AutomationTown

By Jason Staats & Chad Davis

Welcome to AutomationTown! A podcast about regular people, building automations for the problems we all share.

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March 04, 2023 S03E10 | For When The App Won’t Integrate
It all just hit the fan in AutomationTown. Jake McCringleberry got something into the water supply and, well, it’s a zombie episode. We’ve got zombies. But we’ve also got integrations! What do you do when that app you have just...doesn’t integrate? Workarounds, back doors, hacks. This week we’re hacking your integrations, on this, the season finale of AutomationTown.

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SHOW NOTES:
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RPA Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9URSbTOE4YI&list=PLEiEAq2VkUUIMai0l1LiX_ZgU51MkM5op
Webhooks Explained: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NojgGx9B3Bw
Postgres: https://www.postgresql.org/
Xano: https://www.xano.com/
IFTTT: https://ifttt.com/
Zapier: https://zapier.com/
S01E08 - For When You Keep Refreshing That Page: https://www.automationtown.fm/episode/S01E08

AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
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Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
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LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

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34min
February 25, 2023 S03E09 | For When You Need to Crunch Some Numbers
Well it’s happening again. What’s Jake McCringleberry up to now with this water pipeline that connects the two towns? This feels an awful lot like a build-up to a dramatic season finale.
Also..
Data processing! What do you do when you gotta crunch some numbers, or take data that’s in one format, and convert it to a different format? Let's automate that, on this week’s episode of AutomationTown.
SHOW NOTES:
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Parabola: https://parabola.io/recipes/combine-your-data
Make/Google Drive: https://www.make.com/en/help/app/google-drive#create-a-file-from-text
Make Functions: https://www.make.com/en/help/functions
Formatter by Zapier: https://zapier.com/blog/zapier-formatter-guide/
Code by Zapier: https://zapier.com/blog/code-by-zapier-guide/
1SaaS: https://www.1saas.co/saas-collection/javascript
ChatGPT: https://www.ai.com
PostgreSQL: https://www.postgresql.org/
Retool: https://retool.com/
Simple ML for Sheets: https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/simple_ml_for_sheets/685936641092

AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
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36min
February 18, 2023 S03E08 | For When You Need A Webhook
This week, who’s the man behind the madness, Jake McCringleberry? There’s two sides to every coin, and Chad & Jake will meet for the first time. And we’re talking WEBHOOKS! The swiss army knife of integrations - how to get your head around webhooks to bridge the apps you use that won’t integrate, and start thinking like a developer by building your automations in a more modular way.
SHOW NOTES:
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Webhook Overview by Twilio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aLjSNfoJCYc
Zapier Sub-Zaps: https://zapier.com/apps/sub-zap-by-zapier/integrations
Webhooks by Zaper: https://zapier.com/features/webhooks
Make Webhooks: https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/webhooks
Make HTTP: https://www.make.com/en/help/tools/http
IFTTT Webhooks: https://ifttt.com/maker_webhooks
Stripe Webhooks: https://stripe.com/docs/webhooks

AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
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33min
February 11, 2023 S03E07 | For When You Freelance
Oh it’s all happening now! Cue the montage! Paul & Amelia, it’s officially a thing.
Chad’s elected mayor of AutomationTown, and.. how do you.. sell an automation? We talk about the business of automating, how & when to productize your expertise and what the landscape of contract automation experts looks like today. All of that on a heartwarming installment of AutomationTown.

Music Licensing Information:
Get Paul by Big Thief and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music
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SHOW NOTES:
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Caller 1: Side hustle automation pricing
Caller 2: Side hustle products vs. services
Caller 3: Finding your first automation customers
Caller 4: Generalist vs. specialist?
AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
Synder: www.synder.com
Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
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34min
February 04, 2023 S03E06 | For When You Need an Assistant
It’s happening! Chad’s running for mayor of AutomationTown! Not only that, he’s going to automate running for office. This can only end well.
And do you ChatGPT? Of course you do! It’s AI’s killer app, and we’re doubling down on it in this week’s ‘Oops All ChatGPT’ episode of AutomationPod.

SHOW NOTES:
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OpenAI: https://openai.com/
chatGPT: https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt/
GPT3: https://platform.openai.com/docs/models/gpt-3
Deepmind (Google) Sparrow: https://www.deepmind.com/blog/building-safer-dialogue-agents
Bens Bites Newsletter: https://bensbites.beehiiv.com/
AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
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29min
January 28, 2023 S03E05 | For When You Can’t Find the Perfect App
This week the most talked about love story of the year takes a new twist, and app builders!
It’s one thing to connect the apps you already use with automation… but to build your own app from scratch? It’s a think! And it’s easier than you might think. We’ll talk through when it’s a good idea, and when you should leave it to the experts.

