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Simon Obstbaum
The 20% Truth: AI’s Real Impact on Developer Productivity
Everyone says AI will 10x your dev team. But what does the data actually say?
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26 conversations. No career theater.
Episode 25 · AI
From Chatbots to Real AI Agents
Ragde Falcis
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Episode 24 · AI
Using OKRs to Challenge Bad Leadership Decisions
Jeff Gothelf
Episode 23 · AI
AI Without Strategy is Just Hype—Wardley Maps Fix That
Simon Wardley
Episode 22 · AI
How a Product Hunt user became its CEO
Rajiv Ayyangar
Episode 21 · AI
How healthcare leaders can implement AI
Evelyn Goh
Episode 20 · AI
Investing in AI
Tomithy Too
Episode 19 · AI
Designing a hybrid org model for CTOs
Anand Krishnan
Episode 18 · AI
AI GTM, change management for enterprises
Bernard Leong
Episode 17 · AI
Playing the AI consulting game
Dominic Ligot
Episode 16 · Design
Creating clarity through listening
Indi Young
Episode 15 · Design
Designing for a better world
Don Norman
Episode 14 · Design
Deciding to go fractional
Rachel Gogel
Episode 13 · Software Engineering
Becoming a software architect
John Paul Alcala
Episode 12 · Marketing
Take your own marketing advice
David Fallarme
Episode 11 · Design
Building client trust as a consultant
Andrei Gonzales
Episode 10 · AI
Leading AI transformations
Joshua Arvin Lat
Episode 09 · AI
Building AI products with business value
Tim Santos
Episode 08 · Design
How to multiply your income as a freelancer
Grace Walker
Episode 07 · Design
Going solo as a Webflow designer and developer
Matthias Cordes
Episode 06 · Design
Growth design for trusted leads, referrals, and relationships
Lex Roman
Episode 05 · Software Engineering
Managing chaos and global teams as a Fractional CTO
Sergio Pereira
Episode 04 · Founders
How to build in public fearlessly and have fun while doing it
Karthik Puvvada
Episode 03 · Design
Why scratching your creative itch matters in becoming a multidisciplinary designer
Frances To
Episode 02 · Design
Building trust and articulating design decisions for buy-in
Angela Salud Chua
Episode 01 · Design
Creating intentionality, choice, and leverage in fractional work
Dan Mall