Frontier Podcast by Gun.io
307 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 24 ratingsAfter over a decade of working with highly skilled developers and businesses of all sizes, we've discovered that there is some pretty good advice just waiting to be shared. We've also learned that learning is something we just can't get enough of. This season of the Frontier Podcast, we'll be talking to experts from every walk of the technical life, while also taking a peek into the tech history that has gotten the world to where it is today.
Gun.io is a global talent agency that specializes in pairing the world's best software professionals with world-class companies. Interested in getting in touch? Come check us out at Gun.io.
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Episodes
Ep. 12: Meet the team: Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler
October 27, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 50.1 MBFrom higher education to educating herself in tech hiring, our Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler, has learned a thing or two about what it takes to build trust, talk tech like a pro, and create lasting relationships with our client base. She talks about all that and more on this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 11: It depends: Choosing the right tech stack with Wade Williams and Deividi Silva
October 25, 2022 06:00 - 39 minutes - 59.1 MBWhen it comes to choosing the right tech stack to build your product with, there are a lot of considerations you need to take into account. While trying to say "it depends" as few times as possible, Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva and Director of Engineering, Wade Williams, give their insight into how to find what works best for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 10: Meet the team: VP of Product, Grey Garner
October 20, 2022 06:00 - 32 minutes - 48.4 MBWhen our VP of Product, Grey Garner, started making band websites to support his music habits, there was no way of knowing how far it would take him into the land of tech. In this episode, we talk to him about his past, his product work, and how he's found himself on both the music and startup sides of our beautiful hometown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 9: Getting top talent takes top talent: hiring and vetting with Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva
October 18, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 50 MBOur use of developers to vet other developers is one of the most important things setting us apart from the competition. In this episode, we talk to our Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva, about our hiring and vetting process, and how getting our clients top talent takes top talent from within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 8: Meet the team: Director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva
October 13, 2022 06:00 - 27 minutes - 39.7 MBWhen you're more or less a manager to thousands of people, being able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat seems like an incredibly useful skill. Hear how our director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva, does all this and more on this week's "Meet the team" episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 7: Growing out of our bootstraps with Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson
October 11, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 53.3 MBGrowth marketing is so much more than just customer acquisition. In this episode, we talk with our Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson, about how she helped Gun.io grow out of our bootstraps and into the big(ger) leagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 6: No software is better than no software. Gun.io’s Director of Software Engineering (and Janitor), Wade Williams
October 06, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 32.5 MBSure, you have someone at the helm of your engineering department. But do you have someone that used to be a professional waterskier? Probably not, and we promise that's just one of the amazing things you'll learn about our Director of Engineering and sometimes janitor, Wade Williams, in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 5: From line items to large-scale ideas, inside our wild ride to profitability
October 04, 2022 06:00 - 33 minutes - 48.5 MBWhen we started, there wasn't even an official payroll. With budgets and ideas in balance, we take a look at how Gun.io thinks about profitability. In this episode, we sit down with the VP of Operations, Tyler Newkirk, to hear how we made sustainable growth a priority and what it takes to stay above water for nearly a decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 4: What do you get when you marry copywriting and coding? Gun.io's Content Lead, Abbey Charles
September 29, 2022 06:00 - 22 minutes - 33.7 MBHave you ever wondered who puts the words to the page when it comes to tech sites? This week, we introduce our Content Lead, Abbey Charles, in the first team member interview of the new season. She's been a copywriter, a front end dev, and million other things, and today we're finding out how they all got mixed up to make a marketing unicorn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 3: How we think about sales hiring
September 27, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes - 54.1 MBSometimes being a part of a sales team can feel akin to being in the desert on a broken bike six miles from the trailhead when it's 115 degrees out, trying not to panic. And how do you hire for that kind of heat? This week we sit down with our VP of Revenue, Ben Kettle, to talk about what it takes to assemble a team of people that can put out any fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 2: Our first foray into fundraising
September 22, 2022 06:00 - 28 minutes - 41.8 MBWhat startup says "no" to funding for almost an entire decade? One that's either totally crazy or incredibly astute. Maybe we're a little of both? Hot off the heels of our Series A raise, we talked to our CEO, Teja Yenamandra, and COO, Tyler Newkirk, about the decision to bootstrap for so long, and how, with a little patience, they found the right investors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep. 1: From the beginning
September 20, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes - 45.7 MBWhat happens when an idea to hook your friends up with jobs becomes a multi-million dollar talent agency operating on a global scale? In the opener to season 2 of the Frontier Podcast, you'll learn from Gun.io's founder and CEO, Teja Yenamandra, exactly how he made it happen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Networking for Introverts with Dave Delaney
