Shows
The Robot Factory026 - We Launch Our Hiring AppWe launched our hiring app, HappyHire, to help companies hire without bias. While celebrating, Caleb was sending some sick lines on his bike and bit it. Though battered, bruised, and one-armed, we persevered to launch HappyHire on schedule. Caleb is slowly mending and the rest of us remain unscathed...for the moment! Chat with us if you need help hiring well or just want to commiserate about the perils of stunt biking.(00:00) - 026 - Breaking Arms and Launching Hiring Apps
(01:48) - Intro
(03:41) - We Went on Retreat
(08:04) - We Named The Hiring App
(10:07) - Caleb's Reaction T...2023-07-0418 min
The Robot Factory025 - We Build Our Hiring AppBetween cleaning peanut butter out of his mouth with club soda and building an AI, Caleb’s been busy. Speaking of busy, we've built our hiring app and are just about ready for testing/launch.(00:00) - 025
(01:04) - Intro
(03:42) - Recap of Values Based Hiring
(05:47) - How Would a New User Use Our Hiring App?
(06:52) - Caleb Wants The Company Card
(08:35) - The Features We Built Into The Hiring App
(15:10) - Caleb Built an AI BRAIN
(25:07) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @th...2023-06-1526 min
The Robot Factory024 - We Hear From a Listener About Our Hiring AppWe heard from a listener, two actually. We discuss how our hiring app idea might resonate with fellow values oriented companies and what our next steps are for validating the idea.(00:00) - 024 - Getting Feedback On Our Hiring App
(02:45) - Intro
(03:21) - Emails From Listeners
(04:39) - Feedback on our Hiring App Idea
(10:38) - Building a Community Around Values First Principles
(13:26) - Improving Diversity of Job Applicants
(15:29) - Validating With Some HR Professionals
(18:15) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypod2023-06-0719 min
The Robot Factory023 - We Plan ValidationCaleb, Daila, and Jonathan discuss building a community backyard sharing marketplace and how to gather an audience of folks who would want to build similar marketplaces.(00:00) - 023 - We Plan Validation
(00:41) - Intro
(01:58) - Thinking About A Local Marketplace
(15:50) - How Will We Actually Build a Course?
(19:01) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodFollow Jonathan: @thejonotronFollow Caleb: @calebissharp2023-05-0419 min
The Robot Factory022 - We Hire a ListenerWe hired someone who listens to the podcast. We also hint at a new app we're building for festival badges.(00:00) - Podcast
(01:26) - Introduction
(02:19) - Expanding Our Audience One Farm Dog At A Time
(04:19) - Expanding Our Team One Listener At A Time
(08:10) - Close to Launching an Event Badge App
(12:39) - Updates On The Hiring App
(14:36) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodFollow Jonathan: @thejonotronFollow Caleb: @calebissharp2023-04-1115 min
The Robot Factory021 - We Build The Hiring AppCaleb, Daila, and Jonathan chat about how we built a hiring app that we hope to productize. We're also going to eat our own dog food and use it for some hiring that we anticipate having to do.(00:00) - 021 - We Built a Hiring App
(00:35) - Introduction
(02:13) - Taxes
(03:22) - Daila Does Her Homework
(04:39) - Daila Built the Hiring App
(11:25) - Scratching Our Own Dog Food
(18:05) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodFollow Jonathan: @thejonotron2023-04-0518 min
The Robot Factory020 - We Productize HiringWe discuss meeting a fan of the podcast and how we're going to try to productize our hiring process.(00:00) - 020 - We Productize Hiring
(00:50) - Introduction
(01:05) - Daila met a fan
(03:03) - Daila's homework
(03:49) - Aiming for a new Little Robot website
(09:01) - Can we productize our hiring process
(15:10) - Can we build a marketplace course
(20:20) - Outro
The Products: Raisonne.gallery, OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodFollow Jonathan: @thejonotronFollow Caleb: @calebissharp2023-03-2120 min
The Robot Factory019 - We Launch a GameWe launch a new educational game for Alberta schools teaching how to use cattle grazing as a tool for sustainable grassland management.We also talk a bit about AI and maybe our next game.Play the game: gotggame.caNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodFollow Jonathan: @thejonotronFollow Caleb: @calebissharp2023-02-2823 min
The Robot Factory018 - We Went To TexasJonathan, Daila, and Caleb talk about a recent trip to Texas to start a new company helping with the issue of challenged books in Texas public school.(00:00) - We Went To Texas
(01:22) - Introduction
(02:04) - Caleb is nearly a fully formed human
(03:39) - Jonathan went to Texas
(09:11) - Applying lessons to other projects
(15:54) - Outro
Creators & Guests
Caleb Sharp - Host
Jonathan Bowers (he/him) - Host
Daila Duford - Host
2023-02-2216 min
The Robot Factory015 - Art GalleriesJonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss our newest project, raisonne.gallery. What started as a client project has turned into one of our first real products. It aims to solve the needs of art galleries who want to share their collection online and with other galleries.[01:53] New Product for Art Galleries[03:28] Building a Custom Database for Kamloops Art Gallery[08:02] Launching a Landing Page for Raisonné[09:34] Checking Our Spelling[12:01] Caleb Groans While He Works[13:53] Raisonne.galleryCreators & Guests
Jonathan Bowers (he/him) - Host
Caleb Sharp - Host
Daila Duford - H...2022-11-2419 min
The Robot Factory013 - We Increase our LuckJonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss how turning satellite imagery into animated gifs is like building property management software, in that it's just a bunch of random coincidence and that we can increase our likelihood of luck.[00:39] Building a dynamic image generator Bubble plugin[02:57] Can we take screenshots of Google Maps? (No)[08:51] Accounting and property management[14:17] Accidentally creating thingsThe Product: OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodThe Product: OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com2022-10-0621 min
The Robot Factory011 - We Are Now ThreeFor the first time, we now have three co-hosts. We discuss what "free" even means and what features we might want to change for OpenHouse.social to make a free tier and we discuss some light upcoming plans for the property management app.[03:01] What does free mean?[05:47] Should we make OpenHouse.social free (as in beer)?[08:53] We still want Caleb as a co-host[10:48] Back to property management stuffThe Product: OpenHouse.socialNewsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.comTwitter: @twostoryrobotInstagram: @therobotfactorypodThe...2022-09-2119 min
The Robot Factory010 - We Welcome DailaCaleb was unable to make it after feeling a bit under the weather. So we introduce Daila Duford as another host of the show. Caleb is still going to be a host, he hasn't been replaced.We talk about how Daila and the Little Robot team was able to build one of the features for the new property management software in just an afternoon. We also discuss what no-code is and why we are excited about if for new products.[01:24] Feedback from a listener, we don't have an audience.[02:39] Building some initial property management...2022-09-1324 min