Conversations With Bacon Archives - Jono Bacon
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsJono Bacon - Community Management Consultant, Author, and Speaker
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Dean Baratta On Intelligence and Security
September 28, 2021 12:47 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MBDean Baratta comes on to talk about his fascinating career in working in intelligence, security, and protection. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, brand, and teams’, is […]
Sam Aaron On Live Coding Music
September 20, 2021 12:38 - 1 hour - 59.3 MBSam Aaron, creator of Sonic Pi comes on to talk about live coding music. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, brand, and teams’, is out now, available […]
David Spinks on Building Communities
September 15, 2021 00:43 - 50 minutes - 35.4 MBDavid Spinks from CMX comes on to talk about how to build amazing communities and his brand new book. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, brand, and […]
David Jenyns on Building Amazing Business Systems
August 27, 2021 21:48 - 59 minutes - 58.2 MBAt the heart of every business is people. People though, need to work together to get great results, and this requires the magical balance of business processes, systems, and workflow. The question is: where on earth do you begin in building these systems and workflows? David Jenyns is an expert in building world-class business systems, […]
Christina Voskoglou on Understanding Developers With Data
May 26, 2021 21:38 - 50 minutes - 45.4 MBDevelopers are a hot commodity that companies around the world are trying to do business with. Why? Because developers are enormously influential in which technologies are used at companies and how they are used. As such, many companies want to understand developers, their interests, and trends. Christina Voskoglou has a long history of research and […]
Jillian Hufnagel on Building Culture and Growth in Teams
February 11, 2021 15:30 - 58 minutes - 56.6 MBJillian Hufnagel is a successful business coach working with companies on topics like emotional agility and harmony in the workplace. Once a teacher and executive assistant, she subsequently became a leader in companies driving healthy emotional cultures. One such company is Slim.ai, who I have been working with as a client. Jillian and I are […]
Michael Zipursky on Building an Incredible Consulting Business
January 13, 2021 05:42 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBA while back when I was promoting People Powered, I was invited to go on a podcast all about consulting. As a consultant, it is rare that I get an opportunity to be interviewed about the business itself as opposed to the focus and subject of my work. Little did I know I would be […]
Lane Shackleton on Design, Product, and Coda
November 12, 2020 00:40 - 52 minutes - 47 MBRecently I was introduced to Coda – a platform that aims to re-invent the document – bridging live data, views, and more to enable people to collaborate more effectively together. What really struck me, aside from the technology, is how well designed and delivered Coda is. It presents a powerful set of features that requires […]
Allan Dib on Delivering Thoughtful Marketing
October 28, 2020 16:09 - 55 minutes - 45.2 MBI first discovered Allan Dib when I read his book, ‘The One Page Marketing Plan‘. It was refreshing: there weren’t the glitzy, sensationalist, unrealistic techniques that some of the marketing gurus use – it was simple, effective, practical advice. As such, I knew I wanted to have Allan come on Conversations With Bacon, and I […]
Mark Shuttleworth on Life, Business, and Ubuntu
October 07, 2020 04:26 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBMark Shuttleworth has weaved a fascinating story in his life so far. He founded and sold his company, Thawte, was the first South African in space, created one of the most popular open source projects, Ubuntu, and has built a successful company, Canonical. There is little doubt that his story still has many chapters ahead. […]
Ian Tien on Mattermost, Messaging, and Building a Business
September 28, 2020 20:05 - 1 hour - 51.6 MBThere is little doubt that realtime discussion, collaboration, and chat has had a significant impact on businesses and communities. While Slack has risen as a dominant leader, open source powered Mattermost has gone on to grow more and more significantly as a powerful option, and one that arguably puts far more control in the hands […]
John Vrionis on a New Approach to Venture Capital and Building Businesses
September 21, 2020 04:36 - 57 minutes - 49.6 MBWe are all familiar with the venture capital model: invest money into a company, provide advice and guidance to help them succeed, and work towards a positive exit. Unusual Ventures are taking a very different approach. Unusual focus on embedding members of their team into their portfolio companies to help deliver results, build in internal […]
