The Leanpub Podcast

Ana Bell is the author of the Manning Publications course Get Programming with Python in Motion. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Ana about her background, how she got into Computer Science, and what it's like teaching popular MIT programming courses both in person and online.

This interview was recorded on October 25, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM134-Ana-Bell-2019-10-25.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.

Adam Bertram is the author of the Leanpub book Teach Me: How to Write How-to Technical Articles that Make Money. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Adam about his background, how he got into technology, remote work, ADHD, software automation, freelance and technical writing and negotiating pay, his books, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on October 22, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM133-Adam-Bertram-2019-10-22.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.

Henning Schwentner is the author of the Leanpub book Domain Storytelling: A Collaborative Modeling Method. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Henning about his background, how he got into programming, the collaborative nature of programming and the importance of developing soft skills, the nature of Domain-Driven Design and Domain Storytelling and their application in the development of sophisticated ship navigation software for the port of Hamburg, the nature German compound words, 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 10, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM132-Henning-Schwentner-2019-10-10.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.

Ricci Wolman is the Founder and CEO of Written Word Media. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Ricci about her background, the challenges and benefits of beginning your career in the demanding environment of investment banking, the evolution of online marketing and ecommerce, some of the reasons email newsletters have proven to be such a good tool for marketing, her experience building a successful business that helps authors and publishers find the right readers for their books and drive book sales, and at the end, they talk about some important changes in the indie publishing industry that have been taking place recently.

This interview was recorded on October 3, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM131-Ricci-Wolman-2019-10-03.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.

Helen Anderson is the author of the Leanpub book Big Data: From A to Z. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Helen about her background, her path to a career in tech, supply chain analysis, data science, working with imperfect data sets and issues around data visualization, career shifts, big data, her blogging, her books, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on September 23, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM130-Helen-Anderson-2019-09-23.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.

Pamela Q. Fernandes is the author of romance fiction and Christian women's non-fiction books. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Pamela about her background, Marian apparitions, how she got into writing, her experience builing a website and an author platform, some of the pitfalls of social media, her book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about her experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on August 12, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM129-Pamela-Q-Fernandes-2019-08-12.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.

Isaac Lyman is the editor of the Leanpub book Your First Year in Code: A complete guide for new & aspiring developers. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Isaac about his background, how he first got into programming, his unique novel-writing app Edward the App, "outliners" vs. "pantsers", his book, the role imperfection can play in software code, some things to theing about when you're getting your first job, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on August 12, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM128-Isaac-Lyman-2019-08-12.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.

Victoria Morgan-Smith is the author of the Leanpub book Internal Tech Conferences: How to accelerate multi-team learning across departments. In this special episode of the Frontmatter podcast, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp speaks with both Victoria and her colleague at the Financial Times, Sarah Wells, about their experiences working on aspects of digital transformation at a major newspaper, from the technology side of things.

This interview was recorded on August 8, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM127-Victoria-Morgan-Smith-Sarah-Wells-2019-08-08.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.

Gojko Adzic is the author of the Leanpub book Running Serverless: Introduction to AWS Lambda and the Serverless Application Model. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gojko about his background, his first experience with computers, studying in Belgrade around the time of the NATO bombing, his foray into writing and eventual move to London and participation in the software community there, starting his own company, his books, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author.

This interview was recorded on June 27, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM126-Gojko-Adzic-2019-06-27.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.

Philip Sugai is the author of the Leanpub book The Value Plan: The essential guide for developing a winning value proposition and marketing strategy. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Philip about his background studying Economics and Drama before getting an MBA, his early experience writing marketing reports and some ways in which the true nature of marketing is often poorly understood, some pretty deep marketing theory, his book, and at the end, they talk a little bit about his experience as a self-published author, who chose to reject a publishing contract from a major publisher, and his current bookselling campaign.

This interview was recorded on August 8, 2019.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM125-Philip-Sugai-2019-08-06.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.