To Be Continuous

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Martin Woodward from Microsoft and Ed Blankenship from Algorithmia. They discuss the cultural and technological shift that was necessary to transform Microsoft into an open source company. The post Ep. #39, Transforming Microsoft Into An Open Source Company appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the challenges and benefits of refactoring monolithic applications into microservices. They examine various approaches for creating microservice boundaries and dispel the myth that they should be defined as small as possible. The post Ep. #38, From Monolith to Microservices appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul are joined by Jeffrey Snover, the inventor of Windows PowerShell. Jeffrey describes the tremendous cultural shift that was needed to move Microsoft to a continuous delivery model. The post Ep. #37, The Man Behind Windows PowerShell appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul examine the backlash that Unroll.me faced over selling user data to other companies. The post Ep. #36, The Risks of Selling User Data appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss a medley of start-up pertinent topics from celebrating failure to coping with founder guilt. The post Ep. #35, Celebrating Failure, Founder Guilt, Serial Entrepreneurs, Startup Myths, The Everything Else Person appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul examine how monetization approaches vary depending on the developer market you’re in. The post Ep. #34, Common Developer Monetization Mistakes appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss 5 topics that are relevant to most startups. Tune in for advice on talking to founders about their startup, outsourcing engineering tasks, organizational structures, and web comments. The post Ep. #33, Giving Founders Feedback, Outsourcing Early Development, Giving Gifts, Flat Orgs, Hacker News Comments appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss 5 topics that are top of mind at most startups: finding a co-founder, artist engineers, the SaaS Funding Napkin, NPS, and hiring. The post Ep. #32, Finding Co-Founders, Engineers vs. Artists, Funding Napkin, NPS, Hiring appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the massive DDoS attack against Dyn, a major DNS provider, in late 2016. They examine the security flaw that enabled millions of IoT devices to be hijacked and discuss how it could have been avoided. The post Ep. #31, When Toasters Broke The Internet appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode, Edith and Paul examine why traditional hiring methods are failing. They discuss flaws of interviewing such as the interviewer’s bias toward pattern matching, and the impossibility of getting a true representation of a candidate through an interview setting. The post Ep. #30, How To Interview appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode Edith and Paul are joined by Marianna Tessel, VP of Engineering at Docker to discuss the evolution of software delivery from the days of punch card systems. Marianna shares her thoughts on the future of continuous delivery, where she envisions software will be written in small chunks, instantly sucked into the system and ready to be used. The post Ep. #29, What’s The Future of Continuous Delivery? appeared first on Heavybit.

In the latest To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul talk about OKRs and other goal-setting methods. Hear them discuss the good, the bad and the gamability of measuring success. The pair remind us that there are learnings in the journey, not just the destination, despite what the term "growth hacking" might have you believe. The post Ep. #28, Goal Setting appeared first on Heavybit.

In episode 27 of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul dive into what it means to be a 10x developer. Is the 10x developer a myth? Is being a "rock star" a good thing? What about ninjas or pirates? The pair discusses what motivates them to see something through from start to finish, both in business and in life. The post Ep. #27, The 10x Developer appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss the steps that a startup can take for successful organizational scaling. They bring up important questions including: What roles should your team members play as your company grows? How do you prioritize resources? Is Paul a good coder? The post Ep. #26, Organizational Scaling appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul dive into the question of specialization. They discuss the pros and cons of working with specialists vs. generalists, and how your decisions in this area can have a wide ranging impact on your product and company. The post Ep. #25, Specialization In Organization Design appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode of To Be Continuous, Paul and Edith are joined by Martin Casado, General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. The group discusses the deeply complicated and difficult process of category creation, with a special focus on technology infrastructure products. The post Ep. #24, Category Creation appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss how you should use the principles of Continuous Delivery to find product/market fit for your startup, tool, or service. Along the way, they highlight common reasons startups fail to find product/market fit, from undervaluing sales and marketing teams, to simply believing that if you build it, they will come. The post Ep. #23, Using Continuous Delivery To Find Product/Market Fit appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode of To Be Continuous, Edith and Paul discuss 'crunch time', work-life balance in the startup world, and the efficacy of the 80 hour workweek. The post Ep. #22, Crunch Time appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode Edith and Paul are joined by Scott Raney, Partner at Redpoint Ventures. Edith, and Paul hear from Scott why continuous delivery matters in modern software development. The post Ep. #21, Scott Raney of Redpoint Ventures on Why Continuous Delivery Matters appeared first on Heavybit.

In this episode, Edith and Paul discuss Gartner's BiModal IT thesis, they battle over Waterfall vs. Agile, and they talk about how Continuous Delivery will deliver you from your technical debt nightmares. The post Ep. #20, Is Bimodal IT BullshIT? appeared first on Heavybit.