March 30, 2022 21:44 - 25 minutes - 15.1 MBCal sits down this week with a Nashville local, Dave Delaney, to chat about networking on and offline, how to make an impression, and the best way to keep track of who's who when business cards are flying like there's a blackjack dealer in town. Future Forth: futureforth.com Nice Podcast: nicepodcast.co Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Inside Gun.io: Victoria Stahr
March 23, 2022 22:47 - 12 minutes - 7.12 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A roundtable with our Technical Talent Advocates
March 16, 2022 22:01 - 56 minutes - 31.7 MBOur Developer Relations team, or as we call them, our Technical Talent Advocates, share their do's and don'ts of the job hunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Inside Gun.io: Faith Benson
March 09, 2022 21:37 - 7 minutes - 4.25 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Moving from management back to engineering
March 02, 2022 17:20 - 16 minutes - 9.61 MBMoving into engineering management roles can feel like the obvious next step for some senior devs. But what happens when that next step turns out to be one you want to take back? In this week's episode, Cal talks with Jip Moors for Yoast about how he managed both transitions and why he's loving engineering all over again. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gunslinger Interview: Wolf Donat
February 23, 2022 14:22 - 8 minutes - 4.77 MBThis week, Cal Evans talks with Wolf Donat about Commodores (not the band), fisheries, and woodworking. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Architecting APIs with James Higginbotham
February 15, 2022 22:28 - 40 minutes - 23.8 MBCal sits down with renowned API architect James Higginbotham to discuss building APIs, what makes a good one, and what to include, even though you're sure your API won't need scalability. Check out James's book with Keith Casey, A Practical Approach to API Design and his latest solo work, Principles of Web API Design, which came out this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gunslinger Interview: William Rodriguez
February 09, 2022 18:50 - 10 minutes - 6.01 MBThis week, Cal Evans talks with William Rodriguez about accidentally becoming a dev, modernizing 100-year-old tech, and jamming out at the end of a long day. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nailing the Interview with Jessi Soler
February 02, 2022 17:20 - 21 minutes - 12.2 MBEvery interview invites a few nerves along with it. Sometimes it's great to get back to the basics and remember the easiest things: come prepared, come interested, and please, for the love of Boba Fett, move that dirty laundry pile out of the background. In this week's Frontier Podcast, Cal Evans talks with our very own Jessi Soler, the Engagements Manager for Gun.io. She works closely with clients to get our talent hired and has a few things to say about how to nail your next interview. ...
Lessons Learned Managing Remotes with Dave Hall
January 25, 2022 21:27 - 36 minutes - 20 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gunslinger Interview: Jon North
January 19, 2022 22:24 - 7 minutes - 10 MBThis week, Cal Evans talks with Jon North about his path to software, that one time they each did UX, and what Jon has cooking up next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Samantha John
October 22, 2021 15:37 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBIn this episode, we speak to Samantha John, Co-Founder and CEO of Hopscotch, about the amazing things kids can create when they have access to software tools, why coding isn't just for boys, and what landing an investment deal on Shark Tank is really like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Kate O'Neil
August 16, 2021 23:29 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBIn this episode, we speak to Kate O'Neil, Co-Founder and Head of Marketing at Teaming, about key identifiers for a strong team, where most leaders get it wrong, and how Teaming is helping leaders improve engagement, communication, goal setting, and psychological safety for their team members. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nick Gavronsky
June 15, 2021 12:00 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this episode, we speak to Nick Gavronsky, CEO and Co-founder of Welcome, about the power of appreciating people in your product, the need for more transparency around compensation for employees, and how his team at Welcome is improving pay equity and equality across the board for the companies on their platform. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Bo Boroski
April 30, 2021 13:00 - 33 minutes - 45.4 MBIn this episode, we speak to Bo Boroski, Founder and Managing Director of RefQuest, about the best decisions he's made as a founder, the importance of hustled mistakes, and how to build a support system both inside and outside of the business. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gabe Batstone
April 20, 2021 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.1 MBIn this episode, we speak to Gabe Batstone, co-founder and CEO of Contextere, about doing good and making money at the same time, why raising money is a goal, not a victory, and how personal relationships pay off more than your technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Rachel Van Nortwick
February 22, 2021 13:00 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBRachel Van Nortwick, CEO and Founder of Vinylly, talks about the compatibility solution Vinylly has solved in the dating application space, the lessons she learned as a non-technical founder, and her experience hiring freelance technical talent with Gun.io Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sam Lessin
February 16, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 31.9 MBIn this episode, we speak to Sam Lessin, co-founder and co-CEO of Fin, about his journey from the VP of Product Management at Facebook to coding boot camp, his "human in the loop" approach at Fin, and the dirty secret about all CEO's. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Eoghan McCabe
October 22, 2020 01:23 - 40 minutes - 73.5 MBIn this episode, we speak to Eoghan McCabe, Chairman and Co-founder of Intercom about making your own space in the SaaS market, transitioning to a new leadership position after 10 years, and the excitement of wearing a lab coat. Eoghan provides strategic leadership to Intercom and previously held the role of CEO. Before he co-founded Intercom he founded Contrast, a software design consultancy, and Exceptional, a developer tool company acquired by Rackspace. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...
