Podcast
💌 Tiny Improvements
Hosted by Mike Bifulco · EN
This is the audio version of 💌 Tiny Improvements: my weekly newsletter sharing one small yet impactful idea for product builders, startup founders, and indiehackers.
It's your cheat code for building products your customers will love. Learn from the CTO of a Y Combinator-backed startup, with past experience at Google, Stripe, and Microsoft.
About me:
I'm Mike Bifulco. I live in Charlotte, North Carolina, where I work as the CTO and co-founder of Craftwork. I'm also a developer advocate, writer, podcaster and serial startup founder. In the past I've worked for Google, Stripe, Microsoft, and Gymnasium. I'm cofounder of APIs You Won't Hate, a the largest community for API Developers on the web.
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How to source and use expert knowledge for your work
Aug 14, 202400:04:12Tap to summarizeOne of the most effective ways to grow as a developer is by tapping into the vast pool of knowledge available in the developer community.Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Simple habits for a happier team
Apr 23, 202400:04:45Tap to summarizeSmall changes and management techniques can transform your team's dynamics and boost morale. Explore practices like expressing gratitude, weekly reflections, and eliminating negative behaviors to foster a positive, growing team.Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →BECOME UNREASONABLE: Designing for Hospitality
Apr 15, 202400:05:42Tap to summarizeUnreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara outlines how to making customers feel exceptionally special. Let's bring these hospitality principles to tech, by creating memorable experiences, and using hospitality to elevate customer satisfaction in product design, engaging with the people using our products.Get yourself a copy of Unreasonable Hospitality here(00:00) - Designing for Hospitality (00:09) - Introduction (00:37) - Unreasonable Hospitality (02:23) - How We Feel Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Keep your tools sharp
Apr 12, 202400:03:47Tap to summarizeThe tools we use to get our work done are incredibly important, and taking the time to tune them to work just right can make a huge difference in our productivity and happiness.Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Gestalt: Design principles every developer should know
Mar 29, 202400:06:04Tap to summarizeEver felt that you've seen a design that just makes sense to you, but you couldn't quite put your finger on why? There's rules for that. Let's talk about Gestalt...Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Why your weekend projects help you level up
Mar 28, 202400:04:52Tap to summarizeA look at the cognitive science behind the Hierarchy of Competence, and how dabbling with new frameworks and tools can make you a better developer.Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them
Mar 26, 202400:05:02Tap to summarizeI'm a huge fan of products that use their a free tier to prove their value, and then convert me to a paying customer. Here are a few tools I pay for, and why I think they're worth it.(00:00) - Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them (00:09) - Introduction (00:50) - Transistor.fm (01:07) - Transistor's Killer Features (02:19) - Descript (03:26) - Backblaze Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Tiny Tips for better SEO
Mar 26, 202400:06:29Tap to summarizeI hear from a lot of devs that they don't know where to start with SEO. Here are 3 tiny tips about to get you started.More from me on SEOI wrote a tutorial on setting up Self-healing URLs on your Next.js site that you might find useful.Ever wonder how to correctly add subtitles to your h1 tags? I've got you covered.These are the SEO tools I use to grow my sites to 20k+ vistors/month.Creators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →Reflecting on the first year of Craftwork
Mar 14, 202400:05:26Tap to summarizeReflecting on my first year as CTO of Craftwork, and the many things I've learned along the way. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
Transcribe →I hate Tailwind CSS. Here's why I use it.
Feb 29, 202400:04:42Tap to summarizeTailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that I've come to love. Here's why I use it, and why I think you should too.Have thoughts on this episode? Drop me a line on Threads @irreverentmikeCreators & Guests Mike Bifulco - Host ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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