Catherine Gray on Enneagrams, Personality Tests, and Leadership Development
September 08, 2020 05:19 - 58 minutes - 55.3 MBMany of us are striving for growth and success, but we don’t know which levers to yank to get the right results. This is where Catherine Gray from The Trium Group comes in. She is an expert in a range of tools, such as Enneagrams, to evaluate what kind of personality you have, and then […]
David Hornik on the People and Culture of Venture Capital and Startups
August 25, 2020 15:00 - 57 minutes - 52.9 MBFor those playing along with Silicon Valley bingo, there is an enormous amount of change going on in startups, venture capital, and beyond. This has been heightened by the impact of COVID-19 on founders, startups, and investors. David Hornik has been around the investment world for a long time as a general partner at August […]
Bitesize: Emily Musil Church from XPRIZE on using Field Trials
August 20, 2020 13:00 - 6 minutes - 6.63 MBEmily Musil Church explains the logistics of how XPRIZE ran field trials with thousands of Google Pixel tablets across hundreds of remote villages. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, […]
Bitesize: Miller Abel on Financial Inclusion: What It Is and Why the Gates Foundation is Focused on It
August 17, 2020 13:00 - 4 minutes - 4.22 MBToday we have Miller Abel with his experience on financial inclusion. The deputy director of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation discusses how their Financial Services for the Poor program works to broaden the reach of low-cost digital financial services for the poor. If you’re familiar with the concept of financial inclusion, you know it’s […]
Bitesize: Liz McCabe from Stinson Advising reviews the common difficulties many executives have
August 13, 2020 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.52 MBLiz McCabe from Stinson Advising discusses the tactical and internal patterns that she sees working with CEOs across many different industries. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: […]
Marik Hazan on Psychedelics and Venture Capital
August 10, 2020 17:02 - 1 hour - 60.3 MBWhen I say the word “psychedelics”, you probably think of hazy people tripping on suspicious substances at a Grateful Dead concert. Well, the story is much deeper than this, and it is a very interesting story indeed. It turns out there has been an enormous amount of research into psychedelics and their role in a […]
Mike Dillard on Effective Marketing, Gurus, and Growth
July 27, 2020 15:54 - 55 minutes - 55 MBIn recent years, there has been an explosion in digital marketing. Bold claims of making thousands of dollars a day have been perpetuated by self-proclaimed marketing gurus. It all seems a bit much to my cynical British eye. This is why I was thrilled to have Mike Dillard come on Conversations With Bacon. Mike has […]
Alyssa Miller From Snyk on the State of Open Source Security
July 14, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 47.4 MBOpen Source has seen enormous growth in recent years, and this has shone the light on the security of the many different components in open source systems such as NPM, Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, and Debian. How do we ensure that the rapidly growing library of open source, which is often bundled into stacks, is safe […]
Bitesize: Zach Abbott From ZBiotics Explains How He Used Crowdfunding
July 06, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.88 MBZach Abbott from ZBiotics explains how he used crowdfunding to street test the value of his product, the branding, and how he described its use. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My […]
Bitesize: Jen Wike Huger and Jason Hibbets from opensource.com on Data and Analytics
June 30, 2020 10:00 - 3 minutes - 3.39 MBJen Wike Huger and Jason Hibbets from opensource.com explains how they review their data and analytics to see how things are performing. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People […]
David Siegel, CEO of Meetup, on the Future of Events and Communities
June 29, 2020 15:49 - 1 hour - 54.7 MBUnless you have been living under a rock, you are probably familiar with Meetup. They have become the epicenter of how people organize local and online gatherings and have become a fixture for many people and organizations. David Siegel, CEO of Meetup, comes on Conversations With Bacon to dig into a broad range of topics. […]
Bitesize: Jason Warner from GitHub gives his recommendations for getting started in the tech industry
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBJason Warner, CTO of GitHub, talks about how he would recommend to get started in the tech industry. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can […]
Bitesize: Jason Warner from GitHub gives his recommendations for getting started in the tech industry.
