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Frontmatter Leanpub
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In the Frontmatter podcast, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp interviews authors and special guests about their areas of expertise, from data science to founding startups, and talks with them about their careers, their books, and their experiences as writers.
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Isaak Tsalicoglou, Author of The Incredible Story of Deft
Isaak Tsalicoglou is the author of the Leanpub book The Incredible Story of Deft: What Nobody Told You About Business Hype (Lean, Agile, etc.). In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Isaak about his background and career, his books, how frameworks like Agile and Scrum can be corrupted, using Plato’s allegory of the cave to explain how startups can compete against incumbents, and about his work as a writer.
This interview was recorded on April 12, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM-291-Isaak-Tsalicoglou-2024-04-12.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
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Barry O’Reilly, Author of Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture
Barry O’Reilly is the author of the Leanpub book Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Barry about his background and career, Complexity Science and its connection to his fascinating concept of Residuality theory in the fields Software Architecture and Computer Science, and his experience as a writer.
This interview was recorded on April 9, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM290-Barry-O’Reilly-2024-04-09.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
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Luca Minudel, Author of Succeed over difficult problems by embracing Complexity-Thinking
Luca Minudel is the author of the Leanpub book Succeed over difficult problems by embracing Complexity-Thinking: Micro-guide to thriving in everyday complexity by breaking free from ordered and linear approaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luca about his professional background, the challenges of high-pressure work, what it was like working on the software side of the Ferrari F1 team, his book, and his approach to writing.
This interview was recorded on March 20, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM289-Luca-Minudel-2024-03-20.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
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Viktor Farcic, Author of Crossplane: The Cloud Native Control Plane
Viktor Farcic is the author of the Leanpub book Crossplane: The Cloud Native Control Plane. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Viktor about what he’s been up to since his first appearance on the podcast, and his latest book, on Crossplane, explaining how using the service you create, for people in your company, a platform that would provide them with the same experience they have when working with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or any other public Cloud provider.
This interview was recorded on March 13, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM288-Viktor-Farcic-2024-03-13.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
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Marc Bless, Co-Author of Agile Games and Simulations: Field-tested games for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches
Marc Bless is co-author of the Leanpub book Agile Games and Simulations: Field-tested games for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Marc about his background and career, his book, the nature and power of Agile games and simulations for improving team productivity, and his experience as a co-author.
This interview was recorded on March 11, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM287-Marc-Bless-2024-03-11.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
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Paul Hammant and Luc Courage, Authors of Value Stream Mapping for Software Delivery Teams
Paul Hammant and Luc Courage are the authors of the Leanpub book Value Stream Mapping for Software Delivery Teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Paul and Luc about their backgrounds and careers, how they decided to collaborate on a book together, the history of manufacturing and the development of Value Stream Mapping, their book, and their writing process.
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This interview was recorded on March 7, 2024.
The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM286-Paul+Hammant-and-Luc-Courage-2024-03-07.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, and almost everywhere else people listen to podcasts.
This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.
Customer Reviews
Very calming. Focused. Not intense. Warm.
The variety of guests is really cool. I think the premise is they can interview anyone who is published on leanpub. The host is calm and draws out the guests to really express themselves. I liked Marianne Bellotti, and Lee Baker. The best interview so far is the one with Stephen Godfrey. I could listen to that whole one again.
In depth conversations which often zig and zag
I've been listening to this podcast since it started. Len Epp, the current host, asks questions beyond the typical. He asks almost every guest, "Would you get a degree if you knew then what you know now?" That question almost always prompts some deep answer, which I appreciate even if I don't agree. I like the unpredictable nature of the conversations and the various questions and answers.
I like hearing about other people's writing process, and what they people want from their leanpub experience. If you write, you should listen to this podcast. You will learn unexpected and valuable information--for your writing and professional career.