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- 93: Bridging the Bank-Fintech Partnership Gap with Trent Sorbe of Central Payments
Trent Sorbe, President of Central Payments and Founder of Falls Fintech, joins the show to chat about why banks should become more like utility companies and focus on enabling experiences.
He shares how his company's accelerator is helping early-stage fintech startups, why they created a banking-as-a-service open API, and how mature banks and fintechs can best partner to build better customer experiences.
**Show Links**
Central Payments | https://www.central-payments.com/
FinTech Brews Podcast | https://fintechbrewsnews.sounder.fm/
Falls Fintech | https://www.fallsfintech.com/
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Are you an iOS or Android developer? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
43 min - 92: The Role of Tech in Smart Cities with Mike Grisby of the City of Sioux FallsThe term "smart city" may have you imagining The Jetsons' flying cars and Skypad apartments, but Director of Innovation and Technology at the City of Sioux Falls, Mike Grigsby, joins the show to talk about why technology *isn't* part of his definition of a smart city.
He explains why cities need someone internally to champion innovation, why data is a major pillar of a connected community, and how smart city technologies impact everyone, either directly or indirectly.
**Show Links**
Mike Grigsby on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikegrigsby/
City of Sioux Falls Innovation and Technology Department | https://www.siouxfalls.org/innov-tech
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Looking for a new gig? Visit the JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
1 hr - 91: Native App, Hybrid App, & PWA Battle Royale with Austin Betzer of Strides Development
One of the first decisions to make when building a mobile product is to determine which technology it will be built on. Austin Betzer from Stride Development joins the show to discuss high level differences between native apps, hybrid apps, and PWAs (progressive web apps) then dives into the benefits and limitations of each before ending with his (slightly biased) recommendation on which technology is best for developing apps.
**Show Links**
Strides Development website | https://www.strides.dev
Austin Betzer on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/betzeraustin/
How to Build an App Podcast | https://www.strides.dev/podcast
The Google Graveyard | https://killedbygoogle.com/
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED event details | https://emamo.com/event/twin-cities-startup-week-2021/s/twin-cities-podcast-hosts-unplugged-part-1-okd8rN
1 hr - 90: Moderating Digital Toxic Waste with Chris Wexler of Krunam
Last year alone, over 60 million incidents of child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) were reported online. Social enterprise Krunam is stopping that cycle of abuse with its breakthrough platform.
Krunam CEO, Chris Wexler, joins the show to talk about how technologies like computer vision and deep learning are aiding content moderators in identifying and removing CSAM from the internet, how social algorithms incent the distribution of harsh content, and why it's also important we don't create an Internet that's entirely encrypted.
Note: This episode contains discussions around child sexual abuse.
**Show Links**
Show Notes | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/90
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Krunam's website | https://krunam.co
Krunam on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/krunam/
Chris Wexler on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/chriswexler/
Chris Wexler on Twitter | https://twitter.com/ChrisWexler
Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED | https://jmg.mn/tcsw21
57 min - 89: The Art and Science of Data with Solomon Anderson, Infrastructure EngineerThink globally. Act locally. Infrastructure Engineer, Solomon Anderson, joins the show to chat about how data operates, the art over science of balancing new features with supporting existing infrastructure, and the vast environmental impact of something as miniscule as open browser tabs on our laptops.
**Show Links**
Solomon Anderson on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/solomonranderson/
Solomon Anderson on Twitter | https://twitter.com/1991DBA
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
Episode show notes | https://constantvariables.co
Leave a review on Apple Podcasts | https://constantvariables.co/review
Twin Cities Podcast Hosts UNPLUGGED event details | https://emamo.com/event/twin-cities-startup-week-2021/s/twin-cities-podcast-hosts-unplugged-part-1-okd8rN
56 min - 88: Mobile App Project Management with Renae Livingston of Profile by Sanford
Organizations that implement project management methodology see a 70% increase in success rates. Profile by Sanford's Director of Project Management, Renae Livingston, joins the show to talk about how to effectively manage large technical projects, and how cost, bandwidth, and capabilities factor into hiring a development team.
**Show Links**
Email Renae | [email protected]
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Email [email protected]
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
1 hr 11 min - 87: Empowering the People Who Make Software with Yash Khandor of Mark43
Empowering the people making software is as important as the people using it. Yash Khandor is an engineering manager with a passion for mentorship. He joins the show to talk about the intangible traits of great developers, how *not* to hire developers, how to keep up with tech changes, and how to find software jobs that are less obvious.
**Show Links**
Connect with Yash Khandor on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/yashkhandor/
MentorCruise | https://mentorcruise.com/mentor/yashkhandor/
Plato | https://www.platohq.com/mentors/yash-khandor-1635369491
Mark43 | https://www.mark43.com/
ICN360.com | https://icn360.com
Episode 79: Balancing Managerial and Technical Responsibilities with Anand Safi of Mark43 | https://constantvariables.co/episodes/79
ClimateAction.tech | https://climateaction.tech/
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Email [email protected]
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
59 min - 86: Marketing B2B Tech Companies with J.C. Granger of Infinity Marketing Group
Managing expectations builds trust. J.C. Granger of Infinity Marketing Group joins the show to talk about the dangers of user data not being siloed, where software companies struggle the most when it comes to marketing, and how to break into new markets, but not without first sharing how he once smothered a computer with a pillow to get online.
**Show Links**
Infinity Marketing Group | https://infinitymgroup.com
J.C. Granger on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcgranger/
Email J.C. at [email protected]
The Future of BizTech Podcast | https://www.infinitymgroup.com/the-future-of-biztech-podcast/
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Email [email protected]
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
1 hr 15 min - 85: Bundling vs Ondemand with Sam Lerdahl of Pikup
Stability isn't a growth hack. Sam Lerdahl is Head of Product at Pikup, a neighbor-powered delivery app that pivoted its strategy during the pandemic.
Sam joins the show to talk about being a young entrepreneur, when *not* to build an app, how to change user behavior, and why the era of "We'll make money later" is coming to an end (sigh of relief.)
**Show Links**
Follow Sam on Twitter | https://twitter.com/samldahl
Follow Sam on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/samldahl/
Email Sam | [email protected]
Pikup | https://www.trypikup.com/
Techstars | https://www.techstars.com/
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Email [email protected]
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
1 hr 3 min - 84: Forming the Tele-Legal Avengers with Jazz Hampton of TurnSignl
Do good by doing well. The new social enterprise taking that to heart with a first of its kind tele-legal service is TurnSignl, with an on-demand app that facilitates and records real-time interactions between drivers and law enforcement during traffic stops.
CEO and General Counsel Jazz Hampton joins the show to chat about building the bike as they were riding it, and how investors, individuals, companies, media, and police officers are responding to their service.
**Show Links**
TurnSignl's website | https://turnsignl.com
Contact Jazz | [email protected]
JMG Careers Page | https://jmg.mn/careers
Email [email protected]
Connect with Tim Bornholdt on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/timbornholdt/
Chat with The Jed Mahonis Group about your app dev questions | https://jmg.mn
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About Constant Variables
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Constant Variables takes a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to build and grow digital products. Focused on helping non-technical people become more comfortable with the nerdy jargon related to mobile software development, we break down technical topics to make them less complex and more accessible, because as Steve Jobs said, "Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you and you can change it, you can influence it, you can build your own things that other people can use."
From project managers charged with managing a digital project, to app-based startups looking to scale, to organizations tackling digital transformation initiatives, we share our insights and regularly interview individuals who have "been there, done that" to leverage their expertise and learn from their mistakes.