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Chris Achard and Christian Genco
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Chris and Christian build some software businesses.

  1. 11 MAR

    130 Job Search Update

    Chris gets a new little toy. Christian gives a job search update. Then we talk about what Christian is really interested in right now: AI Agents and MCP. 0:00 Intro3:11 Dust blowers5:12 Allergy testing10:55 Drawing SVGs with LLMs Kaggle competition18:42 Christian's job path forward26:30 Consulting updates28:28 Another SaaS30:14 Autonomy, mastery, purpose33:45 FileInbox39:06 AI Agents with MCP: Model Context Protocol54:40 What I really want1:01:03 Building games with LLMs

    1 h y 3 min

  2. 11 FEB

    129 Looking for a job

    Chris finished his CS masters! Christian tries to figure out if he wants a "real" job, and what that might look like. 0:00 Intro2:10 Chris finished his masters4:50 Santa Kaggle competition9:30 NVIDIA Blackwell15:45 Smart vs dumb light bulbs19:30 Christian had a rough month21:20 How to better manage consulting projects39:42 No longer a co-founder of Rootabl1:02:06 Potential benefits of a "real" job1:07:16 What kind of job would Christian want?1:18:42 Different work options1:24:20 Option 1: Consulting1:31:30 Option 2: Get a job1:41:47 Option 3: Start another SaaS1:46:02 Ideal plan1:48:00 How to look for a non-technical co-founder1:49:23 Next steps

    1 h y 52 min

  3. 06/12/2024

    128 Catch up 2024: AI, Ruby on Rails, Bluesky, and Puppies

    Chris got a puppy and is almost done with his masters.Christian switches back to Ruby on Rails, and tries to convince Chris to use more AI to write code. 0:00 Intro1:24 Chris got a puppy5:20 Why do people like pets?11:59 Are AI coding assistants worth it?42:07 How Chris' job is going47:14 Finishing up a CS masters54:20 Fatherhood1:03:07 Consulting for Stacks and paying people1:10:00 Rootabl and affiliate programs1:19:37 Ruby on Rails vs Serverless js1:39:59 Going through the pain to get better1:46:01 Fileinbox rewrite in Laravel ???1:57:46 Bluesky2:02:32 Outro

    2 h y 4 min

  4. 20/02/2024

    127 Baby!

    Christian had a baby! and Chris is now a Kaggle Grandmaster.

    55 min

  5. 12/10/2023

    126 10x Developer

    Muppets Treasure Island is the best movie ever. Chris just got back from Iceland and just re-started his masters classes. He's also considering getting a 3d printer (which Christian is definitely in favor of). Christian's experiments to find new customers aren't going great. Pricing is hard. Christian expands his consulting practice.

    59 min

  6. 27/09/2023

    125 LinkedIn Outreach

    Christian continues to try to reach target customers for FileInbox. He's also still full steam ahead on the serverless transition before his baby gets here. Chris is prepping for a trip to Iceland.

    58 min

  7. 16/09/2023

    124 Outsourcing development and working with people

    Christian tries to outsource some development tasks. Chris built a photo frame and is getting ready for a trip to Iceland.

    1 h y 10 min

  8. 19/08/2023

    123 Setting aside SaaS for Consulting

    Chris is prepping for a couple of photo trips. Christian is trying to figure out how to talk to his ideal FileInbox customer. He's also wondering how much consulting to do and what that means for his time working on his own SaaS.

    1 h y 10 min
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Chris and Christian build some software businesses.

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  • Creador
    Chris Achard and Christian Genco
  • Años de actividad
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodios
    130
  • Clasificación
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    © 2025 Chris Achard and Christian Genco
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