Makers Weekly

Dan Parsons
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We showcase recently launched products and creative projects by today's modern makers. We explore the problems they're solving, the tech they're using, and tactics they've deployed to get to market successfully.

  1. Greg Pichler - PunktApp

    09/30/2020

    Greg Pichler - PunktApp

    I love this episode and product, you will to! Greg and I talk about how right place, right time, right product can really help your app get early exposure. He got a shoutout from Suhail's (founder of Mixpanel and Mighty) "Shipping Friday" tweets (earlier this summer, Suhail would feature a Maker who recently shipped product). From that point on, Punkt was off to the races. Punkt has also been featured in the AppStore. Product Description Punkt is a private and secure one-sentence journaling app for iOS. One sentence a day helps you to learn more about yourself. The app makes it easy to reflect on emotions, weaknesses and driving factors in your life. It’s the perfect app to form a journaling habit and become a tiny bit happier in your life. The app is based on a simple but joyful design and focuses on your privacy. No login, no ads, no tracking frameworks or whatsoever are included in the app. It’s all about you and your stories. Tech stack Designs were made in Sketch. Development done in Xcode. Data is stored on the device and in private iCloud container.  Tools RevenueCat has to be mentioned here. It makes it super easy to integrate subscriptions or IAP in your app. Other than that no tracking tools, crash reporting frameworks or whatsoever. No one but the user should have access to the data / content of the app. Social media handles Personal: @iPGregor (Twitter), gregor.pichler (Instagram) App: @punktapp With terabytes of ❤️ - Dan

    32 min
  2. Aditya Rao - Kaapi

    09/09/2020

    Aditya Rao - Kaapi

    We talk about how to handle employee engagement in a remote world. Topics include: Employee feedback & engagement platform for remote teams Tools used: Slack app is Python, Serverless - AWS Lambda, Webflow for marketing site Technologies: Hyper terminal + VS Code deeply integration for code. Love notion for documentation. iA writer for writing blog posts. Slack for communication. Figma for design.

    22 min
  3. Justin Mitchell - YAC

    08/19/2020

    Justin Mitchell - YAC

    Remote work is here to stay. Justin and his team are pioneers in the space building tools to help teams do their best remote work.

    42 min
  4. Jack Scott - Authpack

    07/01/2020

    Jack Scott - Authpack

    Authpack is a turnkey user login and payment system for web projects. Jack and I have a great chat about developer enablement and why keeping it simple is a feature :)    Stack Frontend = React, TypeScript, Emotion. Backend = TypeScript, GraphQL, Custom build. Client side is open source: https://github.com/jackrobertscott/authpack-client Apps and tools he uses religiously: Notion, VS Code, Adobe XD, Webflow, Sentry. Pretty excited to see how Webflow pushes the no-code movement forward! Social Twitter: @jacrobsco & @authpack

    36 min
  5. Kaben Clauson - TruePublic

    06/18/2020

    Kaben Clauson - TruePublic

    TruePublic allows users to anonymously share opinionsand see what others think based on their gender, age, race, location, and political leaning. Tools: Mixpanel, Shift, Any.do, Calm App, Slack, Streak CRM, Discord Chat, Google Hangouts, Trello.   Social twitter.com/TruePublicApphttps://www.facebook.com/TruePublicApp  Tech Stack React JS for WebPostgreSQLMongoDBRedisElasticSearchRabbitMQKafkaSpring Boot, Spring Data, JPA, Hibernate, JerseyDev Ops and Infrastructure JenkinsNexusGradleDocker, Docker SwarmNewRelicELK StackAWS

    42 min
  6. Aparna Dhinakaran - Monitor ML

    02/13/2020

    Aparna Dhinakaran - Monitor ML

    A super techy jam with Aparna Dhinakaran, Founder of Monitor ML. We talk about everything machine learning, artificial intelligence and bias that machines inherit from their makers, humans! Monitor ML tracks the performance of models throughout their lifecycle and connects them to business metrics. They support model tracking, metric logging/analysis/alerting and production event logging. You choose the framework, they monitor the machine learning model.

    36 min
  7. Ryan Wood - CALA

    01/26/2020

    Ryan Wood - CALA

    CALA is the world's first fashion house technology that makes it easy to design, produce, and deliver fully-custom apparel. Ryan brings a ton of premium design expertise as the first principal designer at one of Silicon Valley's most adored startups, Superhuman. CALA offers design assistance, material sourcing, and sampling. With powerful features like in-app notifications, task management, and real-time commenting — so you can maximize productivity in the studio or on the go. Whether you're looking to screen print tees or embroider evening wear, CALA offers you the couture approach of the best fashion houses with the manufacturing capability and speed of the largest mass-market players. Tech Stack: TypeScript, node.js, React, and PostgreSQL Tooling: Notion: Internal process documentation and personal notes/ideation Typeform: PMF/NPS survey results and internal product feedback Airtable: Tracking feedback and customer profiles Webflow: Marketing/landing pages Figma: All things digital design Linear: Issue tracking and prioritization **Are.na:** Sourcing inspiration and moodboard creation You can find Ryan below:  https://www.instagram.com/nexpure/ https://twitter.com/RBTRYN https://ryanw.co/ With terabytes of ❤️ - Dan

    46 min
  8. Sam Matthews - SINC

    12/09/2019

    Sam Matthews - SINC

    Sam had basically excepted that he would be a starving documentary filmmaker. While in his tent in Tanzania on a shoot, he starting tinkering with programming to solve a problem his friend was having. They needed a way to manage time tracking for hourly workers easily. This side project turned into SINC, a rapidly growing startup that helps thousands of companies understand and manage the variable wage costs associated with having large populations of highly-skilled hourly employees. Technologies and topics covered in this episode: When is your MVP actually ready?Hybrid mobile technologies -> React and React NativeFirebase and AppEngine - lightweight and turnkey infrastructure as a serviceAppStore Optimization (ASO)How to think about customer acquisition for your mobile app

    27 min
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We showcase recently launched products and creative projects by today's modern makers. We explore the problems they're solving, the tech they're using, and tactics they've deployed to get to market successfully.

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  • Creator
    Dan Parsons
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2020
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    Makers Weekly