The TechMill Podcast

The TechMill Podcast

A nonprofit based in Denton Texas, we support the tech / startup community through workshops & meetups to grow the community and density in creative / tech talent. We interview local tech leaders in Denton to help tell the story of our creative culture and amazing tech talent here in North Texas.

Episodes

Ep 26: John Potess: Digital Nomad, Remote Work, and Podcasts

July 26, 2019 • 43 mins

This week we talked to our good friend, John Potess - a talented developer, sound engineer, and entrepreneur. After getting out of school and working for local agencies, John decided that there must be something better than the stress of the 9-to-5, and decided to go contract while taking the opportunity to travel with his wife. With that, John was able to prioritize his time, working on passion projects, and even now moving to the...

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Ep 25: Nina C - Geek Squad Educator and Spider Cosmetologist

February 4, 2019 • 38 mins

Welcome to the first episode of 2019 where we sit down with Nina Chantanapumma, a new board member to TechMill and an all-around Denton community person.

We talk to Nina about her career path from corporate IT into graphic design education for high schoolers, the jobs she held along the way, and how she keeps involved in the local art community through Spiderweb Salon.

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Ep 24: Audio Corn Kits & Rambling

June 6, 2018 • 31 mins
In this episode, Dan and Kyle explore a new podcast platform, Anchor.fm, to record shorter episodes. Then we talk about the acquisition of Magento by Adobe for $1.68 billion, Platform.sh raising money, and Dan rambling about Reactiflux and Discord. - https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/21/adobe-to-acquire-magento-for-1-6-b - https://techcrunch.com/2018/05/23/platform-sh-raises-34-million-to-simplify-cloud-deployment - https://www.react...
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Ep 23: Open Denton w/ Jesse Hamner and A. Habib

March 30, 2018 • 56 mins
We sit down to talk with guests, Dr. Jesse Hamner and Abdulrahman Habib, to discuss how Open Denton is helping to address civic problems with technological solutions. Links! https://opendataday.org https://www.opendenton.com https://whatworkscities.bloomberg.org http://data.cityofdenton.com
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Ep 22: Developer Experience

February 20, 2018 • 68 mins
Kyle gets a new job. Dan has the same job. Every bug eventually becomes a feature. Dan logs into eBay for the first time in a while. Kyle describes his thought process when buying things online. An incomplete history of Angular with much hand-waving. Lots and lots of TechMill news! TechMill's website - https://techmill.co Find our meetups - https://www.meetup.com/TechmillDenton HackDenton.com - https://www.hackdenton.com Importan...
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Ep 21: Techlahoma - User Groups, Lightning Talks, and ThunderPlains

December 28, 2017 • 73 mins
This week we talked to two cofounders and board members (Jesse and Amanda Harlin) of Techlahoma, a Oklahoma based 501c3 non-profit whose mission is to advance Oklahoma's grassroots technology community. They organize 33 free monthly user groups and several annual conferences. Techlahoma - https://www.techlahoma.org Jesse Harlin - https://twitter.com/5imian Amanda Harlin - https://twitter.com/amandaharlin ThunderPlains conference -...
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Ep 20: Trey Steinhoff - When Bacon Collides

December 8, 2017 • 51 mins
This week we talked to freelance designer & Startup Weekend facilitator, Trey Steinhoff, who visited us in Denton all the way from his hometown of Tampa, Florida. As he was here to help run a product development workshop, we talked with Trey about the startup community in Tampa and their approach to supporting entrepreneurs and building community. Tampa Bay Wave - http://www.tampabaywave.org Tampa Bay Hackathon - https://tampabayh...
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Ep 19: Kyle Taylor - Rogue Developer & Startup Community

August 12, 2017 • 58 mins
On this episode we invited Josh Berthume back to conduct another interview with one of our hosts – this time Kyle Taylor. We learn all about Kyle including his creation story which took him from small Texas town to the go-to person for Denton tech. Show Notes: Gatsplat: http://m.gatsplat.com Condiment King: http://villains.wikia.com/wiki/Condiment_King Calendar Man: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calendar_Man Totally Awesome Hul...
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Ep 18: A. Habib - A PhD in Smart Cities and Open Data

June 26, 2017 • 59 mins
Abdulrahman Habib, or known around TechMill as just Habib, is a Ph.D. student and graduate teacher at the University of North Texas College of Information. We first met Habib during our Open Coffee Club meetups, and he started becoming a regular at all our TechMill events. Habib has been working with the City of Denton as a consultant for a few months now, researching processes and mechanisms of how to help transform our city into...
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Ep 17: Daniel Abasolo - The Law of Asteroid Mining and Startups

