Podcast
Makers.dev
Hosted by Chris Achard and Christian Genco · EN
Chris and Christian build some software businesses.
11episodes
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130 Job Search Update
Mar 11, 202501:03:16Tap to summarizeChris 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
Transcribe →129 Looking for a job
Feb 11, 202501:52:00Tap to summarizeChris 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
Transcribe →128 Catch up 2024: AI, Ruby on Rails, Bluesky, and Puppies
Dec 6, 202402:03:32Tap to summarizeChris 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
Transcribe →127 Baby!
Feb 20, 202400:55:22Tap to summarizeChristian had a baby! and Chris is now a Kaggle Grandmaster.
Transcribe →126 10x Developer
Oct 12, 202300:59:12Tap to summarizeMuppets 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.
Transcribe →125 LinkedIn Outreach
Sep 27, 202300:57:48Tap to summarizeChristian 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.
Transcribe →124 Outsourcing development and working with people
Sep 16, 202301:10:10Tap to summarizeChristian tries to outsource some development tasks. Chris built a photo frame and is getting ready for a trip to Iceland.
Transcribe →123 Setting aside SaaS for Consulting
Aug 19, 202301:09:47Tap to summarizeChris 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.
Transcribe →122 Ozymandias
Aug 4, 202300:51:46Tap to summarizeChris and Christian both went on vacation. Chris is getting back into Photography. Christian is creating user personas for FileInbox, and is getting more consulting gigs too. correction at 27:45 NVIDIA doesn't even manufacture their own GPU chips! They rely on 3rd party manufacturers too. 0:00 Fun number fact 122: Ozymandias 8:13 Chris vacation update 13:00 Photography as a hobby 23:42 tinygrad ML framework 28:28 Fileinbox user personas 36:15 Christian consulting 44:36 Home Depot adventure
Transcribe →121 Advantages of Firebase
Jul 20, 202301:00:34Tap to summarizeChris is prepping for a trip to Iceland. Christian is trying to figure out exactly who is the target customer for fileinbox. Christian then tries to convince Chris that Firebase is the best platform on which to build a SaaS.
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