Best Valid Attempt Podcasts (2025)

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026 - We Launch Our Hiring App 18:52

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2+ y ago18:52

18:52

We launched our hiring app, HappyHire, to help companies hire without bias. While celebrating, Caleb was sending some sick lines on his bike and bit it. Though battered, bruised, and one-armed, we persevered to launch HappyHire on schedule. Caleb is slowly mending and the rest of us remain unscathed...for the moment! Chat with us if you need help h…

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025 - We Build Our Hiring App 26:02

2+ y ago26:02

26:02

Between cleaning peanut butter out of his mouth with club soda and building an AI, Caleb’s been busy. Speaking of busy, we've built our hiring app and are just about ready for testing/launch. (00:00) - 025 (01:04) - Intro (03:42) - Recap of Values Based Hiring (05:47) - How Would a New User Use Our Hiring App? (06:52) - Caleb Wants The Company Card…

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024 - We Hear From a Listener About Our Hiring App 19:16

2+ y ago19:16

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We heard from a listener, two actually. We discuss how our hiring app idea might resonate with fellow values oriented companies and what our next steps are for validating the idea. (00:00) - 024 - Getting Feedback On Our Hiring App (02:45) - Intro (03:21) - Emails From Listeners (04:39) - Feedback on our Hiring App Idea (10:38) - Building a Communi…

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023 - We Plan Validation 19:15

2+ y ago19:15

19:15

Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan discuss building a community backyard sharing marketplace and how to gather an audience of folks who would want to build similar marketplaces. (00:00) - 023 - We Plan Validation (00:41) - Intro (01:58) - Thinking About A Local Marketplace (15:50) - How Will We Actually Build a Course? (19:01) - Outro The Products: Raisonn…

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022 - We Hire a Listener 15:04

2+ y ago15:04

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We hired someone who listens to the podcast. We also hint at a new app we're building for festival badges. (00:00) - Podcast (01:26) - Introduction (02:19) - Expanding Our Audience One Farm Dog At A Time (04:19) - Expanding Our Team One Listener At A Time (08:10) - Close to Launching an Event Badge App (12:39) - Updates On The Hiring App (14:36) - …

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021 - We Build The Hiring App 18:31

2+ y ago18:31

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Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan chat about how we built a hiring app that we hope to productize. We're also going to eat our own dog food and use it for some hiring that we anticipate having to do. (00:00) - 021 - We Built a Hiring App (00:35) - Introduction (02:13) - Taxes (03:22) - Daila Does Her Homework (04:39) - Daila Built the Hiring App (11:25) -…

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020 - We Productize Hiring 20:51

2+ y ago20:51

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We discuss meeting a fan of the podcast and how we're going to try to productize our hiring process. (00:00) - 020 - We Productize Hiring (00:50) - Introduction (01:05) - Daila met a fan (03:03) - Daila's homework (03:49) - Aiming for a new Little Robot website (09:01) - Can we productize our hiring process (15:10) - Can we build a marketplace cour…

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019 - We Launch a Game 23:13

2+ y ago23:13

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We launch a new educational game for Alberta schools teaching how to use cattle grazing as a tool for sustainable grassland management. We also talk a bit about AI and maybe our next game. Play the game: gotggame.ca Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobot Instagram: @therobotfactorypod Follow Jonathan: @thejonotron Follow Cale…

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018 - We Went To Texas 16:09

2+ y ago16:09

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Jonathan, Daila, and Caleb talk about a recent trip to Texas to start a new company helping with the issue of challenged books in Texas public school. (00:00) - We Went To Texas (01:22) - Introduction (02:04) - Caleb is nearly a fully formed human (03:39) - Jonathan went to Texas (09:11) - Applying lessons to other projects (15:54) - Outro Creators…

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017 - Random New Ideas 22:19

3y ago22:19

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss how walking can help you think and code, how we make client gifts, and some random ideas for new businesses. (00:00) - 017 - Happy Holidays (02:21) - Intro (03:17) - Changing Newsletter Providers (05:13) - How to subscribe to the po dcast (06:26) - Holiday Gifts for Clients (08:58) - AI Art Biz Idea (12:50) - No-code tool…

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016 - Festival Transportation w/ Kristina Lorson 42:57

3y ago42:57

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Kristina Lorson taught herself Bubble and turned her clunky spreadsheet into a functioning app successfully transporting bands for 4 music festivals. In this first interview with Kristina we discuss the background pain that Kristina experienced and how she overcame some challenges to build the whole app herself. Traverse is well positioned to take …

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015 - Art Galleries 19:38

3y ago19:38

19:38

Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss our newest project, raisonne.gallery. What started as a client project has turned into one of our first real products. It aims to solve the needs of art galleries who want to share their collection online and with other galleries. [01:53] New Product for Art Galleries [03:28] Building a Custom Database for Kamloop…

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014 - Coda Packs with Courtney Milligan 24:49

3y ago24:49

24:49

We lucked into getting our first revenue generating Coda pack more-or-less paid for. Listen as guest Courtney Milligan shares how we build packs for Coda that export data to Excel and Google Workspace. [00:43] What is Coda [01:51] Tracking a saw mill in Coda [05:57] Courtney's background [08:32] Coda Packs [16:31] Paid packs [20:48] Working with Co…

