Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur

Code Performance And Tuning

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

.The interview with Robert Cooke wraps up with a discussion about code performance and tuning. These appear to have gone out of style but have not. Th...

Start A Developer Career - Interview With Robert Cooke

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new conversation, and this time we are back to technology and how to start a developer career. The discussion with Robert Cooke is more tha...

Difficult Conversations With Clients

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our interview with Chris Davidson concludes with a look at the difficult conversations we have with our clients. These include those times when we nee...

Technology and Disruptions - Interview With Chris Davidson

11 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a new discussion with author and technologist Chris Davidson as we dive into technology and disruptions. We look at how IT has evo...

Business Lessons From Hockey

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue and wrap up the Tyler Foley Interview with stories that guide us to business lessons from hockey experiences. His time as a goalie points ...

Leverage Your Unique Skills - Interview With Tyler Foley

04 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our interview with Tyler Foley explores his amazing and entertaining story while guiding you to leverage your unique skills. Obviously, we do not all ...

Building Your Business Job By Job

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Adrienne Johnston and her story with suggestions for building your business. She guides us through several of the step...

Starting A Consulting Business From Scratch - Adrienne Johnston

27 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We return to one of our core topics and tips for starting a consulting business from scratch. This episode begins a discussion with designer Adrienne ...

Why Build A Mobile Application?

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We conclude our interview with Tim Branyan with a discussion to answer the question, why build a mobile application? There are options to leave your s...

Building A SAAS Solution - Interview with Tim Branyan of TrueFanz

20 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new interview series talking to Tim Branyan of TrueFanz about his journey toward building a SAAS solution and growing it. The discussion to...

Growing Your Brand and Business - Suggestions For Any Entrepreneur

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part 2 of our interview with Deanna Keumpel focuses on growing your brand and business. She has done this a few times and has plenty of advice. The di...

The Benefits Of Taking Risks - Interview With Deanna Kuempel

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new interview and dive into the benefits of taking risks. The host of the label-free podcast sits down to share her story. Deanna is recent...

Building Real World Software - No More Best Practices

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part two of our interview with Douglas Squirrel delves into building real world software. This topic takes us into finding ways to meet a customer's n...

Learn From CoWorkers : Interview with Douglas Squirrel

06 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are many things to take away from our discussion with Douglas Squirrel. However, one major point is that we should learn from coworkers. Technol...

Link Success To Happiness - Keep Your Why In Mind

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We go deeper in the second part of this interview to discuss how we can link success to happiness. These are not mutually exclusive goals. Pranay has ...

Keep Focus On The Important Things - Interview With Pranay Parikh

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Pranay Parikh is an MD that has taken a journey to entrepreneur and tells us how to keep a focus on the important things as we pursue our goals. He sh...

Audience Building - Get Your Course In Front Of Your Target Audience

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our discussion with Kyler Nixon wraps up with a focus on audience building and assessment. The assessment part of the equation is where he provides de...

Course Creation - Share Your Knowledge - Kyler Nixon Interview

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new interview and switch gears to focus on course creation. Kyler Nixon sits down to share his thoughts on what one can do to get their con...

Find Your Key To Happiness - Match Work To Joy

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our interview with Jason Skeesick and delve into the key to happiness in work and life. It is almost a true key to match against our goals...

Spirit Of The Puppy - Jason Skeesick Interview

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start an interview with Jason Skeesick and learn about the spirit of the puppy. However, that is the tip of the iceberg. He has an incredible story...

Using High Energy Time To Improve Productivity

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue the discussion with Vic Manzo and explore how you can leverage your high-energy times to improve productivity and get more done. Each of u...

Detecting And Beating Burnout - An Interview with Victor Manzo

09 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new interview with Victor Manzo and look at detecting and beating burnout. He is a chiropractor that turned his lessons and struggles into ...

Leverage Technology And Automation For A High Performing Business

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Part two of our interview with Geert aka "G" goes into how he helps companies go from an idea to a product and automation. We talk about how to levera...

The Entrepreneur Mindset - Interview With Geert Van Vlijmen

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geert prefers to go by "G" and I am happy to call him that. He is a high-performance strategist with the entrepreneur mindset. Our discussion takes us...

Leverage A Podcast - Communicate Your Brand

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Jason Cercone by looking at how to leverage a podcast. He thinks every business should have a podcast. However, that i...

