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By Kirupa Chinnathambi
KIRUPAOct 19, 2022
Den Delimarsky: What Makes for Successful Products! 🎁
Den Delimarsky is many things. Product Manager. Engineer. Reverse engineer-er of things. And a whole lot more. While my goal was to go deeper into his really fascinating projects that help you better visualize your game stats in the popular Halo games, we instead spoke about how to build great products, why some products fail, and why some products succeed, the role of engineering and product management in the world of AI, and a whole lot more. ------ 📘 Check out Den's blog: https://den.dev/ 🗞️ Den's podcast "The Work Item": https://theworkitem.com/ ------- 🍊 Visit KIRUPA: https://www.kirupa.com 🐦 Follow on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/kirupa 🗞️ Sign-up to the KIRUPA newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat ❓ Ask a question: https://forum.kirupa.com
Ash Lamb: Building Your Personal Monopoly! 💡
Ash Lamb is a talented illustrator and content creator. He is well known for creating minimalistic illustrations that capture interesting ideas and observations about life. Chances are high that you’ve seen Ash’s creations in your timeline! We talk about everything from how he got started, the key to marketing online, the power of platforms, extending the idea of open-world video games to real life, artificial intelligence, and a whole lot more. 📘 Check out Ash's site: https://www.ashlamb.com/
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Braden Snell: Turning a Passion for Coding into a Business! 👾
Braden Snell is someone who turned his love for programming in high school into a formal pursuit in college. He then spent many years working as a software developer before embarking on the great entrepreneurial journey where he created Zilch, a fantastic learning resource that helps people learn programming in a fun and playful way. In this chat we talk a lot about how to pivot from a passion project to building a business, how to identify whether your business is on the right track, how to stretch and become a generalist capable of handling all aspects of building a product, and a whole lot more. 📘 Check out Zilch: https://www.zilch.dev/ ------- 🍊 Visit KIRUPA: https://www.kirupa.com 🗞️ Sign-up to the KIRUPA newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat ❓ Ask a question: https://forum.kirupa.com -------
Pascal Pixel: Designer, Developer, and Solopreneur Extraordinaire! 🐴
Pascal Pixel is a very talented designer, developer, and solopreneur. He has been tinkering in this space from a very early age and has a slew of fantastic projects that he can assign his name to, including his current project, the uniquely named Horse Browser. We’ll talk more about his projects as well as dive into the details of what makes for a successful design team. As a bonus, Pascal also happens to enjoy pixel art! 📘 Check out Pascal's site: https://pascalpixel.com/ 🐴 Check out Horse Browser: https://browser.horse/ -------
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Jennifer Mathews: The SEO Goddess 🔥
Jennifer Mathews, more commonly known as the SEOGoddess, is one of the world's top experts when it comes to search engine optimization and helping individuals and businesses rank successfully across Google searches. In this chat, we cover the ins-and-outs of SEO, how to hire a good SEO consultant, how Jenn got started, and more. 📘 Check out Jenn's site: https://seogoddess.com/ ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to the KIRUPA newsletter: https://kirupa.substack.com/ ❓ Ask a question: https://forum.kirupa.com -------
Zoran Jambor: The Past, Present, and Future of CSS! 🍱
Zoran Jambor is the influential developer and content creator behind CSSWeekly, a popular newsletter that has been going strong since 2012. In this fun chat, we talk about the early days of how we got started, what excites about CSS in the future, how he balances his time with other meaningful projects, and a whole lot more. 📘 Check out cssweekly: https://css-weekly.com ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to the KIRUPA newsletter: https://kirupa.chat ❓ Ask a question: https://forum.kirupa.com -------
Ronesha Dennis: Inspiring the Next Generation of Developers! ⚡️
To describe Ronesha Dennis as "multi-talented" is an understatement. She is an accomplished software developer, educator, published author, and more. In this fun chat, we discuss how she got started, how she combined multiple interests into a force multiplier for good, her passion for teaching, and a whole lot more! 📘 Ronesha's excellent beginner-friendly book on Python: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0CKD8VYM6/kirupacom ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to the newsletter: https://kirupa.substack.com/ ❓ Ask a question: https://forum.kirupa.com -------
Joshua Jenkins: Design, Startups, Leadership, and More! ⚡️
In a world where most of us can claim to only have a few feathers in our cap, Joshua Jenkins's cap is literally overflowing. He is a successful designer, developer, entrepreneur, and design leader! 🎯 Josh is someone who I've known and admired for decades, so it was great to catch up with him and cover everything ranging from how he got started with design, why he started his company, navigating a successful acquisition, and how he transitioned to being a design leader at Snowflake. You don't want to miss this! ⚡️
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Kirupa Chinnathambi: 26 years of KIRUPA.com, Content Creation, and more!
