Episode 275 | Ken Versaw - Doing What Is Needed




Developer On Fire show

Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="https://www.amegala.com/">Ken Versaw</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/kversaw1">@kversaw1</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Ken Versaw talks with Dave Rael about life-improving experiences at conferences, automation, solving problems, and taking action </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Ken Versaw is a co-founder and CEO of Amegala, an organization dedicated to creating high-quality, community-focused training and networking opportunities for software development professionals.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Ken Versaw</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Staring with Nebraska CodeCamp and growing to an organization with multiple multi-day events</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The life-altering experiences of developer conferences</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's experiences hearing from conference attendees about benefits</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Social experiences for developers</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's current software interest and projects</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Ken stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Ken got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Ken and Adam Barney became connected and started working together</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Identifying things that need to be done and doing them</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's story of failure - Facing hostile criticism of Nebraska CodeCamp inclusivity</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's success story - becoming a software developer by taking a shot on scripting a task rather than manual execution</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Ken most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Ken's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Ken</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amegala.com/" target="_blank">Amegala</a></li> <li><a href="https://vslive.com/Home.aspx" target="_blank">VS Live!</a></li> <li><a href="http://adambarney.com/" target="_blank">Adam Barney</a></li> <li><a href="https://nebraskacode.amegala.com/" target="_blank">Nebraska.Code()</a></li> <li><a href="https://detroitcode.amegala.com/" target="_blank">Detroit.Code()</a></li> <li><a href="https://indycode.amegala.com/" target="_blank">Indy.Code()</a></li> <li><a href="https://prairiecode.amegala.com/" target="_blank">Prairie.Code()</a></li> <li><a href="Kansas%20City%20Developer%20Conference" target="_blank">Kansas City Developer Conference</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_(object-oriented_design)" target="_blank">SOLID Design Principles</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/CoryHouse" target="_blank">Cory House on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-177-lee-brandt-community-rewards" target="_blank">Lee Brandt on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-166-jonathan-mills-you-are-not-alone" target="_blank">Jon Mills on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/boontlee" target="_blank">Boon Lee</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-028-shawn-rakowski-my-life-for-the-code" target="_blank">Shawn Rakowski on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://phaser.io/" target="_blank">Phaser.js</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc" target="_blank">Compact disc</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ7XXrRhXgI&amp;t=33s" target="_blank">George McFly and the Fear of Rejection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.omaha.com/news/hansen-men-no-women-how-a-local-event-s-speaker/article_e74c897f-f48f-5c33-975e-5dbc4f631c67.html" target="_blank">Omaha World Herald - 48 Men. No women. How a local event's speaker list came to look like 1964</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.samharris.org/podcast" target="_blank">Podcast: Waking Up with Sam Harris</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Ken's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1942645589/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Punch Escrow - Tal M. Klein</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Ken's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Break a problem down into small pieces and get the small pieces of software in front of users as quickly as possible</li> <li>Listen to feedback</li> <li>Change your beliefs quickly when you encounter conflicting evidence</li> </ol> </div> </div>