Producing a Podcast - Interview With Jason Cercone

23 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start the discussion with Jason Cercone on producing a podcast. That includes developing the skills needed and the tools you will want. He has a ba...

Your Business Valuation - What Is It Worth?

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we talk about business valuation and how to determine yours. This is part two of the interview with financial advisor Brent Allen of ...

Business Assessment - The Financial Value - Brent Allen of Amplifi

16 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new interview and switch our focus to a business assessment with financial advisor Brent Allen of Amplifi. We talk about why this is a valu...

From Purpose To Success - Catherine McCourt Part 2

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Catherine McCourt and shift from purpose to success. We started out with a look at purpose-driven work. However, that ...

A Purpose-Driven Profession - Interview With Catherine McCourt

09 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a new discussion, and we look at a purpose-driven profession as Catherine McCourt shows us how to achieve it. However, we go far b...

Security Assessments - Find Your Vulnerabilities

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Nate Sheen and get into security assessments, testing, and other good things to do. These are the ways you can determi...

Securing Your Product And Business - Nate Sheen Interview

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nate Sheen is a professional that cares a lot about securing your product and business. For example, his company is focused on helping more companies ...

Modern Tools For Monetizing Content

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our discussion we Amy Harrop by talking about the modern gateway drug for monetizing content that has sucked in so many people, including h...

Launch Your Side Hustle - Amy Harrop Interview

26 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we start a new conversation and talk to Amy Harrop about how to launch your side hustle. Her strength is self-publishing and getting ...

Pricing Strategies - The Value Of Your Product Or Service

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Nicky Billou and delve into pricing strategies. These are not your typical discussions around marketing. Instead, we c...

Setting Goals That Serve Others - Interview With Nicky Billou

19 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a conversation about setting goals and serving others by being the best fit for your customers. We talk with Nicky Billou and hear...

Grow Your Show - Reach More People With Your Podcast

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our discussion with Adam Adams of Grow Your Show talking about precisely that. We look at what it takes to become a popular show and garner...

Your Podcast Avatar - The Ideal Audience Member

12 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our discussion with Adam Adams of Grow Your Show continues with a deeper look at how he forgot his podcast avatar and sold his podcast. We examine whe...

Build a Better Podcast - Interview with Adam Adams

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new discussion in this episode. Adam Adams has the Grow Your Show podcast and helps people build a better podcast. They serve podcasters, a...

Use Regular Touch Points And Automation For Better Networking

05 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our discussion with Ian Campbell of Mission Suite with a look at touch points and automation. They are essential pieces of his approach t...

Create a A Better Professional Network Through Planning

03 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode continues our discussion with Ian Campbell of Mission Suite. We go into his approach to building a better professional network by identi...

Become A Better Developer In The New Year

31 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We end the year with an announcement to become a better developer at school.develpreneur.com. This is our new portal for learning and training. We ha...

Creating a SAAS Solution - Ian Campbell Interview

29 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new discussion in this episode. Ian Campbell is the CEO of the SAAS solution Mission Suite. Not surprisingly, we start the conversation wi...

Tech Bros and Solving Diversity Issues

27 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In our last episode, we discussed the value of diverse perspectives. We wrap up our William A. Adams interview with ideas for solving diversity issues...

Positive Thinking - Our Gift To You

24 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our annual Christmas special includes a wish for you to embrace positive thinking during this season. Better yet, we hope you will also embrace that m...

Use Differing Perspectives To Be Better

22 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our conversation with "The" William A. Adams with a foray into diversity. Differing perspectives that are correctly managed and embraced a...

Destined For A Career In Software - A William A. Adams Interview

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new discussion in this episode. Our conversation with "The" William A. Adams begins with a background that shows he was made for a career i...

Rock Bottom Can Be a Starting Line

15 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The discussion with Chip Nightingale concludes with his story about hitting rock bottom and then turning around to grow back to success. He was in abo...

Invest In Your Team - They Will Want To Stay

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode continues our discussion with Chip Nightingale. We explore how it can be risky to invest in your team but also rewarding. The view of emp...

Informal Mentoring - A Chip Nightingale Interview

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start our next interview with a discussion about informal mentoring with Chip Nightingale. There are many formal mentoring options out there for yo...

Learn To Work As A Team - A Missing Part of Education

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The last part of our interview with Sebastian Schieke looks at how we fail to educate people on how to work as a team. We have activities as part of e...

