Podcast Episodes

Philip Kiely joins me to discuss Baseten. Baseten is an AI infrastructure platform that can host extremely powerful LLMs in their cloud or in your own VPC. 

 

Links from this episode:

• https://linkedin.com/in/philipkiely
• https://linkedin.com/company/baseten
• https://x.com/philip_kiely
• https://x.com/basetenco
• ttps://baseten.co/blog
• https://baseten.co/library

Welcome to fullstack.chat, a podcast where we dive into the experiences of builders and representatives from DevTool companies to explore innovative products and help empower project launches. Today's episode features Andrew MacLean, a former classroom teacher who transitioned into a developer educator role at Twilio.

Join us as Andrew shares his captivating journey from aspiring forensic scientist to a pivotal figure in tech education, and how he leverages his teaching background to excel in developer relations. Discover the unique challenges he faced and the projects he embarked on using Laravel, revealing insights into building platforms that support personalized learning experiences.

Whether you're interested in developer tools, side projects, or simply love hearing about personal growth within the tech landscape, this episode promises engaging stories and valuable lessons. Dive into a world where Twilio's ecosystem connects people, and learn how to effectively integrate authentication and communication solutions into your projects. Connect with stories that inspire and guide aspiring developers to build with passion and purpose.

 

Links from the show: 

• https://x.com/andrewdmaclean 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdmaclean/?originalSubdomain=ca
• https://www.twilio.com/

Welcome to another episode of fullstack.chat, hosted by Brian Morrison, a seasoned Fullstack developer and Senior Developer Educator at Clerk. In this engaging conversation, Brian is joined by James Perkins, the CEO and co-founder of Unkey.dev. Unkey is an innovative platform striving to simplify API development by offering tools like API key management and rate limiting.

Dive into the journey of Unkey, from its humble beginnings as a side project to becoming a funded startup. James shares his experiences and challenges as a first-time founder, shedding light on the balancing act between coding and handling the broader responsibilities of running a company.

Explore the core philosophy behind Unkey: making API development faster and easier for developers, whether they're building for other developers or protecting their own resources from misuse. James also discusses the vital importance of using existing tools to bring ideas to life quickly and offers candid advice for aspiring builders.

Tune in for a deep dive into the world of API development, startup growth, and practical tips for building and refining your own tech projects. Make sure to check out Unkey’s generous free tier to see if it fits your project's needs.

 

Links from the show:

• https://www.unkey.com
• https://x.com/james_r_perkins
• https://www.jamesperkins.dev

 

In this episode of fullstack.chat, I sit down with Jamie Turner, co-founder and CEO of Convex. Convex is a cutting-edge sync platform that is revolutionizing the way developers integrate real-time data access into their applications.

In this episode, Jamie dives deep into his journey from falling in love with web development in the late '90s to co-founding Convex. He shares invaluable insights into the challenges and triumphs of presenting new data paradigms to developers and highlights how Convex is shaping the future of backend systems. His candid thoughts on platform lock-in and the importance of trustworthy vendor relationships provide a well-rounded understanding of today's sync platform landscape.

If you're a developer or builder looking to elevate your project with innovative backend technology, this episode offers a blend of inspiration and practical advice. Don't miss the opportunity to learn from Jamie's experience and discover how Convex, alongside tools like Clerk, can enhance your development stack.

 

Links in this episode:

• convex.dev
• https://bsky.app/profile/jt.lol
• x.com/jamwt

Welcome to Full Stack Chat, the podcast that brings you insights from product builders and representatives from DevTool companies. Hosted by Brian Morrison, a seasoned full-stack developer and Senior Developer Educator at Clerk, this episode features a special guest: Aaron Francis, co-founder of TryHard Studios.

Aaron shares his journey from working as a developer educator to co-founding TryHard Studios with his former colleague, Steve Tenuto. TryHard Studios focuses on creating high-quality educational courses in the tech space.

In this insightful discussion, Aaron talks about the success of TryHard Studios, his approach to business and marketing in the education sector, and how he adapts to challenges. He delves into his unique career path, sharing stories from his past roles and the pivotal decisions that have shaped his journey.

This episode covers the dynamics between technical and creative work, the importance of building public interest in projects, and offers advice for aspiring product builders on navigating the tech industry. Join Brian and Aaron as they explore the fascinating world of tech education and entrepreneurship.

Episode links:

• aaronfrancis.com
• tryhardstudios.com
• masteringpostgres.com
• highperformancesqlite.com

In just over 30 min I'll be chatting with @Dmdboi about building the Manchester Trams, a mobile app that leverages APIs to provide real time data about...trams in Manchester!

 

Links from this episode:

• x.com/dmdboi
• mcrtrams.app

Today I’m chatting with Marcus Buffett, a software developer from Florida who’s been writing code for over 15 years and has worked at several startups, including a little one known as Apple. Marcus is building Chessbook, a web and mobile application for chess players to create their opening repertoire.

 

Links from this episode:

• https://chessbook.com/ 
• https://mbuffett.com/
• https://x.com/MarcusBuffett

Join my chat with Daniel Cranney as we discuss how he built ProfileMe.dev, a website that enables developers to easily create awesome Github profiles.

Stefan Wirth joins to discuss how he built Swiftbrief, an AI-powered SEO platform.

- https://youtube.com/live/CZj31zt149Y?feature=share 

- https://x.com/NafetsWirth

- https://www.swiftbrief.com/

Eddy Vinck joins to share his experience building Blog Recorder, an AI-powered article generator built around voice transcription.

- https://youtube.com/live/G6aJHlvpaqg?feature=share 

- https://x.com/EddyVinckk

- https://blogrecorder.com/

Coner Murphy joins to share his experience building Doify, an automation platform built around Todoist.

 

- https://youtube.com/live/KeH32s7eEsU?feature=share

- https://doify.io/

- https://x.com/MrConerMurphy

Rishi discusses his experience building Launchfast, a series of templates to help builders quickly spin up web applications.

 

- https://x.com/rishi_raj_jain_

- https://www.launchfa.st/

Clark Sell joins me to discuss how he built a conference platform for THAT Conference. 

 

- https://youtube.com/live/1VkRYVZ64-E?feature=share

- https://x.com/TheClarkSell

- https://thatconference.com/

I'm joined by Todd Gardner, founder of Track.js, to discuss his experience building and iterating on Track.js over the years.

 

Links from the show:

- https://x.com/toddhgardner

- https://trackjs.com/

Ed Stephinson, founder of Sailhouse.dev, joins to share his experience building an independent pub/sub platform for developers.

 

Links from the show:

- https://sailhouse.dev/

- https://x.com/ejsdev

In this episode, I talk with Matias Hernandez about his project Soundscribe, an AI-powered voice-to-text web application.