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013 - We Increase our Luck 21:33

3y ago21:33

21:33

Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss how turning satellite imagery into animated gifs is like building property management software, in that it's just a bunch of random coincidence and that we can increase our likelihood of luck. [00:39] Building a dynamic image generator Bubble plugin [02:57] Can we take screenshots of Google Maps? (No) [08:51] Acco…

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012 - We Think About a Plugin 15:12

3y ago15:12

15:12

Daila couldn't make it on this episode, so Caleb and Jonathan explore some of the details of the free tier of OpenHouse.social, how easy it is to build forms with Tally.so, and if we might re-use the tech for OpenHouse.social to power a Bubble Plugin. Form builder: Tally.so The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter…

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011 - We Are Now Three 19:45

3y ago19:45

19:45

For the first time, we now have three co-hosts. We discuss what "free" even means and what features we might want to change for OpenHouse.social to make a free tier and we discuss some light upcoming plans for the property management app. [03:01] What does free mean? [05:47] Should we make OpenHouse.social free (as in beer)? [08:53] We still want C…

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010 - We Welcome Daila 24:26

3y ago24:26

24:26

Caleb was unable to make it after feeling a bit under the weather. So we introduce Daila Duford as another host of the show. Caleb is still going to be a host, he hasn't been replaced. We talk about how Daila and the Little Robot team was able to build one of the features for the new property management software in just an afternoon. We also discus…

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009 - We Replace a Host 18:55

3y ago18:55

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Fresh off a trip to Disneyland, Caleb discovers he might be replaced as co-host of the podcast. Jonathan and Caleb decide it's probably best to just add more hosts and pivot to property management. We also talk about road signs. [00:27] Welcome back from Disneyland, Caleb [01:54] Caleb thinks he's getting replaced [03:48] We learn about the gap in …

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008 - We (maybe) Pivot 37:55

3y ago37:55

37:55

Jonathan and Caleb sit down with Brendan Shaw to chat about OpenHouse.social and instead think about a pivot into a different product entirely. [00:39] Welcome Brendan [01:51] How does an 18 year old become a real estate agent? [07:51] On not trading hours for dollars [09:15] Give us your feedback Brendan Shaw [19:19] What part of Brendan's busines…

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007 - We Wonder About AI 19:04

3y ago19:04

19:04

Jonathan and Caleb discuss how AI might be helpful for content writing and how agencies might use OpenHouse.social. Also, this episode shouts out to the moms that are listening. Hi Moms! Also, checkout our Instagram page, @therobotfactorypod for a collection of AI generated alternatives to our podcast cover art. If your interested in AI generated a…

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006 - We Finally Launch (Softly) 24:11

3y ago24:11

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Caleb and Jonathan talk about how satisfying it is to watch our animated image of the OpenHouse.social app working and other less important things, like a working billing system. [00:16] Maybe we are waiting too long to launch anything [04:08] We have a few of our Mom's subscribed to the newsletter 👋🏼 [05:07] OpenHouse.social is now live but how do…

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005 - We Fix a Few Bugs 19:08

3y ago19:08

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Jonathan and Caleb share some progress updates and how we do image processing in the browser to cut costs. [01:23] Shower thoughts: reducing image size in the browser [06:44] Creating a user account and removing background from profile photos [12:28] We have a logo and a landing page The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.c…

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004 - We Talk to a Real Estate Agent (Vann De Marco) 31:11

3y ago31:11

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Jonathan and Caleb chat with Vann De Marco, a real estate agent from Vancouver, to get his raw feedback from an early version of the OpenHouse.social tool. Vann tries generating a social media image for an actual listing of his while we watch. [00:35] Our guest, Vann De Marco [03:11] What's up with rising real estate prices? [04:25] Getting Vann to…

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003 - We Bought a Domain Name 20:56

3y ago20:56

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Jonathan and Caleb share the new domain that they purchased for the real estate product and discuss how writing good code could increase the acquisition price. [00:37] Costco will answer your questions [03:12] We bought the domain OpenHouse.social [04:56] Can we charge more for the app if the code is good? [09:30] How do we generate images dynamica…

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002 - We Have a Name 18:30

3y ago18:30

18:30

Jonathan and Caleb discuss ideas for a name for the product and some of the technical details of how it is built. [00:48] We may have a name [03:02] Update on progress so far [04:34] How are we deploying this product [07:31] Trying out some new tech and how much time did it take [09:40] How much data can we share in the open [11:36] We could always…

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001 - Our First Product 17:13

3y ago17:13

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Jonathan and Caleb discuss the first steps of their first product. They answer who is it for and what does it do. [01:07] What is the podcast about? [03:36] What is our first product? [07:13] What is our business model? [09:55] What tech are we using? [11:38] What do people currently do? [14:05] What are we calling this tool? [14:43] What's next? N…

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The Robot Factory Trailer 1:27

