The Leanpub Podcast

Ines Garcia is the author of the Leanpub book Becoming More Agile Whilst Delivering Salesforce. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Ines about her background, Salesforce, the importance of games, agile, her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on November 20, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM168-Ines-Garcia-2020-11-20.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Emily Bache is the author of the Leanpub book Technical Agile Coaching with the Samman method. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Emily about her background, how she got into programming, moving to Sweden from the UK during the days of the dotcom boom, what her experience of pandemic life has been like living in Sweden, Coding Dojos, the Samman technical coaching method, her books, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience as a self-published author.

Erik Hougaard is the author of the Leanpub book Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Field Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Erik about his background, how he got into technology, the adventure of moving between different countries, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author, including writing and maintaining an in-progress book.

This interview was recorded on October 26, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM166-Erik-Hougaard-2020-10-26.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Dion Beetson is the author of the Leanpub book Leading software teams with context, not control: Effective practices for creating alignment and engagement within software teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Dion about his background, how he got into programming, working while studying at university, some of the drawbacks to managing teams that working remotely, leading software teams, the importance of trust, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on October 5, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM165-Dion-Beetson-2020-10-05.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Jason Turner is the author of the Leanpub book C++ Best Practices: 45ish Simple Rules with Specific Action Items for Better C++. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jason about his background, how he got into programming, conference speaking and remote conferences, his book, writing and being a content creator, and his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on September 22, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM164-Jason-Turner-2020-09-22.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

[This Frontmatter Podcast episode was originally published on 2018-03-01...]

Rob Lambert is the author of the Leanpub book 10 Behaviours Of Effective Employees. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Rob about his background, his book, how big changes in your personal life can lead to changes in your professional life, a surprising approach to managing millenials, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on December 6, 2017.

The full audio for the interview is here. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes or add the podcast URL directly.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Roberto Vitillo is the author of the Leanpub book The System Design Manual: Learn how to design, build, and operate large scale distributed systems. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Roberto about his background and career, working on the ATLAS experiment, moving to London and working for companies like Mozilla and Microsoft, working on very large technical systems, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on August 26, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM163-Roberto-Vitillo-2020-08-26.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Marianne Bellotti is the author of the Leanpub book Hiring Engineers. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Marianne about her background and career, how she found her way into a career in tech, how anthropology can help you understand legacy code systems, how you can leverage software engineering skills to succeed in a variety of career paths, the United States Digital Service, the concept of "cannibal code", her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on July 21, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM162-Marianne-Bellotti-2020-07-21.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

[This Frontmatter Podcast episode was originally published on 2019-04-03...]

Andriy Burkov is the author of the Leanpub book The Hundred-Page Machine Learning Book: Everything you really need to know in Machine Learning in a hundred pages. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Andriy about his background, what it was like studying computer science in a city with no electricity for three years, a little bit about the recent history and politics of Crimea, what it's like moving from a post-Soviet republic to a country to a country like Canada, game theory, machine learning, AI, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on February 27, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes or add the podcast URL directly.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.

Joel Grus is the author of the Leanpub book Ten Essays on Fizz Buzz: Meditations on Python, mathematics, science, engineering, and design. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Joel about his background, his career, a little bit about his work at the the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence, his book, what Fizz Buzz is and why it's posed in computer programming interviews, how he's used it in his book to teach readers a lot of really cool things, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as both a conventionally published and as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on July 14, 2020.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM161-Joel-Grus-2020-07-14.mp3. You can subscribe to the Frontmatter podcast in iTunes here https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137 or add the podcast URL directly here: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/leanpub-podcast/id517117137.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.