Fireside with Voxgig

Fireside with Voxgig

By Richard Rodger: Voxgig CEO, founder and authorEntrepreneurshipTechnologyMarketing
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Fireside with Voxgig episodes

  • Episode 72 - Eoin Boylan
    In this episode we are in a detailed conversation with Eoin Boylan the CTO of Evervault, a company that does encryption as a service. This is a Developers Relations how-to guide! We discuss the challenges of getting developers to use some pretty complex APIs. Eoin speaks to the effectiveness of private Slack channels per client. As a use of Evervault systems in the service of one of our own clients, I see the value of this approach! We also discuss their really excellent documentation flow documentation and the importance of this documentation flow to Developer Relations.
    The first part of the conversation is a brief explainer of Evervault encryption service. Then Eoin walks us through how they discovered, tracked and optimised their product through a specific developer onboarding step originally. This shoulder-to-shoulder onboarding has evolved in to private engineer-to-engineer Slack channels.
    44 min
  • Episode 71 - Matteo Collina
    For Richard, Matteo Collina was an amazing colleague he had the pleasure of working with, and in this podcast, they get to talk about what they've been up to since. Matteo is well known from his Fastify project (https://www.fastify.io/) one of the fastest webservers written in Node.js.
    Matteo has just launched a start-up - Platformatic (https://platformatic.dev) and in this podcast he'll discuss how his experiences led him to not only form the company, but to structure it and grow his community in very specific ways.
    Richard and Matteo also have a detailed discussion of different ways companies treat developer relations, DevRel, with wonderfully frank opinions on how best to enable DevRel flourish in an organisation - without creating jealousy. A fascinating and honest chat from experienced leaders in DevRel.
    You can read the transcript of this podcast by visiting https://www.voxgig.com/podcast
    34 min
  • Episode 70 - Asim Aslam
    Asim Aslam is a CEO who codes. His company M30.com offers a universal suite of microservices, offering a full business logic layer for building applications; the purpose of microservices! This conversation openly and honestly discusses the challenges and experiences of maintaining open source projects but also of commercialising a start-up.
    37 min
  • Episode 69 - Joe Drumgoole
    Welcome to the Voxgig Podcast. We talk to people in the developer community about developer relations, public speaking and community events. For more details, visit voxgig.com/podcast. All right, let's get started.
    Today my guest is Joe Drumgoole. Joe is a senior dev rel person at MongoDB. I first came across Joe when I saw him pitch a startup at one of the very early Web Summit conferences and I thought to myself, I gotta get to know this guy. He was impressive then and he's pretty impressive now. We talk about the development of developer relations, how critical it has been to the success of MongoDB – which, by the way, is really cool these; I use it myself.
    We talk about developing skill of speaking at conferences, and how it is a skill and something that you can learn. And we talk about the importance of identifying the economic reason for why someone uses your software and how important that is in developer relations. Take it away, Joe.
    You can find the transcript of this podcast and any links mentioned on our podcast page at Voxgig.com/podcast. Subscribe for weekly editions, where we talk to the people who make the developer community work. For even more, read our newsletter. You can subscribe at Voxgig.com/newsletter, or follow our Twitter @voxgig. Thanks for listening. Catch you next time.
    35 min
  • Episode 68 - Caelen King
    In this episode Richard speaks to Caelen King, Angel, advisor to start-ups and founder. They discuss advice for non-technical founders and domain experts seeking to build their MVP. Listen for two important learnings.
    36 min
  • Fireside with Voxgig with Ovidiu Matan
    Richard chats with Ovidiu Matan a creator of technology events and conferences. Ovidiu sources speakers and content through his successful Today Software Magazine. Based in Romania, Ovidiu explained to Richard in February 2022 about the impacts of the pandemic on his business, the changes he was forced to make and which of these changes proved to be lasting pivots. about the changes he's made to his conference business and the successful move to online events, and indeed his new hybrid model. Ovidiu outlined his upcoming schedule of events, including IT Days in November this year in Romania.
    29 min
  • Episode 66 - Willie Nicol

    Willie Nicol is a life coach with an unusual background – he was a police officer in the Scottish police force for thirty-one years. In a Fireside Chat with Richard that crackled with dynamism, he shared his no-nonsense approach to life coaching. As a member of the National Speakers Association, he helps people overcome public speaking nerves and turn fear into fun. He chats to Richard about turning public speaking fear into fun, and about how watching yourself on video gives you the edge when you're preparing your speeches. He also reveals his ambition to give a TED talk in the future.

    Have a look at Willie's vlog about overcoming fear of public speaking on the Techno Dinosaur YouTube channel.

     

    To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews, and more, sign up for the Voxgig newsletter.

    View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.

    If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

    26 min
  • Episode 65 - Mike Acker

    Mike Acker is a man on a mission to teach the world to speak without fear. He's written a bestselling book, Speak With No Fear, and coaches people all around the world to break down the fear barrier around public speaking. He reveals that public speaking isn't just about skill – it's about mental preparation. And it's about knowing who you are as a speaker. He also reveals a brilliant technique for overcoming the fear factor when you're asked to give a talk at short notice – or no notice at all.

    If you want to find out how Mike can help you speak without fear, check out his website.

    To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews, and more, sign up for the Voxgig newsletter.

    View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.

    If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

    35 min
  • Episode 64 - Christina Aldan

    Christina Aldan is definitely a woman who follows her own path. She struggled with computers at college, but she's now a digital advertising consultant with Arana Software. And one of her first professional talks was a TEDx talk. In her dynamic, positive podcast chat with Richard, she talks about how she misses her speaker tribe. But she's keen to embrace the opportunities that virtual platforms give – like the chance to chat with your audience for an hour after a talk because no-one's shooing you out of the conference room.

    Want to get up close and personal with Christina Aldan. We've teamed up with Christina to offer you a masterclass series called Better UX with EQ. It's all about how to bring emotional intelligence to the creation of brilliant software. These won't be your ordinary webinars – they'll be live and interactive, and Christina's looking forward to some great conversations with you. Book your spot now. 

    Thanks to Simplecast for making it possible for us to bring you brilliant speakers like Christina Aldan. 

    To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews, and more, sign up to the Voxgig newsletter.

    View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.

    If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

    35 min
  • Episode 63 - Jock Busuttil

    Jock Busuttil is a product manager who believes that if there was more common sense in the world, there would be no need for product managers! This blend of honesty and humour was a feature of his Fireside Chat with Richard. Jock gives an insight into the world of a product manager and shares how he turned his product management experience into a successful speaking career. He also tells Richard how he set up his home studio following the COVID lockdown, with a couple of lights, a camera – and an old television!

    To get a weekly dose of public speaking tips, information, videos of great talks, conference news, book reviews, and more, sign up to the Voxgig newsletter.

    View all show notes, links, and more brilliant public speaking resources at voxgig.com.

    If you like what you hear on Fireside with Voxgig, don’t be shy―tell everyone! Use #firesidewithvoxgig on your social media.

     

    Find out more about Jock Busuttil at  The Product People

    31 min

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This DevRel focused podcast allows entrepreneur, author and coder Richard Rodger to introduce you to interesting leaders and experienced professionals in the tech community. Richard and his guests…