June 22, 2020 10:00 - 5 minutes - 5.39 MBJason Warner, CTO of GitHub, talks about how he would recommend to get started in the tech industry. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can […]
Miller Abel from The Gates Foundation on Building Financial Inclusion With Technology
June 16, 2020 23:48 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBMillions of people around the world have limited access to reliable, secure financial tools. This creates a vicious circle that keeps many people in poverty when they are faced with limitations in how they store, transfer, and send money. Unfortunately, this also disproportionately impacts women and can dramatically impact the ability for regional innovation and […]
Bitesize: Todd Lewis from All Things Open on why they became a Certified B Corporation
June 02, 2020 18:08 - 7 minutes - 7.33 MBTodd Lewis, founder of All Things Open talks about how important it was to them to become a B Corp, primarily to set an example of standards of practice that they and other people can live by. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework […]
Bitesize: Kate Drane from Techstars talks about the importance of global support for startups
May 27, 2020 15:20 - 2 minutes - 2.5 MBKate Drane from Techstars shares the startup accelerator program – Techstars For Life. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, brand, and […]
David Finkel on Work/Life Balance and Staying Focused
May 20, 2020 21:14 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBWork/Life Balance. How is yours? Good? Decent? Middling? Let’s be honest, most of us suck at it. Well, David Finkel doesn’t. David is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author of 11 books and CEO of Maui Mastermind. His new book, The Freedom Formula: How to Succeed in Business Without Sacrificing Your Family, Health, or Life is all […]
Bitesize: Jeff Atwood, Co-Founder of Discourse and StackOverflow, on platform responsibility.
May 18, 2020 15:16 - 5 minutes - 5.56 MBJeff Atwood discusses the tools in Discourse that help keep conversations organized and easily accessible. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, […]
Bitesize: Jeff Atwood, Co-Founder of Discourse and StackOverflow, on platform responsibility
May 18, 2020 15:16 - 5 minutes - 5.56 MBJeff Atwood discusses the tools in Discourse that help keep conversations organized and easily accessible. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How communities can supercharge your business, […]
Bitesize: Angela Brown of The Linux Foundation discusses what contributes to the energy of events
May 13, 2020 00:53 - 4 minutes - 4.74 MBAngela Brown of The Linux Foundation discusses what contributes to the energy and the core elements of a great event. Listen to the full episode here. Communities are changing the way we do business. Discover a concrete framework for building powerful, productive communities and integrating them into your business. My new book, ‘People Powered: How […]
Rahul Vohra on Superhuman, Game Theory, and Product/Market Fit
May 05, 2020 22:45 - 58 minutes - 67.9 MBWould you pay $30 a month for an email service, especially when Gmail is entirely free? I do. A while back I started using a service called Superhuman. It provides a blisteringly fast, keyboard-driven, experience for email power users. Their value prop is simple: the value of your time saved in email is worth far […]
Mårten Mickos on Hacker Powered Security and Building Businesses
April 13, 2020 17:22 - 55 minutes - 63.7 MBMårten Mickos comes on to discuss "hacker powered security", and how he has built and led a series of successful businesses, including MuSQL, Eucalyptus, and now HackerOne.
Dr. Diane Hamilton on Understanding The Role Of Curiosity In Our Lives
April 07, 2020 04:15 - 55 minutes - 63.7 MBDr. Diane Hamilton comes on Conversations With Bacon to dig into what curiosity is, and what role it plays in our lives.
Liz McCabe on Executive Coaching, Leadership, and Growth
March 12, 2020 23:03 - 1 hour - 70.6 MBLiz McCabe comes on to not just demystify what coaches do, but to share so much of the insight she provides to her clients. A very, very interesting and pragmatic discussion.
