107: Software Dependencies: Oofda! with Jason Walker of American Airlines
Release Date: 03/08/2022
133: Why email reputation matters
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A poor email reputation can make it difficult to do business if a password reset, order confirmation, or account signup email doesn’t reach a customer’s inbox. As a developer, Tom Whitten has helped several companies protect their email reputation, and he’s sharing tips on how businesses can improve email credibility and deliverability. **Show Links** Find full show notes at Chat with JMG | Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group |
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132: Why Stripe is a Developer Favorite
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When using payment processing software within an app or website, you’ll find dozens of provider options. JMG’s CTO, Tom Whitten, shares why developers prefer to work with Stripe and the value business owners can get from discussing payment provider options with their development team. **Show Links** Find full show notes at Chat with JMG | Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group |
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131: How to use dynamic links (and what to do if you have Firebase)
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Dynamic links are intrinsic to marketing campaigns, and Google’s discontinuation of its popular Firebase Dynamic Links tool has businesses concerned about the status of their URLs. JMG CTO, Tom Whitten, joins Michael Roth to address the implications of Firebase no longer supporting dynamic links come August 2025 and why business owners should start migrating their links to another service provider right away. **Show Links** Find full show notes at Chat with JMG about dynamic links | Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on...
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130: What can alt tags do for my website?
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How do alt tags work? Why are they important for a website? Can an AI tool create alt tags for you? Tom Whitten hears questions like these daily in his role as CTO of a software development company. He joins Michael Roth to explain the impact alt tags can have on SEO and when an AI tool can help implement them. **Show Links** Find full show notes at Chat with JMG about alt tags | Tom Whitten on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group |
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129: Taking the Waiting Around Out of Inpatient Rounds with Mike Pitt of Q-rounds
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How does a research project turn into a company with a story to sell? When “How does this not already exist?” is the overwhelming response to the idea. CEO Mike Pitt shares the obvious need behind the development of Q-rounds, the complications around testing a product intended for hospital use, and why he hasn’t accepted the entrepreneur label. SHOW LINKS Email Mike Pitt | Q-rounds.com | Q-rounds on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | Learn more about The Jed Mahonis Group |
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128: Building Accessible Technology with Liz Tupper of CivicActions
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Technology is a crucial component to living in today’s society, and Liz Tupper joins the show to explain why technologists like herself hold a powerful responsibility to build technology accessible to everyone. She shares how even the most well-intended software often leaves people out, what challenges come with not thinking about accessibility from the beginning, and how her career path led to the creme de la creme of impact work. **SHOW LINKS** Full show notes at Liz Tupper on LinkedIn | Email Liz at CivicActions website | Amplify website | Mobile...
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127: Offshore vs Onshore: A Tale of Two Development Approaches with Mike Franz of inSuppli
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After working with three different overseas development teams to build out the software behind his company, Mike Franz took a different approach for the development of his company’s mobile app. Mike dives into why his experience makes him a proponent for non-technical individuals to work with local tech teams over offshore development agencies and gives advice to startup founders facing similar development challenges. SHOW LINKS 22 Questions to Ask a Development Team guide | inSuppli website | Manufacturing Power website | Mike Franz on LinkedIn | Michael Roth on...
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126: Bringing Balance Back to Vertigo Sufferers with Kristy Carabello of Vertige.app
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The Vertige App is helping individuals with vertigo by using habit tracking to identify trends and recognize potential triggers. Kristy Carabello is founder of Vertige, and a vertigo sufferer herself, and she shares why she made the leap into building a mobile app and how she did so without a technical background. **Show Links** Full show notes | Vertige App | Vertige on Instagram | Vertige on Twitter | Vertige on Facebook | Email Kristy Carabello | Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | JMG Website |
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125: Building Tools for Everyday Investors with Ramsey Shaffer of Babbl
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Babbl is navigating the noise of market news in order to help DIY investors stay on top of the market. Babbl Founder, Ramsey Shaffer, joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to explain how the technology uses sentiment tracking, why they focused on a web-only platform, and when a mobile app might come into play. SHOW LINKS Babbl’s website | Promo code for Constant Variables audience for $4/mo subscription for life is ALPHA (limited time offer) Michael Roth on LinkedIn | Full episode show notes | Follow The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn |
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124: Finding Capital, Customers, and Talent with Frank Jaskulke of Medical Alley
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The passive aggressive nature commonly associated with Minnesotans isn’t prevalent when it comes to collaborating in the healthcare and technology sectors of the state. Frank Jaskulke joins Michael Roth of The Jed Mahonis Group to share how Medical Alley invests in the growth of not only its members but its employees (himself included), and why the community here is different from that famous place of innovation on the West Coast. **SHOW LINKS** Full show notes at Medical Alley website | Frank Jaskulke on LinkedIn | Jed Mahonis Group Medtech Apps | Michael Roth on...
info_outlineTim Bornholdt chats with Jason Walker, Director of Technology at American Airlines, about how software dependencies work like Lego pieces and how we all rely on them to get our jobs done.
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Follow Jason Walker on LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/desktophero/
What Happens When | https://github.com/alex/what-happens-when
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Connect with The Jed Mahonis Group on LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/company/the-jed-mahonis-group
Show notes | https://constantvariables.co
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