Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan on surviving the transition from developer to founder.

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Launching features like products

In this episode, Adam and Ben catch up on recent events at Tailwind Labs and Tuple. Adam spoke at Rails World and the impromptu Tailwind CSS meetup in Amsterdam. Ben s...

Building the right team with Jason Fried

Adam wants to start the process of growing the team at Tailwind Labs, but knowing exactly who, when, and how to hire people (and have them actually work out) is a lot ...

Q&A: Starting over, the ideal employee, success and happiness, and selling the company

In this episode, Adam and Ben share some personal updates on lake houses, gym equipment, and luxury electric vehicles, and answer listener questions on topics like thi...

Predictable mistakes of the developer-turned-founder

So many developers (your podcast hosts included) make the same mistakes when trying to turn an idea into a business for the first time. In this episode, Ben and Adam t...

Losing 70 lbs, getting in shape, and 15-minute workouts

Last year, Adam got very serious about losing weight and getting in shape and lost 70 pounds, getting to about 12% body fat and maintaining enough strength to still be...

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