Personal Motivators And Drivers - Find The Right Approach

01 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We dive further into personal motivators and drivers while discussing with Sebastian Schieke. This topic leads us to assessments and other ways to lea...

Building A High-Performance Remote Team

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The discussion with Sebastian Schieke continues as we look at building a high-performance remote team. Not surprisingly, there are similar concerns as...

Moving To Mobile Teams and Building Them - Sebastian Schieke

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start a discussion with Sebastian Schieke at the beginning and how he got into entrepreneurship and building mobile teams. He started as most of us...

Our Annual Thanksgiving Special

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is time once again for our Thanksgiving special. Yes, that time of year when we pause and reflect a bit. The last few years have been a challenge,...

Our Annual Thanksgiving Special

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is time once again for our Thanksgiving special. Yes, that time of year when we pause and reflect a bit. The last few years have been a challenge,...

Spend Time Or Money - The Best Approach To Growing

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our discussion with Chris Myles with a continuation of the time or money conversation. There are many ways to grow and build your business....

Automating Your Processes

17 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we continue our discussion with Chris Myles and explore how to define and go about automating your processes. Along the way, we also ...

Calculated Risk and Facing Doubts

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our discussion with Chris Myles continues into the ideas of calculated risk and facing your doubts. We can all be blocked by worry. However, overcomin...

Side hustle Success Through Perseverance - Chris Myles Interview

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We start a new discussion with Chris Myles, focusing on his specific set of skills to create side hustle success. He has tried a lot of approaches and...

Run Towards Success Not Away From Challenges

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We conclude our discussion with Gregory Offner with an admonition to run towards success or desires. Once you run away, you likely will keep running. ...

Quiet Quitting or Silent Striking : Gregory Offner Part 3

03 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our discussion with Gregory Offner and look into quiet quitting. This phenomenon can be fixed through motivation. Thus, investing in your ...

Root Goal Analysis - Gregory Offner Part 2

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of our Gregory Offner interview series looks at root goal analysis. He shares his story and how it can be used to create a pattern interr...

Turn Around Tragedy To Find Your Why : Greg Offer Interview

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a master class in how to turn around tragedy as we talk with Greg Offner. His story is mesmerizing, and he does a pretty darn good...

Turn Around Tragedy To Find Your Why : Greg Offer Interview

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a master class in how to turn around tragedy as we talk with Greg Offner. His story is mesmerizing, and he does a pretty darn good...

Turn Around Tragedy To Find Your Why : Greg Offner Interview

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode starts a master class in how to turn around tragedy as we talk with Greg Offner. His story is mesmerizing, and he does a pretty darn good...

Search Improvement Through Long tail Keywords - SEO Optimizers Interview

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our interview with Brandon Leibowitz of SEO Optimizers with insight into long tail keywords and how modern searches are made. This discus...

Backlinks and Playing Nice With Google - SEO Optimizers Interview

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part two of our interview with Brandon Leibowitz of SEO Optimizers progresses into placement and backlinks. We look at how sites get ranked for...

An Interview With Brandon Leibowitz of SEO Optimizers

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We move on in our Interviews 2.0 season to an interview with Brandon Leibowitz of SEO Optimizers. The name gives away his specialty, so it is so...

Product Fit - Open Source and Otherwise

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We wrap up our interview with Irina Poddubnaia with a focus on finding the right product fit. That goes for your customers and your own needs. There a...

Building A Team - The TrackMage Approach

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Part three of our interview with Irina Poddubnaia focuses on building her team. She had plenty of experience but still had things to learn. The good n...

The Benefits of SAAS Products - TrackMage Decisions

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue our interview with Irina Poddubnaia of TrackMage to discuss the benefits of SAAS solutions, why they chose them, and how to distinguish yo...

An Interview with Irina Poddubnaia of TrackMage

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The new season kicks off with an interview with Irina Poddubnaia of TrackMage. This season will once again explore how others have found success and t...

Lessons Learned - A Better Life

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is an amusing irony to the idea that more mistakes can lead to a better life.  While the trip can be a challenge, the end is enjoyable.  We se...

Incremental Improvement and Progress - Do It Now

06 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We often talk about momentum and incremental improvement as substantial steps towards progress.  However, we have to take action to benefit from thos...