This time, the guest is...me! 😀
I catch up with Fei Wu, and we go back in time to talk about the early days of KIRUPA.com, how content creation has evolved, why I spend my time writing books, and a bunch of other topics that many of you have been asking me about for years.
This is going to be a fun one! 🥳
------- 🌎 Feisworld: https://www.feisworld.com/
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Fei Wu: Content Strategist Extraordinaire ⚡️
Fei is a content creator’s content creator. She has been consistently sharing her knowledge around how to build audiences, how to effectively create content across blogs/video/podcasts, how to help companies use social media more effectively, and more for many years.
In the following chat, we cover everything from how she got started, made the transition from a stable job to entrepreneurship, what went into traveling the country with a film crew to record a documentary with some very famous people, tips for how content creators can navigate ever-shifting audience preferences, and more. This is a fun one!
------- 🌎 Feisworld: https://www.feisworld.com/
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Developer Platforms with Kevin Moore
When it comes to building developer platforms, Kevin Moore is a rarity. He possesses an uncanny ability to balance technical depth with an understanding of what developers need today and will need tomorrow.
In this chat, he and I go back to the earliest days of the internet and walk through major technical shifts (yes, including AI) that have changed how developers…develop! ------- 🐦 Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevmoo 🧬 Kevin's blog: https://j832.com/ 🌎 Kevin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevmoo/ ------- 🗞️ Sign-up to Kirupa's newsletter: https://www.kirupa.chat ❓ Discuss this further: https://forum.kirupa.com
Generative Art + Coding with Kevin Maes 🤖
A fun area of computing is where we create art and other artifacts procedurally by writing code. This is where Kevin Maes comes in. He is a multi-talented developer and artist who has been experimenting with generative art and coding for a really long time. In this fun chat, we go deeper into what all this entails...and more!
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👀 Maze Generator: https://mazes.vercel.app/
🌎 Kevin's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmaes/
🐦 Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kvmaes
🧬 Stately: https://state.new
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Impact of AI on UI/UX Design with Chloe Barreau 🎨
With AI gaining increased capabilities around generating visuals and simplifying complex UI and UX tasks, what we see and how we interact with our computing devices is going to be very different in the future. To go deeper into the creative, technical, and societal impact of this, I chat with Chloe Barreau.
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🌎 Small Builds: https://smallbuilds.club/
🗞️ Small Builds Newsletter: https://smallbuilds.substack.com/
✂️ Magic Cut Figma Plugin: https://www.figma.com/community/plugin/1234171506421686729/Magic-Cut
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Winning as a Game Developer with Matt Roszak! 👾
Matt is the rare game developer that possesses a passion (and talent) for design, engineering, and marketing to create highly entertaining and successful games. In this chat, we walk through his path as a successful game developer and all the things he has learned along the way.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/KupoGames
🌎 Website: https://kupogames.com/
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Evolution of Marketing with Jim MacLeod! ⭐
In a world where AI, social media, personalization, and more are changing how people discover and interact with products, the role of marketing is changing. What it means to be a marketer is changing as well. To dive deep into all of these topics, let's chat with one of the best in the industry, Jim MacLeod.
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Hyperscaling with Bill Richards 🦅
Few of us can claim to have built a product and business that has over 25 million users. That is, unless you are Bill Richards. In this fun chat, we dive into and out of the technology, design, business, and marketing sides to how Bill built MixPod and grew it to astronomical heights with a very small team made up of just him and his co-founder!
