Consult

Dan Loewenherz, founder of Lionheart Software, joins David to tell the story of his iOS and Web consulting career. Topics include what it's like to work with hot startup brands like Coffee Meets Bagel and The Black Tux, Dan's approach to business development, the value of developing successful indie projects in the context of consulting, and Dan's consulting ethos. Technical talk includes Dan's approach to the Swift transition and why iOS developers should not be afraid of learning Django for their backends. consultpodcast.com

David interviews Brandon about building Pixegon from a one-man shop into a twelve person consultancy that serves large institutional clients, local New Mexico businesses, and everything in-between. Topics include managing a remote team, successful mobile developer hiring, the differences between serving large versus small clients, values based development, and fostering a reputation in a niche software market. Brandon also shares his views on Swift, Apple’s new platforms, and dealing with NDAs. consultpodcast.com

Fosco Marotto joins David to discuss Parse, one of the most popular developer tools on iOS. Fosco explains why Parse's platform is the easiest way to build a backend for your next iOS project. A wide ranging technical discussion ensues covering everything from cloud code to push notifications. consultpodcast.com

In Consult's first purely topical episode, open source software licensing is discussed. Specific subjects include copyleft versus permissive licenses, the GPL, BSD, and MIT licenses, the public domain, and more. David also reviews the first half year of Consult.

David interviews Michael Fellows, the founder of Broadway Lab, about building his business from a one person operation to a globally dispersed team. Michael provides insight about hiring, managing, and finding new clients. Michael also discusses Broadway Leads, a unique iOS and Android lead generation service for consultancies. consultpodcast.com

Marcus Zarra brings his wealth of consulting experience to the show. The wide ranging discussion includes everything from the benefit of writing books to the importance of treating prototypes with the same care as final products. Marcus also tells the story of his consulting career and shares several pieces of advice for new consultants. consultpodcast.com

David interviews Manton Reece about his transition into the world of iOS consulting, balancing indie software development with consulting work, and his future plans for the business. consultpodcast.com

David interviews Tobias Due Munk about his career as an independent consultant, the differences between iOS consulting in Denmark and the USA, and what it's like to have a very popular Swift open source project. consultpodcast.com

As an introduction to Consult, David interviews himself. We learn about his consulting career, origins, and goals for the podcast.