
357: (Free) Trial & Error
The Bootstrapped Founder
11/22/24
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Today, I’ll dive into the difference between a trial user and a trial abuser and what you can do to invite the former and prevent the latter.
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356: James Phoenix — Mastering Code & AI for the Modern Developer
November 20, 2024
•53m
Coding with AI changes everything. It changes how we design, test, and improve our software projects. Today, I’m talking to generative AI expert James Phoenix.
He’s written the book on prompt engineering and shares his hard-earned AI insights freely on the show — including a crash course in developing effectively with the Cursor IDE.
Are developers just AI wranglers now? Technical managers? Will we ever code again?
You’ll find out today.
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358: Love Is For Those Who Love the Work
November 29, 2024
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AI was supposed to do our chores while we write prose and compose symphonies. Why is it composing our music and writing our books now, while WE do the chores?
As software founders, we have a special responsibility — after all, we're the ones crafting a new reality of AI empowerment. But here's the thing: an AI does not love its work. It can't.
And that's a problem. Today, I'll dive into how we can solve this.
Oh, and before you get into it: Podscan is running a 30%-off Black Friday Deal — use "BLACKFRIDAY" during checkout for a full year of discount on any plan.
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My book Zero to Sold: https://zerotosold.com/
My book The Embedded Entrepreneur: https://embeddedentrepreneur.com/
My course Find Your Following: https://findyourfollowing.com
Here are a few tools I use. Using my affiliate links will support my work at no additional cost to you.
- Notion (which I use to organize, write, coordinate, and archive my podcast + newsletter): https://affiliate.notion.so/465mv1536drx
- Riverside.fm (that's what I recorded this episode with): https://riverside.fm/?via=arvid
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