Makers.dev podcast

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Chris 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 Intro 3:11 Dust blowers 5:12 Allergy testing 10:55 Drawing SVGs with LLMs Kaggle competition 18:42 Christian's job path forward 26:30 Consulting updates 28:28 Another SaaS 30:14 Autonomy, mastery, purpose 33:45 FileInbox 39:06 AI Agents with MCP: Model Context Protocol 54:40 What I really want 1:01:03 Building games with LLMs…

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129 Looking for a job 1:52:00

12 weeks ago1:52:00

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Chris finished his CS masters! Christian tries to figure out if he wants a "real" job, and what that might look like. 0:00 Intro 2:10 Chris finished his masters 4:50 Santa Kaggle competition 9:30 NVIDIA Blackwell 15:45 Smart vs dumb light bulbs 19:30 Christian had a rough month 21:20 How to better manage consulting projects 39:42 No longer a co-founder of Rootabl 1:02:06 Potential benefits of a "real" job 1:07:16 What kind of job would Christian want? 1:18:42 Different work options 1:24:20 Option 1: Consulting 1:31:30 Option 2: Get a job 1:41:47 Option 3: Start another SaaS 1:46:02 Ideal plan 1:48:00 How to look for a non-technical co-founder 1:49:23 Next steps…

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128 Catch up 2024: AI, Ruby on Rails, Bluesky, and Puppies 2:03:32

21 weeks ago2:03:32

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Chris 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 Intro 1:24 Chris got a puppy 5:20 Why do people like pets? 11:59 Are AI coding assistants worth it? 42:07 How Chris' job is going 47:14 Finishing up a CS masters 54:20 Fatherhood 1:03:07 Consulting for Stacks and paying people 1:10:00 Rootabl and affiliate programs 1:19:37 Ruby on Rails vs Serverless js 1:39:59 Going through the pain to get better 1:46:01 Fileinbox rewrite in Laravel ??? 1:57:46 Bluesky 2:02:32 Outro…

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127 Baby! 55:22

1 year ago55:22

55:22

Christian had a baby! and Chris is now a Kaggle Grandmaster.

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126 10x Developer 59:12

2 years ago59:12

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Muppets 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.…

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125 LinkedIn Outreach 57:48

2 years ago57:48

57:48

Christian 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.

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124 Outsourcing development and working with people 1:10:10

2 years ago1:10:10

1:10:10

Christian tries to outsource some development tasks. Chris built a photo frame and is getting ready for a trip to Iceland.

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123 Setting aside SaaS for Consulting 1:09:47

2 years ago1:09:47

1:09:47

Chris 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.

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122 Ozymandias 51:46

2 years ago51:46

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Chris 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…

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121 Advantages of Firebase 1:00:34

2 years ago1:00:34

1:00:34

Chris 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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120 Estimating how long features are going to take + All the baby gear 1:12:48

2 years ago1:12:48

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Christian has been looking at ALL THE BABY GEAR and has opinions. Also, he's working on the serverless transition for FileInbox and is struggling with estimating how long features will take.

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119 Losing 17 pounds + Craft and Commerce takeaways 1:22:31

2 years ago1:22:31

1:22:31

Chris totally switches his diet and loses 17 pounds in 3 weeks. Christian went to Craft and Commerce and and takeaways for his business. He also figured out that his time estimates for FileInbox were way off.

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118 How to Plan and Get Things Done, and How to Focus 1:04:23

2 years ago1:04:23

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Chris finished the StableDiffusion Image competition, but realized he was seriously outmatched in GPU power. Christian has renewed energy for FileInbox after talking with Asia Orangio. We both walk through how to plan to get things done, and how to actually follow through on those plans. Christian is trying to hire an assistant and tries to figure out what he needs to do that, and actually pay them money.…

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117 How often should you update dependencies? Also, an update on "Dude, where's my Bitcoin?" 1:01:31

2 years ago1:01:31

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Christian wants to update Ruby and Rails, but has run into frustrating issues. Should he just... not upgrade? Chris gives up on the latest Kaggle competition, and is already eyeing another one. Also, Christian gets an update on the Bitcoin he lost.

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116 Trial to paid conversion rates and Christian's big annoucement 1:02:03

2 years ago1:02:03