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Developer Relations and Beyond with Jamie Barton! 🚀
Developer relations is about building relationships between developers and companies! Who better to discuss this with than Jamie Barton?! In this wide-ranging interview, I talk to Jamie about his experience creating content, entering the fun world of developer relations, and his strategies for driving developer adoption and building impactful developer programs.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/notrab
🌎 graphql.wtf: https://graphql.wtf
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The Present and Future of AI Tools with Ray (aka devbyrayray)
Today, we'll be diving deep with Ray (of devbyrayray fame!) into the fascinating world of AI and discussing how it's shaping the future of the tools we use as developers. So sit back, relax, and get ready to be inspired and educated.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/devbyrayray
🌎 DevByRayRay: https://byrayray.dev/
🤖 GeneratorXYZ: https://www.generatorxyz.com/
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Indie Hacking with Anthony Castrio
Meet Anthony Castrio, a highly successful indie hacker and digital nomad. With a track record of creating and launching multiple successful products, Anthony has gained a reputation as a go-to authority in the world of indie hacking. His ability to turn his ideas into successful ventures, all while living a location-independent lifestyle, has inspired many aspiring entrepreneurs. In this interview, we'll dive deep into his strategies for building successful products, cultivating a loyal audience, and living life on his own terms.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnthonyCastrio
🌎 Indie Worldwide: https://indieworldwide.com/
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Designing Icons and Community Building with Austin Andrews
Austin Andrews, someone who I've known for most of my life, is the rare hybrid of programmer + designer. He created one of the largest and most popular icon libraries, so in this chat we cover everything from how he designs icons to his approach for maintaining a vibrant community.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/templarian
🌎 Site: https://pictogrammers.com
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Product Management and Beyond with Dmitry Lyalin
Meet Dmitry Lyalin. Few people know as much about the art of building, shipping, and marketing products as well as he does. In this chat, we cover his origin story with computers, touch upon a bunch of interesting topics along the way, and end with practical advice for aspiring Product Managers!
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Broadening Creativity with Marvin Nolasco (aka Technolasko)
What is the secret to being creative? How do you stay up-to-date when the creative world keeps changing quickly. To dive into this, I chat with the talented and multi-disciplinary artist, Marvin Nolasco!
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/TECHNOLASKO
📻 Radioshow: https://frisky.fm/shows/37619
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Cheng Lou and Scaling Great User Experiences
Cheng Lou balances a deep understanding of the visual/UX world with the technical world of software engineering and computer science. He has spent a lot of his professional career and personal time exploring how developers can build great user experiences by default as opposed to going through heroics.
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/_chenglou
🌎 Site: https://chenglou.me/
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Pasquale D'Silva and Scaling Ideas into Delightful Products
Pasquale is a talented designer, animator, and entrepreneur who returns to our show. In this chat we talk about scaling an idea and vision into a product, how to generate hype, what makes for a successful team, and more!
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/pasquale
📱 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psql
🌎 Site: https://pasquale.cool/
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Pasquale D'Silva and Maximizing Creativity using AI
Pasquale is a talented designer, animator, and entrepreneur. He is also someone who I've known for over 20 years, so in this chat we talk about the past and how AI-based assistance will change design/art/tools in the future.
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📱 Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@psql
🌎 Site: https://pasquale.cool/
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Becoming an Effective Content Creator with Dan Hunter (DKH)
Dan Hunter (DKH) shares insightful and actionable content designed to help you become a successful content creator. In this fun chat, we discuss a wide range of topics around content creation, growing an audience, and a whole lot more more!
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🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/danielkhunter
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Discussing the Power of Low-Code and Design Tools with Dumeme! ⚙️
Dumeme has created one of the most visually stunning sites the internet has seen, and things only get more impressive as we learn about his background, process for turning ideas into designs, approach for learning new skills, and a whole lot more. Enjoy!
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🗓️ Portfolio: https://dumemearts.webflow.io/
👔 LinkedIn: https://mogulnetworking.com/
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/dumemearts
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The Content Creator Life with Dillion Megida
In this podcast, I chat with Dillion Megida - content creator extraordinaire. His insightful articles, videos, and images around development topics have helped many people. Let's dive into how he got started, how he creates his content, where he gets inspiration from, his strategy for reaching the most users, and more!
Go follow Dillion:
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🌎 Website: https://dillionmegida.com
🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamdillion
📺 YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/deeecode
🖼️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/deeecode
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Ideating, Building, and Launching Products with Chris Raroque
Chris is the creator of both Mogul and Ellie, two apps that really highlight his ability to identify a problem, elegantly solve it, attract users, and work through the full end-to-end business and product strategy activities. In this interview, he shares with us his approach in tackling all of these complicated stages.
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🗓️ Try out Ellie: https://ellie.so/
👔 Try out Mogul: https://mogulnetworking.com/
🐦 Follow Chris on Twitter: https://twitter.com/raroque
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Interview with CSSBattle's Kushagra Gour
Kushagra Gour is the co-creator of CSSBattle. In this interview, let's dive into how he got started, what made CSSBattle successful, how he thinks about the future, and more!
💻 Visit CSSBattle: https://cssbattle.dev
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