Matthew Skelton is the author of the Leanpub book Team Guide to Software Operability: Proven techniques for making software work well. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Matthew about his background, how he first got into tech, the importance of having a broad range perspectives informing the creation of software, some of the biggest changes he's seen in how companies are using new programming emphases and technologies like machine learning to alter how they fundamentally do business and compete, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on June 20, 2019.

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This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.