Save Your Work - Avoid Simple Mistakes

01 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes the obvious escapes us.  The suggestion to save your work often and habitually is one of those apparent recommendations.  It is a newer ph...

You Have To Risk To Succeed - The Shot Not Taken

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is a great truth among those that have been successful.  One must take a risk to succeed.  The safe road is too popular.  Thus, most people t...

Multiple Contact Options - Make The Most Of Them

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We often feel like we can not get away from work and those that want our time.  However, multiple contact options can easily be overlooked.  That ca...

Stay Healthy Or Pay The Price

23 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We provide many ways to become a better developer.  One of the best ways to do hits over the long run is to stay healthy.  Big things like cancer an...

Take The High Road - Avoid Shady Partners

18 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we share a story that shows us to take the high road.  It is a road less traveled but one worth the effort.  While shortcuts and qu...

Project Completion - Cross The Finish Line

16 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Project completion is the focus of this episode.  We discuss how to start and implement a solution but ignore finishing.  That changes in this story...

Timely Billing - Avoid Headaches and Loss

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We dive into the exciting world of accounting in this episode.  Timely billing is the focus, and a worst-case scenario teaches the lesson.  While th...

Status Reporting - The Simple Solution For Avoiding Big Problems

09 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Few things cause excitement like the phrase, "status reporting."  Yes, I know you are already quivering from anticipation, but that is our topic.  T...

Smart Scheduling - Including Buffer So It Can Flex

04 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Our approach to becoming a better developer requires planning.  Likewise, we need smart scheduling to hit our targets.  That is the focus of this ep...

Making Good The Enemy of Better

02 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are many mistakes we make related to pushing too far or not pushing enough.  The latter is where we make good the enemy of better.  More preci...

Proving Your Worth - Understand Expectations

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is not at all uncommon to focus on proving your worth when you start a new job or enter a new environment.  However, we expect more than others.  ...

Proving Your Worth - Understand Expectations

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It is not at all uncommon to focus on proving your worth when you start a new job or enter a new environment.  However, we expect more than others.  ...

Differences In Perception - A Stupid Bet

26 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are many fights and arguments that start from differences in perception.  Whether it is the line-of-sight, angle, or bias, we have differing vi...

Mistakes In The Cloud - Know Where Things Live

21 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Modern technology is the focus of this episode as we look at mistakes in the cloud.  You can impact a lot of people with a simple error.  That is wh...

A Positive Attitude and Finding Hidden Gems

19 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes a story is full of lessons without having a well-defined core.  There are many players, and the successful have a positive attitude.  This...

Trust But Verify - Avoid Business Assumptions

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are multiple lessons to learn from this little debacle of a story. However, trust but verify seems to be the best summation. We have to assume a...

Know Who You Work For - Lines Are Not Always Clear

12 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Clarity and communication are common themes in our improvement episodes. Those are most important when you need to know who you work for. Which master...

Admitting Defeat - Moving Forward And Accepting The Loss

07 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In a season about growing from errors and mistakes, it seems that an episode about admitting defeat is required.  We cannot stay stationary and make ...

Clearly Defined Objectives - It Is A Mistake To Not Ask Questions

05 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of learning from mistakes focuses on clearly defined objectives.  The error highlights what can go wrong when we fail to have them.  We...

Testing Your Backups - Disaster Recovery Requires Verification

30 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are a few times I have been taught the value of testing your backups.  That is why even disaster recovery needs to be validated.  The first st...

Sweeping Consequences - Avoid All In Until You Are Sure

28 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There is an old joke about sweeping consequences in IT related to wildcard commands like "rm -rf *."  However, there are ways to avoid getting bit by...

A Car Sale - Acceptable Loss And Walking Away

23 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We continue the series about errors and recovering with an excellent example of acceptable loss and when to walk away.  We see these appear in negoti...

Key Performance Indicators - Measure Your Spending

21 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This episode looks at a marketing campaign and my lack of paying based on key performance indicators or KPIs.  This was a slightly costly mistake and...

Ask Questions To Show Knowledge - A Bad Interview

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, our trip down memory lane stops at my first professional interview and when I learned to ask questions.  It is thought by many that ...

Acceptable Risk - A Bike Trick Gone Bad

14 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We look at another childhood error and its somewhat humorous result as an example of how to plan for acceptable risk.  We often think of that as some...