learning to work with an editor
00:50:36 - Content and development cycle
00:54:33 - Automatic feedback collection
00:56:31 - Final thoughts
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