Episode 118: Wrapping Up 2013

Manton and Daniel observe the end of 2013, Manton’s rising Twitter fortune, and our borderline New Years resolutions. They also chat about Manton’s iPhone 5C, MarsEdit for iOS, and the challenge of choosing between Mac and iOS development.

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  • Clipstart – Manton’s Mac-based video-management software.
  • Real Artists Ship. Eventually. – Daniel’s Çingleton talk addressing ongoing challenge of shipping for iOS.
  • Movable Type – The legendary blog-hosting software that Manton currently uses.
  • WordPress – The extremely popular blog-hosting software that Manton is considering.
  • MarsEdit – Daniel’s Mac-based blog-editing software.
  • Octopress – Popular static-publishing system for blogs.
  • Second Crack – Marco Arment’s static-publishing system for blogs.
  • iPhone 5C – The consumer-oriented phone that attracted Manton’s attention.

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December 24, 2013 at 9:35 am.

Episode 117: Give Me Three Solid Days

Daniel and Manton talk about the Waze navigation app and Apple’s missed opportunity in not acquiring it, the risks of pre-announcing release dates, and how to balance attention to detail with shipping the darned 1.0.

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  • Waze – Innovative navigation app that captures live feedback from its network of users.
  • Outsmarting Traffic Together – Google’s June, 2013 blog announcement about its acquisition of Waze.
  • Topsy – Social web search engine recently acquired by Apple.
  • Apple E.g. – Scant reference to one of Apple’s previous ventures in search.
  • Lucene – Search product by Doug Cutting that came out of Apple’s V-Twin technologies.
  • Coming this November – Product teaser page for Manton’s forthcoming Sunlit app.
  • Jonathan Hays – Manton’s partner in the development of Sunlit.

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December 10, 2013 at 3:39 pm.

Episode 116: I Structured The Whole Thing Wrong

Manton and Daniel discuss Salesforce’s botched hackathon, the risk of relying upon third-party adulation, and searching for a viable business model after releasing a product.

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December 4, 2013 at 7:00 am.