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A fast-fire podcast with AB (Alice Baquie) and LIssy (Melissa Duncan). Alice is a Master Pilates Instructor, Physio and passionate runner and LIssy is a Professional International Athlete, Australian Olympic Run Squad Member and Run Coach. Through-out this season AB & LIssy will talk all things running, host an amazing array of international guests, and give insight into increased performance, injury management and keeping the fun and enjoyment in the sport of running. Come and join this qui ...
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What does it take to be a great leader? We asked some of the most influential names in software engineering and product management. You’ll learn ways to grow as a software engineering leader, optimize your time, develop your team, structure your organization, and get the right products to market, faster. In each episode, Joshua Samberg and Robin Pokorný uncover the empowering insights and daily habits of industry leaders who think, speak, and act in ways that make a positive difference in th ...
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What staff+ engineers need to be successful in the ML field (with Žilvinas Girėnas)
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In this episode, Robin interviews Žilvinas Girėnas, a Senior Engineering Manager at Productboard. They dive into Žilvinas’ experience leading a machine learning team focused on building Productboard AI. The discussion covers the team’s unique approach to working with AI, the challenges and strategies in hiring ML engineers, and their transition to …
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Learning new languages, harnessing the strengths of management and IC tracks, and embracing adaptation (with Jany Koščo)
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In this episode, we examine how mastering multiple programming languages is a huge advantage in today’s rapidly evolving tech environment. Jany Koščo, Senior Staff Engineer at Productboard, explains that as a generalist not only can you better solve coding problems and meet customer needs, but you will also have more opportunities to advance your c…
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16. Pleather mini skirts, app launch, park run records & the best concerts we've been to.
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AB and Liss blow out the quick fire questions - covering crucial topics such as how many pleather mini skirts is too many? And if, hypothetically, you'd go over or under steeple barriers in the World Cross Country Champs. They have a lot to cover in this session which is can be described as LD and AB at their sporty/artsy/chaotic best. They take a …
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Insider tips on hiring staff & senior staff engineers (with Claudiu Andrei)
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In the fourth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Claudiu Andrei, Site Tech Lead at Productboard’s San Francisco office, who’s in the process of building up two new teams to better serve our enterprise customers. We talk to Claudiu about what he considers when hiring staff and senior staff engineers, and what makes a candidate CV stand out. He wa…
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). As 2024 begins these two rewind and give you a summary of everything that has happened in 2023! They talk about fave races, gigs, cocktails, hills or snakes? Post fall somersaults and AB’s brush with death in Thai…
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14. Holiday Running, beer miles and breath work
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Join us in this vibrant episode where we delve into the scenic runs around Byron Bay's iconic lighthouse and debate life's critical questions, like choosing between to chocolate or not to chocolate. We also dive i…
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13. Bananas & Medals: Lissy & AB's Pilates Sprint Spectacular!
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). We dive into quickfire debates on life's little dilemmas, Pizza crust, getting deep about parking spots and swimming pools, and a family drop-in for a dash of drama. They unwrap the comical tale of AB's sister's a…
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12. Race gels, toilet queues and scooter racing
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Everyone loves a good come-back! And now AB and Lissy are here to stay! Join Lissy in her running revival, coming in a casual second place in her most recent run. Liss is also closely assisted by AB who was suppos…
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today’s about different types of Recovery, AB is the new spokesperson for Trail shoes which have been dad approved. Lissy and AB also share their trauma from being filmed by millennials while they were performing …
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10. How many Kilometres does it take to defrost a sausage?
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). AB & Lissy had a ripper weekend at the great ocean road running festival. Lis took 3rd place in a 14k comeback run with AB not far behind, they had an absolute blast and leave it to Alice to take on corners full s…
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Ever have to deal with running Injury that just takes you out? Lissy is in the throws of recovery and has a Pro running strategy to get back in the race. AB the former physiotherapist has a slightly different stra…
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Staff+ ambitions: Top tips for landing your IC leadership job (with Alice Rum, Dmitry Belyaev and Tomáš Růžička)
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Our third episode of Season 2 was a special live recording from this year’s WebExpo conference in Prague, where we discussed what it takes to become a Staff+ Engineer. We sat down with a trio of experts in the field – Alice Rum, Staff Software Engineer at SentinelOne, Dmitry Belyaev, Principal Frontend Engineer at Booking.com, and Tomáš Růžička, St…
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). International running has ups and downs. Being chased by dogs in Peru or single file no smiles running in japan, Both Lissy and AB delve into their crazy international experiences.Trail running has a new number on…
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7. Cross-Training For Recovery, YAY or NAY?