June 1, 2017 • 57 mins
Daniel Abasolo, a founding TechMill board member, is more than just a lawyer - he's a space lawyer. And no, he doesn't represent who owns the moon, but he can tell you what you need to do to get a chunk of metal into space. Daniel is no stranger to community involvement, an experienced lawyer in family and business law, and has been helping startups get off the ground in Denton for the past few years. Show Notes Miles City, Mont...
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Ep 16: Marshall Culpepper - Open Source Space Cowboy

May 19, 2017 • 52 mins
Marshall Culpepper, CEO of KubOS, has been involved in open source since before most of us we're in, uh... college, probably. Learning to program at a young age, we didn't have that much time on the podcast so go find another show he was on and listen to it there. This week we talk about the final frontier, how Marshall plans to conquer it through metal cubes, making money on free software, and how you can turn a toaster into a sk...
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Ep 15: Juli James - Journalism, Game Engines, and Women Who Code

May 3, 2017 • 48 mins
Juli James never thought playing 80 hours of Zelda would turn into a bullet point on her resume. With a background in journalism, Juli treaded a decision to either focus on her journalism career or going into academics. Of course, then her and her colleagues received a grant to develop a game engine for journalists while moving to Texas which they eventually turned into a new company, Playable Media. Juli is also a big advocate to ...
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Ep 14: Step Aument - Remote Culture & Ruby on Rails

April 24, 2017 • 57 mins
Step Aument said he was never going back to into software, until he did, then didn't, then somehow ended up back here again. We talk with Step about his love affection with Denton, and his battered relationship with Java, and how Ruby helped mend his broken heart. Step is the CTO of Ready Rosie, a local education startup in Denton, and is also a big proponent of remote culture done right. Show Notes Contact Step: Twitter: https:/...
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Ep 13: Open Denton - Building Smart Cities on Open Data

March 14, 2017 • 56 mins
After hosting our own event for International Open Data Day (March 4, 2017) with the City of Denton and the University of North Texas Libraries, we brought on some of our expert friends to talk about the role of open data, how we can use it for municipal good, and what a smart city looks like. A list of our guests this episode include: - Jesse Hamner, data scientist and librarian - Kevin Roden, city councilman and Code for America...
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Ep 12: David Brunow - Technical Debt

March 7, 2017 • 62 mins
This week on the TechMill Podcast, we interviewed our own co-host, David Brunow, with the help of our good friend from Swash Labs, Josh Berthume. David's story is one of struggles and triumphs from a naive teenager to an experienced software consultant and entrepreneur. Over years of acquiring knowledge and skills, David tells us how he landed the job of his dreams - the one he created himself.
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Ep 11: Startups vs. Small Business - Differences, Needs, and Resources

February 14, 2017 • 42 mins
When you're starting a company, you don't always know what you are or what you need. Are you a startup planning to raise capital and looking for an exit? Or are you a small business that's developing a workforce for a long game scenario. In this episode, we talk about the difference between the two, and how communities can provide resources to support both types of companies.
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Ep 10: Heather Steele - A Strong, Independent, Marketing Woman

January 25, 2017 • 35 mins
Heather Steele is the owner and Chief Marketing Officer of Blue Steele Solutions, a marketing and development agency right here in Denton. We talked about her journey from starting off as a technical writer and transitioning into marketing, starting her own agency, and talking how being genuine with your clients pays off. Show Notes Contact Heather by: Contact Forms on https://bluesteelesolutions.com Twitter: https://twitter.com...
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Ep. 9: Dave Sims - The Philosophy of Ruby, Music, & Satellites

January 13, 2017 • 51 mins
For our first episode of 2017, we interviewed our good friend Dave Sims, the current CTO of Kubos (a favorite satellite startup in Denton). Dave also has a diverse history of writing software ranging from all types of industries including education, healthcare, enterprise, and even coupons. Email Dave at davsims@gmail.com Email the wrong Dave, in Australia, at davesims@gmail.com
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Ep. 8: Kyle & David - The First Last Episode of 2016

December 28, 2016 • 29 mins
For the last podcast of the year, we talk about our favorite TechMill and community highlights of the year and what we’re looking forward to in 2017. Kyle’s highlight list * TechMill workshop series * Open Denton / Open Data in Denton. * https://www.opendenton.com/ * http://data.cityofdenton.com/ * Growth of startup/tech community in Denton. * Bootstrap Denton 2016 was amazing. * VR game demo by From the Future. *...
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Ep. 7: Josh Berthume - Cosmic Nihilism, Advertising, and You

December 8, 2016 • 53 mins
This week we met with Josh Berthume, co-founder of all-media agency here in Denton, Swash Labs, and chatted about advertising, helping brands find a voice, and turning eventual destruction into fuel for your passion. Show Notes: Strange Brew: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086373/ Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/jberthume Josh on Instagram: https://instagram.com/jberthume Josh on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jberthume Jo...
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