3y ago1:27

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Introducing The Robot Factory, a new podcast by Two Story Robot. We are sharing our journey as we attempt to build and sell a new startup. Follow along! Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobotBy Jonathan Bowers, Caleb Sharp

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#11 Scrum Guide 2020 Discussed with four Professional Scrum Trainers 1:06:15

5y ago1:06:15

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On November 18th 2020, a fully rewritten Scrum Guide was released to the world, bringing many updates to the description of the Scrum Framework. The guide is leaner, less prescriptive, and more clear. Scrum Facilitators Jasper Alblas & Sjoerd Kranendonk join Scrum Coaches Andy Hiles & Steve Trapps for an informal chat about the changes. […]…

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#10:focus – Validated Learning board for tracking your Product development ideas – Edwin Wopereis (Kramp) 11:01

7+ y ago11:01

11:01

In this Focus topic, Sjoerd meets with Product Owner Edwin Wopereis to discuss the Validated learning board. Edwin is responsible for the Kramp Webshop. Kramp is a technical wholesalerand one-stop supplier of spare parts, technical services and business solutions to more than 40.000 dealers worldwide. Edwin works with multiple developments teams – …

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#10 Collaboration and Ownership in the Scrum Team – Edwin Wopereis (Kramp) 31:15

7+ y ago31:15

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In this episode we meet with Product Owner Edwin Wopereis. Edwin is responsible for the Kramp Webshop. Kramp is a technical wholesaler and one-stop supplier of spare parts, technical services and business solutions to more than 40.000 dealers worldwide of agricultural machines, forest & grasscare machines, construction machines and in the OEM and M…

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#9:focus – Saying NO: two variations – Robbin Schuurman (Prowareness) 9:02

7+ y ago9:02

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Hey everybody! We’re back with freshly recorded insights and practical tips for Product Owners, this time discussing two ways to say ‘No’. In this chat with Robbin Schuurman, he shares practical insights and tips from his own experience as a Product Owner, Professional Scrum Trainer and Agile Transformation Lead. One of the most important skills [……

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#9 Responsibilities of Product Owners and how to say NO – Robbin Schuurman (Prowareness) 1:10:24

7+ y ago1:10:24

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Hey everybody! We’re back with freshly recorded insights and practical tips for Product Owners. This time we chat with Robbin Schuurman who shares practical insights and tips from his own experience as a Product Owner, Professional Scrum Trainer and Agile Transformation Lead. In this video we discuss one of the most important skills of […]…

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#8 New Time Leadership for Agile Innovation success – Kim Bosman (Schiphol Group) 57:16

8y ago57:16

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Kim Bosman is the Value Stream Owner @ Schiphol Airport Control (part of Schiphol’s Digital Airport Programme) and an independent Agile Strategist. As a Value Stream owner Kim acts as an enabler and leader for a group of Scrum teams. This way the Product Owners, Development Teams and Scrum Masters are given the trust and space […]…

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#6 Stakeholder Management and Starting out with Metrics – Stephan van Maris (E-Village) 55:46

8y ago55:46

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In this episode of the podcast I chat with Stephan van Maris, Product Owner of the Clang e-mail marketing platform at E-Village. Stephan has a technical background and developed himself from one of the core engineers to Product Owner who is now letting go of the technical details to focus on improving the product through […]…

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#5 Prioritizing Stories with Matthias Orgler (Dreimannzelt) 37:02

8+ y ago37:02

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In this 5th podcast we chat with Matthias Orgler, a Product Development Expert & Agile Coach from Germany. He has experience working in startups in Silicon Vally and these days together with his colleagues at Dreimannzelt he helps businesses build awesome products. When he’s not helping businesses, he can be found on stage with one […]…

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#4 Chief Product Owner: Bad idea – Wilbert Seele (Prowareness) 33:05

8+ y ago33:05

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In this fourth episode of the podcast I chat with Wilbert Seele, my colleague at Prowareness. He’s an Agile Scaling expert and ‘Continuous Disruptor’. I asked him on the podcast not to discuss tips and tricks for the Product Owner, but to discuss the idea of a ‘Chief’ Product Owner and why he thinks that […]…

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#3 The future of Scrum.org, Scrum Studio & EBMT – Dave West (Scrum.org) 1:05:20

8+ y ago1:05:20

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In this podcast I had the pleasure to chat with Dave West, Product Owner & CEO for scrum.org. After discussing his road towards becoming a Product Owner (which includes a well known three letter acronym), we go in to the three most important things a Product Owner should master. Along the ride we gain insights […]…

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Valid Attempt Ep 2 - The Gangs All Here 1:37:03

9y ago1:37:03

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2nd Installment of this soon to be classic podcast. The whole crew sit back and talk about everything from the state of the Mississippi Delta, CFB Playoffs, Kanye West and much more.By Valid.Attempt

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Valid Attempt Ep 1 - Hennessy & Conversation 1:07:36

9y ago1:07:36

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Swine, Polo, Mal, & Brasco join together for our very first installment of Valid Attempt. While sipping Hennessy, we discuss everything from politics all the way down to fashion. Check it out and subscribe today!!!By Valid.Attempt