Mark Graban is the author of the Leanpub book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mark about what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast, his new book on how to set up an organizational culture that can get value from the inevitable mistakes people make, and his experience publishing his latest book.

This interview was recorded on October 12, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM271-Mark-Graban-2023-10-12.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Rafael Chinelato del Nero is the author of the Leanpub book Java Interview Challenger: Ace Java Interviews by Mastering Fundamentals of Data Structures and Algorithms. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Rafael about his background and career, moving to a new country, creating content and becoming a Java Champion.

This interview was recorded on October 6, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM270-Rafael-Chinelato-del-Nero-2023-10-06.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Alex Pukinskis is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Connected Facilitation: Stop Wasting Time in Zoom and Make Plans that Stick. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alex about his background and career, what facilitation is and why it’s important, and the future of work.

This interview was recorded on August 28, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM269-Alex-Pukinskis-2023-08-28.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Special Guest Peter H. Gregory is the author of The Art of Writing Technical Books: The Tools, Techniques, and Lifestyle of a Published Author. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, his work writing and publishing over 50 technical books, and the possibilities AI holds for authors in the future.

This interview was recorded on August 11, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM268-Peter-H-Gregory-2023-08-11.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Alexandru Cernat is the author of the Leanpub book Longitudinal Data Analysis Using R. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alexandru about his background and career, his book, and his experience as an author.

This interview was recorded on August 2, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM267-Alexandru-Cernat-2023-08-02.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Soledad Galli is the author of the Leanpub book Feature Selection in Machine Learning with Python: Over 20 methods to select the most predictive features and build simpler, faster, and more reliable machine learning models. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Soledad about her background and career, moving away from academia into the corporate world, becoming a successful self-employed instructor and content creator, and her books on machine learning.

This interview was recorded on July 24, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM266-Soledad-Galli-2023-07-24.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

brian d foy is the author of the Leanpub book Perl New Features: The evolution of Perl from v5.10 to now. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with brian about his background and career, his book, and his experience as both a conventionally-published and as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on July 11, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM265-brian-d-foy-2023-07-11.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

Jeroen Leenarts is the author of the Leanpub book Being a Lead Software Developer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jeroen about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.

This interview was recorded on June 12, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM264-Jeroen-Leenarts-2023-06-12.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Bruno Rodrigues is the author of the Leanpub book Building reproducible analytical pipelines with R. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Bruno about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.

This interview was recorded on June 7, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM263-Bruno+Rodrigues-2023-06-07.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Neil Keleher is the author of the Leanpub book Learning how to learn: Mental models. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Neil about his life and career, his books, what mental models are and how you can improve them, and about his approach to writing.

This interview was recorded on May 11, 2023.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM262-Neil-Keleher-2023-05-11.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.