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Who’s a fan of cross training? Both Lissy and AB delve into recovery and how cross training is a great way to get moving without risking further injury. But, there can always be too much of a good thing... AB shar…
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6. Mosh pits & injury recovery with AB x LD
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). What’s new? Both Lissy and AB rave about a recent festival they went to. Fav bands, and unexpectedly incredible performances had Lissy sprinting to the mosh pit. But leave it to AB to decode the pelvic stability a…
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Mentor me this: a master's guide to mentoring for staff+ engineers (with Hussien Khayoon)
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In our second episode of Season 2, we chatted with Hussien Khayoon, Staff Software Developer at Shopify, about the undisputable importance and value of mentoring – regardless if you’re just starting out or already at the top of your game. He discusses how his mentoring roles at Bootcamp, Superpeer, and ADPList gave him a different perspective on te…
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5. Travel nightmares, are eggs a socially acceptable snack?
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today is all about Travel! Both Lissy and AB both talk about their shared vacation egg issues. AB shamefully having to put on a wetsuit in the airport to avoid that excess baggage charge, and the continuation of L…
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4. Tendon injuries; what to do and what not to do...
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today is all about tendons, tendon injuries, tendon help, what to do and what not to do. Lissy talks about her recent 10km win in the wind and heat. Listen in and join this quirky pair in their fun-filled weekly e…
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3. Choose your player; Run Training OR Performing?
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). This episode focuses on run routines and nutrition. AB and Lissy share their complete run routines, and their completely different approaches to them. Including debates about breakfasts and how much you should be …
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2. How covid changed everything; running, pilates and life...
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As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Alice tells us all about her struggles throughout COVID being a “Melbournian”, and how a Negroni can get old very quickly. Lissy opposingly talks about how different her experience with COVID was in Japan, and the…
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From manager of managers to principal engineer (with Ralph McTeggart)
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In our first episode of Season 2, we chatted with Ralph McTeggart, Principal Engineer at Productboard, about his decision to become a Tech Lead after wearing a manager hat for several years. He examines the benefits as well as the challenges he faced upon returning closer to the technical side, sharing how the skills he gained from serving in both …
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1. Episode 1; Welcome to our Podcast for Runners - with AB & Lissy
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A fast-fire session of get-to-know AB (Alice Baquie) and LIssy (Melissa Duncan) host of the new forRunners podcast. Alice is a Master Pilates Instructor, Physio and passionate runner and LIssy is a Professional International Athlete, Australian Olympic Run Squad Member and Run Coach. Through-out this season AB & LIssy will talk all things running, …
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Self-reflection: How to become a confident, high-performing leader (with Ramona Shaw)
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In the seventh episode of our podcast series, Joshua welcomes Ramona Shaw, his BetterManager leadership coach. Ramona works with both emerging and experienced technology leaders to help them achieve their fullest leadership potential. In this inspiring episode, Joshua and Ramona explore the function and value of coaching, revealing actual examples …
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Building a development center from the ground up (with Timmy Ho)
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In the sixth episode of our podcast series, Joshua welcomed Timmy Ho, our first engineering hire in North America. An engineering manager in our Vancouver office, Timmy reflected on bootstrapping our new Canadian development center. The discussion touched on topics including product excellence, agile development, the importance of work-life balance…
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Becoming the leaders we wished we’d had (with Disha Al Baqui)
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For the fifth episode in our podcast series, Joshua welcomed a former colleague and old friend, Disha Al Baqui, Principal Engineering Manager at Hulu. Joshua and Disha met in 2014 when they worked as individual contributors for the same company. Today, both are tackling entirely different challenges as engineering leaders. Besides catching up, the …
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Leading during a crisis: Chaos engineering for collaboration (with Raz Shuty)
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For the fourth installment in our podcast series, Joshua welcomed Raz Shuty, Director of Engineering at Delivery Hero. This was an episode of firsts: the first non-productboard guest and the first episode recorded remotely. During a lively conversation, Josh and Raz discussed the challenges of leading during a crisis, the highs and lows of people m…
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Employee growth: Conversations on the way to the lighthouse (with Daniel Hejl)
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In the third instalment of our Engineering Leadership podcast, Joshua welcomes Daniel Hejl, our CTO and co-founder. During an interesting discussion around facilitating employee growth, Daniel highlights the importance of curiosity, clear goals, and regular, honest conversations in guiding employees towards that lighthouse in the distance. Interest…
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Community Q&A #1: Empathy is a skill that can be learned (with Vojtech Vondra)
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What metrics do you use to track team performance? What challenges are there when scaling teams? And how do you maintain healthy relationships at work while having the difficult conversations that help people grow? In part 2 of the conversation, our Director of Engineering, Vojtech Vondra, answers these questions and more – all posed by the Prague …
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It’s not a promotion, it’s a career change (with Vojtech Vondra)
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Kicking off the podcast series, host Joshua Samberg is joined by our very own Director of Engineering, Vojtech Vondra. During a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss productboard’s efforts to expand the conversation around engineering leadership, Vojtech’s path to becoming an engineering leader, and the experiences that inspired their leadership …
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