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Chad talks with Matt Aimonetti, co-founder of Splice, on remote worker strategies, fundraising, and his vision for the future of digital musical collaboration. Splice Chromebox For Meetings #NoEstimates excercism.io Matt on Twitter

Chad talks with fellow thoughtbotters Adarsh Pandit and Kyle Fiedler on the pros and cons of stories, story points, and job stories. Adarsh’s tweets on points Converting to Jobs Stories Pivotal Tracker Basecamp Lighthouse Agile Manifesto Replacing The User Story With The Job Story- Alan Klement Trello thoughtbot’s research board

Chad talks with Irene Ros, data visualization practice lead at Bocoup, about her pursuit of making data visualization function in a social context. What is Lotus Notes? Many Eyes Mant Bills Bocoup Roosters Stickers Around the World Popcorn.js AngelList OpenVis Conf Science Club for Girls BostonJS Meetup Boston Data Visualization Meetup Miso d3.Chart Irene on Twitter

Chad & developer Joanne Cheng break down thoughtbot's statistical year in review! Data by Design (Giant Robots ep 112) thoughtbot 2014 Report Feltron Reports "The Weight of Rain"- Jonathan Corum csvkit Build Phase Joanne on Twitter

Chad talks with Ian Logan, an Engineering Manager at Airbnb, on the challenges, ideology, implementation, and future of their payments system. Airbnb Combinatorics Open Air: Payments on a Global Scale 13 Secret Rock Stars of Silicon Valley Airbnb Disaster Response trebuchet Ian on Twitter

Chad talks with thoughtbot CMO Dan Croak about our content marketing strategy, managing the flow of new media, and the origin of our growth team. Bourbon Paperclip thoughtbot Playbook How To Scale a Development Team- Adam Wiggins Semantic Linefeeds- Brandon Rhodes Coelevate Hound North Star Metric Words to Avoid Dan on Twitter

Jeff Smith talks to Meng To, author of Design + Code about the blurring line between developers and designers, learning tools to better communicate, and the difficulties of planing a world-wide workshop tour. Design + Code Framer Sketch Meng's Design Blog Sketch + Swift Workshops Meng on Twitter

Chad talks to Zach Dunn, CPO of Robin, about the future of smart spaces, working with family, and when to shift your company's scope. Robin One Mighty Roar either 2013 Boston 25 Under 25 Robin: The Boy Wonder Bathroom Ocupancy Proof of Concept Zach on Twitter

Chad talks to Adarsh Pandit, thoughtbot SF Managing Director & host of the Reboot podcast, about his personal journey which inspired our newest show. Reboot "The Pickaxe" Agile Development with Rails Learn to Program apprentice.io Adarsh on Twitter

Chad talks to Scott Ford, founder & COO of Corgibytes, about the business of software remodeling/retrofitting, and finding value and beauty in old code. Corgibytes Scott on Twitter

Ben & Chris Hunt catch up on their latest conference talks, podcasts, and things accomplished on their recent coding retreat. Service Oriented Architecture at Square Solving the Rubik's Cube in 20 Seconds Trailmix Turing School Spanulate Podcast You Should Take a Codecation Codcation on reddit Healthy Hacker Podcast trailmix repo Chris on Twitter

Britt Ballard leads this roundtable discussion on home-growing your own conference and their experiences, from theme and logo selection to scheduling guests and venues, turning Keep Ruby Weird from a dream into a reality. Keep Ruby Weird Jeremiah The Innocent FormKeep Scheduling, made simple Badges O.Henry Pun-Off Chauffeuring Ruby Rody

Guest-Ben Chad Pytel talks with Allison House about maintaining personal growth while freelancing, and her approach to harnessing your capacity to learn. allison.house Origins Tiny Habits- BJ Fogg "Summer Noon"- Tweedy Design Tips Signup House on Twitter

Ben talks with Tom Lehman, creator of Genius, about the power of honesty in corporate culture, and navigating the mores of discussing salary. Genius The Genius ISMs Dunning–Kruger effect Don't Call Yourself a Programmer, and Other Career Advice- Patrick McKenzie Tom on Twitter

Ben talks with Pete Hunt, formerly of Facebook & Instagram, on React and what makes this unique JavaScript library tick, as well as shifting from a technical to a business focused mindset. React Fielding Dissertation Simple Made Easy- Rich Hickey Pete on Twitter

Ben talks with Dan Martell, CEO and founder of Clarity, about self-actualization in business, how life is affected by those around which one surrounds themselves and the value of staying outside one's comfort zone. Maslow's hierarchy of needs Ira Glass on closing "the gap" between what you want to do and what you can do Maslow’s Hierarchy of Entrepreneurial Needs- Dan Martell The E-Myth Revisited The 4-Hour Chef- Tim Ferriss Portage Program Friendventory Headspace App Clarity Dan on Twitter

Ben talks with Will Sulinski, founder of Pistol Lake, on translating lessons learned from the tech sector into success in the fashion industry. Pistol Lake Let My People Go Surfing Chris Lindland Episode Will on Twitter

Ben talks with nGen Works founder Carl Smith about alternatives to a "flat" structure, remote management & community building. nGen Works BizCraft Podcast Technically Simple Podcast Drive by Daniel Pink DPM Radio The Bureau of Digital Affairs QCat Carl on Twitter

Ben talks with Brandon Bloom about finding the right tool for the job, there being too many objects in OO Programing and the importance for a full spectrum of options, regardless of the choice. Hour of Code Campaign Om Mathematica Unsound and Incomplete Trivial Cycles in Object Oriented Programming Brandon on Twitter

Ben talks with Gumroad grower Ryan Delk about standing out from your peers by adding value before you ask for value. Gumroad Chris Sacca on Foundation: "Create Value Before You Ask For Value Back" Section Around 14:50 Ryan on Twitter