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Until the Ice Cream TruckNavigating the Hype CycleIn this episode, Glenn and Howard talk about taking a balanced approach to hot new technology - even when everyone around you (especially your business partners) is all in on the promise.
2025-02-1240 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckBeing Data-DrivenWhat does it mean to be data-driven? That is the topic of this episode. Howard and Glenn delve into what it means from an organizational perspective and how it impacts product and engineering. We talk about quantitive and qualitative data, the value of each, and how they are connected. And, we discuss some of the problems in over-indexing on one or the other such as missing out on understanding why you are seeing what you are seeing. Another topic we explore is the danger of confirmation bias in interpreting the data. And we can't forget product analytics, metrics, KPIS...
2024-10-0549 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckWe're Back! Also, Generative AIAfter a LONG hiatus, we're back and this time we're seriously serious about sticking to keep this going. Unlike the last time when we were just serious. Seriously! We thought we could jump back on a topic that is truly unique, something you've never heard of. Drum roll........Gen AI! Join us for a lively conversation about Gen AI. Will it destroy the world? Has Skynet truly arrived? What are these agent things? We'll answer these questions and more and also shed some light on our experiences...
2024-09-0843 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckAn Interview with Janna BastowRoadmaps, why do we have them? Do they help? Is there a better way to do them? These are all topics near and dear to Janna Bastow's heart. We're honored to have her as our guest. In this episode, we go deep into talking about the effectiveness (or ineffectiveness) of traditional roadmaps, and about her pioneering Now Next Later approach. The show is full of gems and insights from Jenna on how to build great products and reduce waste. Thank you Janna! Enjoy! SHOW LINKS: Why I invented the Now-Next-Later Roadmap
2023-11-2654 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckWhat is a Minimally Viable Product?Minimum Viable Product, what is it that all about? In this episode, Howard and Glenn dive in: What is MVP and its purpose? Where does the term come from? What common misconceptions, misunderstandings, and fallacies about MVP? How does MVP relate to tech debt and scale? What are the variations of MVP? Minimum Lovable Product, Minimum Effective Dose, Minimum Marketable product We had a great exchange of ideas and shared our raw personal experiences and perspectives. Enjoy! SHOW LINKS: The Lean Startup A Review Of The Minimum Viable Product...
2023-08-2642 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckMentoringIn this episode, Glenn and Howard talk about the value of mentoring, both in serving as a mentor as well as having a network of mentors who can help in various aspects of personal and professional life. Additionally, mentorship and coaching are compared from the perspective of both techniques used and expectations set. Show links Men: want to increase diversity in tech? Be a mentor Let's talk about Mentoring - Cascadia JS Supporting black employees with mentorship GROW Model
2023-07-1926 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckListener QuestionsIt's been a while, but Glenn and Howard are back at it, and in this episode are answering some of the questions sent in by you! To send in a question for a possible future episode, email us at untiltheicecreamtruck@gmail.com. Some resources mentioned in this episode include: Atomic Habits Traction
2023-05-2837 min
“54 Days of Roses”- Catholic Rosary NovenaS8 Day 54 - Glorious Mysteries in ThanksgivingHello Family,Welcome to our final Rosary Prayer on this Holy Saturday. This is day 54 of our 54-Day Rosary Novena.Family, today marks our final prayer in thanksgiving, and I pray that through the intercession of our Blessed Mother, your prayers are answered according to God's plan.Thank you for allowing me to guide you in prayer during this Lenten season. This was a beautiful way to prepare our hearts and minds for Easter.I know that it's not always easy to prioritize our prayer life. I want you to know that I'm s...
2023-04-0833 min“54 Days of Roses”- Catholic Rosary NovenaS8 Día 54 - Misterios Gloriosos en AgradecimientoHola familia,Bienvenidos a nuestro Rosario final este Sábado Santo. Este es el día 54 de nuestra Novena del Rosario de 54 días.Familia, hoy marca nuestra oración final en acción de gracias, y oro para que, por intercesión de nuestra Santísima Madre, sus oraciones sean respondidas de acuerdo con el plan de Dios.Gracias por permitirme guiarlos en oración durante este tiempo de Cuaresma. Esta fue una hermosa manera de preparar nuestros corazones y mentes durante la Pascua.Sé que no siempre es fácil priorizar nuestra vi...
