Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Jamon Holmgren talks with Dave Rael about the joys of software, early exposure to business, figuring things out, open source, and the importance of context </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Jamon (pronounced JAY-mun) is one of the founders and Chief Operating Officer of Infinite Red, a fully distributed app design and development agency based out of Portland, Oregon. He's been coding since he was twelve and professionally for over 14 years, working on projects across a broad range of industries. Jamon has spoken at conferences and meetups about technology topics and is also one of the hosts of "Building Infinite Red", a podcast with his cofounders that explains the philosophy and challenges of running a digital agency. Jamon lives in Vancouver, Washington, with his wife and four kids, and enjoys family, church, basketball, weightlifting, PC gaming, and contributing to open source software. </p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Jamon Holmgren</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's early exposure to running a business and the distinction between working on the business vs working in the business</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's business history and the history of Infinite Red</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's daily activities - business work and opportunities to write some code</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Business and family</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon on remote teams</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Creating a conference</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's motivations for involvement in conferences</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - What Infinite Red does</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon on podcasting</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Jamon got starting in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's story of failure - deficiency of setting expectations, failure to share important context</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Jamon's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Jamon</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://infinite.red/" target="_blank">Infinite Red</a></li> <li><a href="https://building.infinite.red/" target="_blank">Building Infinite Red - Jamon's podcast, co-hosted with his co-founders</a></li> <li><a href="https://infinite.red/ChainReactConf" target="_blank">Chain React - The React Native Conference</a></li> <li><a href="http://fewzion.com.au/mike-tyson-everyone-has-a-plan-until-they-get-punched-in-the-mouth/" target="_blank">Mike Tyson – “everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth”.</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-030-david-heinemeier-hansson-the-pareto-principle-and-stoic-philosophy" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://basecamp.com/" target="_blank">Basecamp</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/alwayshiccups" target="_blank">Shawni Danner</a></li> <li><a href="https://github.com/ryanlntn" target="_blank">Ryan Linton</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/darinwilson" target="_blank">Darin Wilson</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-054-woody-zuill-turn-up-the-good" target="_blank">Woody Zuill on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_theory_of_value" target="_blank">Labor Theory of Value</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/podcast/episode-334-kyle-shevlin-true-self" target="_blank">Kyle Shevlin on Developer On Fire</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Jamon's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0812979680/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder (Incerto) - Nassim Nicholas Taleb</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B002MQ13PQ/?tag=devonfir-20&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true" target="_blank">Jason Fried Books</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/default/e/B001JS19Y8/?tag=devonfir-20&redirectedFromKindleDbs=true" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson Books</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Jamon's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Realize that value is often very disconnected from effort</li> <li>Gather as much context as possible</li> <li>Establish a feedback loop</li> </ol> </div> </div>