Jen Wike Huger and Jason Hibbets on Building the Community Powered opensource.com
February 03, 2020 20:25 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBJen Wike Huger and Jason Hibbets come on to discuss how they created opensource.com, which generates millions of page views and is largely driven by a raft of community contributed content.
Zach Abbott on Hacking Probiotics to Cure Hangovers, powered by Crowdfunding and Business
January 13, 2020 21:35 - 57 minutes - 66.8 MBZach Abbott comes on to talk about what goes into engineering probiotics, his new technology, and how he built a business using crowdfunding among many other tools.
Angela Brown from The Linux Foundation on Delivering Great Events
December 12, 2019 00:59 - 1 hour - 70.2 MBAngela Brown, who leads events at The Linux Foundation comes on to discuss what goes into great events and how her method and approach has evolved over the years.
Jason Warner on GitHub and Leadership
November 04, 2019 04:55 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MBJason Warner, SVP of Technology at GitHub comes on to not just talk about how GitHub builds GitHub, but what he sees as a key components of great leadership, and how his experiences and perspectives have shifted and evolved over the years.
Mary Thengvall on Developer Relations, Reporting, and Growth
October 07, 2019 21:07 - 59 minutes - 68.1 MBMary Thengvall comes on to talk about what Developer Relations is, how it works, where it should report in, what success looks like, and much more.
Jeff Atwood on Discourse, Stack Overflow, and Building Online Community Platforms
September 12, 2019 04:31 - 55 minutes - 64.3 MBBuilding collaborative online platforms is hard. To make a platform that is truly compelling, and rewards the right kind of behavior and teamwork, requires a careful balance of effective design, workflow, and understanding the psychology of how people work together. Jeff Atwood has an enormous amount of experience doing precisely this. Not only was he […]
Ryan Bethencourt on Growing Sustainable Food, Shark Tank, and Wild Earth
July 29, 2019 20:26 - 59 minutes - 68.3 MBRyan Bethcourt comes on to talk about the business of biosciences, raising a large round from Mark Cuban on Shark Tank, producing sustainable pet food, and more.
Emily Musil Church on the Global Learning XPRIZE
July 08, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBEmily Musil Church comes on to talk about the $15 million Global Learning XPRIZE that resulted in Android applications that teach kids reading, writing, and maths without a teacher. We get into the competition, the logistics of testing thousands of tablets in remote villages in Tanzania, the incredible results and impact of the entries, and more.
Kate Drane, Techstars
June 15, 2019 01:14 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MBKate Drane from Techstars (and previously Indiegogo) comes on to talk crowdfunding, supporting startups, expanding access to funding and information, innovation growth, craft beer, and more.
Conversations With Bacon: Kate Drane, Techstars
June 15, 2019 01:14 - 59 minutes - 68.7 MBKate Drane from Techstars (and previously Indiegogo) comes on to talk crowdfunding, supporting startups, expanding access to funding and information, innovation growth, craft beer, and more.
Todd Lewis, Founder of All Things Open
May 27, 2019 21:35 - 59 minutes - 68.2 MBTodd Lewis, founder of All Things Open comes on to discuss what goes into great events, how to get the right balance of content and taking care of sponsors, building an open marketplace of (often contrasting) ideas, and what Todd has learned over the years as he has refined his craft.
Conversations With Bacon: Todd Lewis, Founder of All Things Open
May 27, 2019 21:35 - 59 minutes - 68.2 MBTodd Lewis, founder of All Things Open comes on to discuss what goes into great events, how to get the right balance of content and taking care of sponsors, building an open marketplace of (often contrasting) ideas, and what Todd has learned over the years as he has refined his craft. The post Conversations With Bacon: Todd Lewis, Founder of All Things Open appeared first on Jono Bacon.