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We're doing some 2017 planning for StartupCTO.io and would very much like to drive our roadmap based upon listeners' feedback.   Have you listened to the show?  If so, can you spare 2 minutes to fill out a quick survey about the podcast?  Click here. Read the article >>

Side Project Roundup 2016

Categories sideprojects
2016 was a banner year to build software.  Here's a roundup of some of the fun I had this year: Chatbots https://owocki.com/slack-gamebot/ https://owocki.com/slack-emojibot/ Community https://owocki.com/boulder-startup-week-2016/ Cryptocurrency https://owocki.com/noble-adblocker/ https://owocki.com/adblock-to-bitcoin-native-wordpress-plugin-available/ Machine Learning https://owocki.com/pytrader-cryptocurrency-trading-robot/ Management Read the article >>

Weekend Project: Transcri.pt

Categories sideprojects, Uncategorized
One of my frustrations with podcasting at StartupCTO.io has been the lack of any easy-to-use, affordable, transcription tools.    It costs $1/ minute to transcribe audio to text. So I built something better.  Today I am launching transcri.pt - A tool that does transcription of text much cheaper than anyone else can.  The output is pretty good I think. Head on over to transcri.pt and Read the article >>

Side Project Report: Wild Game Hunter VR

Categories future_of_tech, sideprojects
Just in case you thought I went full on Patchouli Boulder Hippy when I announced the MeditationVR game a few weeks ago; I have a *new game* launching today to show off. And it's almost the opposite thematically from the first one! It's called "Wild Game Hunter VR", and it's kind of like those Hunting games you can play in bars (but its in 360 degrees and you can teleport, so it's better). There Read the article >>

StartupCTO.io Job Board

Categories sideprojects, technology
One of the things that we set out to solve when Miles Matthias and I launched StartupCTO.io podcast was reducing the barrier to entry to becoming an engineering leader.  While the podcast solves, in part, the mentorship part of that equation, there was still a lack of availability of information on leadership positions.  A Job Board was a natural next step for us, and I'm happy to say that we Read the article >>

Dee Hock on Leadership

Categories leadership, mental health
I've been reading Birth of the Chaordic Age by Dee Hock.  It was recommended to me by Jud Valeski, whom we interviewed on StartupCTO.io a few months ago. The following passage spoke to something I've been trying to articulate about leadership since starting my startup journey a decade ago.   It's a 5 minute read, but is worth it: Leader presumes follower. Follower presumes choice. One who is Read the article >>