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SHOW NOTES:
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Glide: https://www.glideapps.com/
Airtable: https://airtable.com/
FlutterFlow: https://flutterflow.io/
Adalo: https://www.adalo.com/
Wized: https://www.wized.com/
Bubble: https://bubble.io/
BILDR: https://www.bildr.com/
Framer: https://www.framer.com/
Retool: https://retool.com/

AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
Synder: https://jo.my/synder
Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
...more
33min
January 21, 2023 S03E04 | For When You Automate Your Small Business
Automation in small businesses is like the… peanut butter and jelly of.. automation.. applications. This week, special guest Mitchell Baldridge shares how he automates his small businesses,
Now Jake McCringleberry? Being named Mayor of AutomationTown? This isn’t good. In fact it’s very bad. The crew explores what’s next for AutomationTown, and how to unwind this mess.

SHOW NOTES:
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Olivia Look (Zapier Expert): https://twitter.com/0h_look
Zapier OpenAI: https://zapier.com/apps/openai/integrations
Mitchell Baldridge: https://twitter.com/baldridgecpa
Better Bookkeeping: https://www.betterbookkeeping.com/
Noloco: https://noloco.io/
Airtable: https://airtable.com/
Stacker: https://www.stackerhq.com/
Softr: https://www.softr.io/
Zapier Apps: https://zapier.com/apps
AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
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31min
January 14, 2023 S03E03 | For When AI Takes Over
You ever think about whether this is all just, a simulation? This week the boys give up RV life to get back to...something closer to normal, and we’re talking AI! What does it mean? Is it going to steal my job? And what are the toolsets out there today that could actually make you more productive.

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Get Easy by Son Lux and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music
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SHOW NOTES:
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chatGPT: https://chat.openai.com/chat
Make.com Filters: https://www.make.com/en/help/scenarios/filtering
AI vs. Machine Learning: https://ai.engineering.columbia.edu/ai-vs-machine-learning/
AI Capability Overhang: https://lepaya.com/en/ai-overhang-means-our-soft-skills-will-be-groundbreaking/
Midjourney Showcase: https://www.midjourney.com/showcase/recent/
Deepmind: https://www.deepmind.com/
Jasper.ai: https://www.jasper.ai/
Google App Scripts written by AI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQo86-qgLgo
DALL-E Outpainting: https://openai.com/blog/dall-e-introducing-outpainting/
ChatSonic: https://writesonic.com/chat
AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
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42min
January 07, 2023 S03E02 | For When You Need Them To Hear You
The boys are on the run. They go into hiding in Chad’s RV, work out how to get back at the evil powers that be, and…
Podcasts! Do you ever listen to podcasts? Of course you do! This week we’re talking podcasting. How to get started, how to automate the production process, and how to build your podcasting tech stack, for when you have an important message that people need to hear.

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Get Using by Sorority Noise and over 1M + mainstream tracks here https://go.lickd.co/Music
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SHOW NOTES:
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Anchor: https://anchor.fm/
Simplecast: https://www.simplecast.com/
Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/
Lipson: https://libsyn.com/
Transistor: https://transistor.fm/
Shure SM7B: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/sm7b?variant=SM7B
Cloudlifter: https://www.cloudmicrophones.com/cloudlifter-cl-1
Shure MV7: https://www.shure.com/en-US/products/microphones/mv7?variant=MV7-K
Yeti: https://www.bluemic.com/en-us/products/yeti/
Adobe Audition: https://www.adobe.com/products/audition.html
GarageBand: https://www.apple.com/garageband/
Audacity: https://www.audacityteam.org/
Zapier: https://zapier.com/
Transistor API: https://www.transistor.fm/docs/api/introduction

AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
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33min
December 31, 2022 S03E01 | For When You Waste Time on Email
Trapped beneath the rubble of the Grumley center, Chad, Jason, Paul & Amelia bumble through AutomationTown’s abandoned subway tunnels in search of answers.
This week’s all about email, and how to automate it. Aliases, inbox rules, help desk tools, where do apps like Zapier come into play. Let’s take the pain out of the very worst part of work.
**Music Licensing Information:**
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SHOW NOTES:
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Superhuman: https://superhuman.com/
Google Alias: https://support.google.com/a/answer/33327?product_name=UnuFlow&hl=en&visit_id=638080253952156397-1607474765&rd=1&src=supportwidget0&hl=en
Google Email Hacks Blog: https://www.lifewire.com/easy-gmail-address-hacks-1616186
Teamwork Desk: https://www.teamwork.com/desk/
Zapier: https://zapier.com/
ClickUp: https://clickup.com/
AUTOMATIONTOWN SOCIALS:
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Twitter: https://t.jo.my/twitter
Web: https://t.jo.my/automationtown
RSS Feed: https://t.jo.my/rss

ABOUT HOSTS:
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Jason Staats
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/jstaats-twitter
Youtube: https://t.jo.my/jason-youtube
Chad Davis
Twitter: https://t.jo.my/chad-twitter
LinkedIn: https://t.jo.my/chad-linkedin

AUDIO PRODUCTION:
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Paul O'Mara - https://t.jo.my/paulomara

SPONSORS:
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LiveFlow: https://jo.my/liveflow
Want to sponsor an event, character, local sports team? Contact us at https://t.jo.my/sponsorcontact
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34min

FAQs about AutomationTown:

How many episodes does AutomationTown have?

The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.