2023-04-0838 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckLeadership PrinciplesIn this episode, Howard and Glenn spend some time talking about the leadership principles they apply in their roles as managers of people and as leaders within their respective disciplines. The guys also spend a few minutes talking about some of the tech behind producing the podcast. You can reach us with questions or comments at untiltheicecreamtruck@gmail.com. Some resources mentioned in this episode include: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6452796-drive https://youtu.be/u6XAPnuFjJc https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/949515.Coaching_for_Performance https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29342515-the-coaching-habit
2023-04-0346 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckAn Interview with Jessica Tucker, from engineering to Product entrepreneurIn this episode, Glenn interviews our first guest on the show, Jessica Tucker. Jessica transitioned into tech as a software engineer and then moved into more of a product role. She's now left her corp job, has her own tech consulting company and has launched her own wearable-tech company! We have a rich conversation on her journey, what she learned moving into different roles and becoming an entrepreneur, also what it means to be a Black woman in tech, and the challenges and trauma that Black women face navigating the tech world.
2023-03-1953 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckCareer LevelsI, II, Senior, Staff, Principal, Distinguished, Fellow.....ahhhh!! What does it all mean? In this episode, Glenn and Howard take a look at the various levels and titles found in many technology companies and then break it all down into some guiding principles for thinking about leveling at your own organization. We delve into topics like what the difference is between levels and bands, how levels match up when you switch roles or move from a different geo, how levels equate to pay, fixed vs variable comp, and we touch on the elephant in the room, the pay gap...
2023-02-0441 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckOn Technical DebtWhile it's existed in nearly every organization for as long as anyone can remember, technical debt has taken center stage recently in a number of high profile outages, including those at Southwest Airlines and the US Federal Avaiation Administration. In this episode, Glenn and Howard talk cover the topic of technical debt from several angles, including: What is technical debt? How does it accumulate in an organization? What are some strategies for reducing it? Resources https://youtu.be/Ed94CfxgsCA https://youtu.be/SxdOUGdseq4
2023-01-2139 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckBeing Product-LedIn this episode, Glenn and Howard go a level deeper into the world of product management and look at some of the specific activities and deliverables of the discipline. They then take a look at what it means to be "product-led" as an organization and what steps need to be taken at a structural and operational level to ensure that an organization can achieve the desired outcomes promised by being product-led. Resources https://productled.com/blog/product-led-organization-todd-olson https://www.spencerstuart.com/research-and-insight/product-organization-structure https://www.prodpad.com/blog/invented-now-next-later-roadmap/
2023-01-0643 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckOn Product ManagementWhat is Product Management? Where did it come from. Tune in to this episode where Howard and Glenn answer these questions and more! Resources History of Product Management McElroy's "Brand Men" memo The Secret Product Manager's Handbook
2022-12-2433 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckLeading Through LayoffsAt present, the tech industry is going through a painful cycle of contraction. It seems like everywhere you look, another company has just implemented a massive round of layoffs, and no company is immune. In this episode, Glenn and Howard talk about what it looks like to lead through layoffs - from the reasons behind them, to how decisions are made in forming "the list", and how those decisions are communicated. In each of these topics, the guys will talk about some examples of where the process was done well and where it was done terribly (looking at you...
2022-12-0552 minUntil the Ice Cream TruckIntroductionsWelcome to the inagural episode of "Until the Ice Cream Truck"! In this first episode, Glenn and Howard introduce themselves as well as talk about the purpose and goals of the podcast.
2022-11-2127 min
devops.fmThe One Where We Talk PlanningNewsNew GitHub Issues Update 1/13/2022Unwatch all repos owned by a given user/orgTop-rated entries from Game Off 2021How Five open source communities are using GitHub DiscussionsFollow Up From Last Week's ShowLast week's articleNasty ReFS bug and moreUpdatesWindows Server 2019 OOB update fixes reboots, Hyper-V, ReFS bugsMicrosoft addresses last week’s buggy Windows Updates that broke VPNs and rebooted serversPlanningHow do you know where you're going if yo...
2022-01-2748 min
.NET Rocks!Building Microservices with Howard DierkingMicroservices? Carl and Richard talk to Howard Dierking about his work building microservices starting with the name - Howard hates the term microservices. He prefers to call them focused services, which only makes sense. The goal is to write as little code as possible while delivering the capabilities needed, not all that different from most modern development approaches. The conversation turns to how we've twisted service design because deployment and versioning were so difficult. Today its better and we can take advantage of granularity to keep our services small, independently updated and flexible!Support this podcast at — ht...
2015-06-1054 min
D³: LIVE & INTERACTiVE (MP4) - Channel 9December News - Developer Movement, Windows 8 App Labs, Upcoming LIVE Streamed Events, and New On-Demand VideosHost Jonathan Rozenblit goes through the monthly developer news:Developer Movement is back - join the Developer Movement to earn points and be rewarded for publishing Windows Store and Windows Phone apps, with bonus points for adding in Windows Azure services. Windows 8 Celebrate the launch of Windows 8 with Tim Horton's - register for your Windows Store developer account, forward your confirmation email to win8cdn@microsoft.com and enjoy. More details here. Get started building apps - 5 steps to get you going Learn Windows 8 with hands-on labs Start your app Give your app some oomph Check...
2012-12-0612 min