Russ Roberts
March 18, 2020 11:00 - 32 minutes - 37.5 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Gant LaBorde
March 11, 2020 11:00 - 19 minutes - 21.8 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Michael Dibernardo
March 04, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 32.8 MBHosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scott Meschke
February 26, 2020 12:00 - 14 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Scott Roe-Meschke, Director of Engineering at Blinker. Scott discusses the importance of cultivating trust and transparency for your team in an engineering leadership role. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vinay Mahadik
February 19, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Vinay Mahadik, CEO and Co-Founder of Securly. Vinay discusses how his experience as a father and in enterprise security formed the company that is securing the safety of children online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Madison May
February 12, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 36 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Madison May, Machine Learning Architect and Co-Founder of Indico. He shares insights into sitting in both leadership seats and building custom models for custom problems. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Lisa Reeves
February 11, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBIn this episode, we are joined by Lisa Reeves, SVP of product at Zenefits. Lisa shares how her years of experience as an operator, investor, and entrepreneur has been a guide in her uncapped success in the industry. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
David Yakobovitch
February 05, 2020 12:00 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBIn this episode, we are joined by David Yakobovitch, Principal Data Scientist for Galvanize, and the host of HumAin, an AI podcast. David shares his insights from his extensive experience in AI, and enterprise data science to help any company from Fortune 500s to start-ups. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
John Callaway, Clayton Hunt, & Jon Ash
January 29, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this episode, we are joined by John Callaway, Clayton Hunt, & Jon Ash of the 6 Figure Developer podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Derek Lin, CEO at Exabeam
January 22, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 28.5 MBIn this episode, we speak to Derek Lin, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Exabeam. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Joseph Feiman & Setu Kulkarni of White Hat Security
January 15, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode Ledge is joined by Joseph Feiman & Setu Kulkarni of White Hat Security to share with us how they enable enterprises to secure their digital businesses. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Scott Parker, Director of Product Marketing at Sinequa
January 08, 2020 12:00 - 26 minutes - 29.8 MBIn this episode Ledge chats with Scott Parker, Director of Product Marketing at Sinequa. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Adam Garrett-Harris, Host of Web of Tomorrow and BookBytes
January 06, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 27.7 MBIn this episode Ledge is joined by Adam Garrett-Harris, Host of the podcasts Web of Tomorrow and BookBytes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brody Dorland, Co-founder at DivvyHQ
December 30, 2019 12:00 - 31 minutes - 35.5 MBIn this episode, Ledge is joined by Brody Dorland, Co-founder at DivvyHQ, to talk about DivvyHQ is building the #1 content planning and workflow automation engine to help teams conquer content chaos. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Vinay Patankar, CEO of Process Street
December 18, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 33.8 MBWe are joined by Vinay Patankar, CEO of Process Street, in this episode of the pod to discuss how Process Street is building a platform that manages recurring processes for teams and turns businesses into automated, self growing machines. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ryan Cousins, CEO at krtkl inc
December 16, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 32.7 MBIn this episode, Ledge is joined by Ryan Cousins, CEO at krtkl inc, to give his insights into an entrepreneurial mindset and how their project snickerdoodle is changing the way development is done through hardware. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mitch Stewart, Co-founder at GURU
December 11, 2019 12:00 - 28 minutes - 32.3 MBMitch Stewart joins the pod to discus how GURU is building a platform to unify companies' internal knowledge, verifies its accuracy, and empower your revenue teams. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Shauni Deshmukh, CTO at Tettra
December 09, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 31.1 MBIn this episode, Shauni Deshmukh, CTO at Tettra, joins the pod to share her insights on transparency, building your team, and her knowledge gained throughout her career working in both the software engineering seat and CTO seat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Matt Zimmermann and Christian Wirth of Beast Code
December 04, 2019 12:00 - 29 minutes - 33.4 MBLedge sits down with Matt Zimmermann and Christian Wirth of Beast Code to talk about how Beast Code is transcending the traditional defense solution paradigm with a unique approach to naval technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.