Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur
Episodes
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...
A Painful Step - Situational Awareness
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A lack of situational awareness is just one of many youthful mistakes we make. Yet, it is the root of tons of lessons. We see it as children shini...
When I Died - Rushing In And Lack Of Caution
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers one of the more dramatic points of my youth where a lack of caution lead to me being declared dead. However, the declaration was...
Towed Away : Highlight Features
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We explore another auto-related mistake in my past in this episode to spend time discussing a need to highlight features. In fact, an argument can b...
A Stolen Car : Playing The Odds And Question Everything
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is a tale that shows us that we should question everything. Yes, even our assumptions. Actually, our assumptions first. We have so ...
A Mistake In Choosing A Major - Prepare For Meetings
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The first mistake I want to share in this season is when I chose a major in college. While I was young and naive, it still is a teachable moment to pr...
Using Failures To Gain Success - The Season 17 Overview
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We start season 17 with an overview of what to expect. This season will focus on using failures to gain success. Too much is made of the road to succe...
Using Patterns and Anti-Patterns : Season Wrap-up
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We end this season with a look at using patterns and anti-patterns throughout your work. The value they provide is obvious and costs little. We ga...
Big Hairy Audacious Goals - An Anti-Pattern
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The BHAG or Big Hairy Audacious Goals approach to vision or roadmaps is often recommended. The objective is to keep from limiting ourselves. The p...
Rinse And Repeat - A template pattern
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most powerful and useful patterns I have come across is one we will call rinse and repeat. It may also be seen as copy and paste or templ...
The Rosetta Stone Pattern - A Common Format
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Our new patterns include the rosetta stone. This pattern provides a path to link disparate systems and their data formats. It comes from the histo...
The Worst That Can Happen - An Architectural Pattern
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue on a series of new patterns and anti-patterns with "the worst that can happen." This pattern uses fear and hyperbole to help us tighten ...
Technical Debt - Yes, That Is A Pattern
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of technical debt is a hot topic among software development groups. In particular, this concept shows up in agile efforts. While it is mo...
The Cancer Pattern - One Place The C Word is Ok.
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Cancer pattern has a word we do not have a favorable view of. However, this pattern is becoming needed in more and more environments. This pat...
Keep It Simple - A Pattern To Avoid Complexity
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We return to pick up a couple of new patterns. In this episode, we look at the keep it simple pattern and how to apply it to architecture. It is a...
Misdirection Anti-Pattern : Solving The Wrong Problem
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We looked at an incorrect focus based on faulty data analysis in our prior episode. This time we explore solving the wrong problem with the misdirec...
Statistical Bigotry - Placing An Incorrect Emphasis
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast season is a great excuse to highlight new anti-patterns. We look at a new one we call statistical bigotry in this episode. That is an...
Stovepipe Enterprise - The Patchwork Anti-Pattern
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We have highlighted many areas of quality software development. However, the stovepipe enterprise is a maintenance anti-pattern. This situation oc...
Warm Bodies - A Subtraction By Addition Anti-pattern
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The "warm bodies" anti-pattern is sometimes subtle. However, it can be frustrating and sink more than a project. This approach is based on the fal...
Vendor Lock-in : A Limiting Anti-Pattern
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode covers the vendor lock-in anti-pattern. It is another one that we have seen before. However, it is slightly different when you apply ...
Reinvent The Wheel : An Anti-Pattern of Pride
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This next anti-pattern is "reinvent the wheel." It is not a rare issue in solving problems. However, it is still worth exploring. Knowledge is n...
The Wolf Ticket Anti-Pattern: As In Wearing Sheep's Clothing
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Communication and consistency are key traits of patterns. Likewise, a lack of these creates anti-patterns like the wolf ticket. We all know that s...
The Jumble Anti-Pattern : Mixing up horizontal and vertical
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the funny things about anti-patterns is that they are obvious in the name alone. We might not know what it is but everyone avoids a jumble. ...
Cover Your Assets Anti-Pattern : Protection Over Production
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Overkill is a theme among many anti-patterns. The cover your assets approach is one of those types where it just goes too far. There is nothing wr...
The Swiss Army Knife Anti-Pattern - All Things To All People
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Much like the make people happy obstacle, we have the Swiss Army Knife Anti-Pattern. This mistake is another example of over-architecting a solution...
Make Everyone Happy - A Paradoxical Anti-Pattern
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most amusing anti-patterns is the one known as "make everyone happy." The funny thing is that it never does. Instead, it points us to a...
Architecture By Implication - An Assumption Anti-Pattern
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The series switches gears to look at anti-patterns. We start with the mother of all anti-patterns, architecture by implication. Any time we have a...
The Space-Based Pattern , AKA A Cloud Architecture
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We wrap up our patterns focus with the space-based pattern. This is also known as cloud architecture. We will see how this approach allows us to b...
The Microservices Architecture Pattern - Small, Reusable Solutions
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We come to one of the best patterns for breaking a big problem down into bite-sized pieces. The microservices architecture pattern is a perfect fit....
The Microkernel Pattern - Core System and Plugins
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The focus of this episode on software architecture patterns is the microkernel pattern. It is a common way to build on core technology without the n...
The Interpreter Pattern - Translate expressions in code
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
We continue our season of software architecture patterns and more by reviewing the interpreter pattern. This one may seem familiar. It has been di...
Blackboard Pattern : A Way to Brainstorm In Software
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The blackboard pattern is arguably the least known among our first group. This is a pattern that is not common because it is best used with some spe...
Model-View-Controller : A Pattern Based on Functional Area
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Model-View-Controller pattern is one that is common and often seen in frameworks. It provides us with a nice place to "hang" our code. The Model...