In this episode of the Frontmatter podcast, Len Epp interviews Pete Zerger, a cybersecurity strategist and Chief Information Security Officer, and author of the LeanPub book, CISSP: The Last Mile. Pete shares his career journey from IT into cybersecurity, discussing the turning points that led him into cloud security, and ultimately, cybersecurity …

In this episode of the FrontMatter podcast, Len Epp interviews Leah Paulos, founder of Press Shop PR and Book Publicity School. With over 25 years of experience in media and book publicity, Leah shares her journey from magazine journalism to book PR, highlighting her career’s evolution, especially as media and publishing landscapes have shifted dra…

In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Maciej “MJ” Jedrzejewski, author of the Leanpub book Master Software Architecture: A Pragmatic Guide.MJ, based in Switzerland, is a software developer, architect, and tech lead with extensive experience in the IT industry. He discusses his background, starting from his early fascination with …

Todd Miller and Ryan Ripley are the authors of the Leanpub book Fixing Your Scrum: Practical Solutions to Common Scrum Problems.In this episode of the Frontmatter podcast, Ryan and Todd share their individual career journeys to becoming expert trainers in the Scrum framework and their deep insights in how to improve when things go wrong in your org…

Eric Elliott is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Effortless Programming: Unleashing the Power of AI Driven Development.In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Eric about his early fascination with AI, starting from when he was six years old, writing text-based adventure games, and developing his first neural network in the…

Michael Feathers is the author of the Leanpub book AI Assisted Programming.In this episode of the FrontMatter podcast, host Len Epp interviews Michael Feathers, founder of R7K Research and Conveyance. Michael delves into his career journey, from his early interest in technology to becoming a prominent voice in software design and the challenges of …

In this episode of the FrontMatter podcast, host Len Epp interviews Eric Wise, author of Effectively Learning to Code: A Brain-Based Approach. Based in Cleveland, Eric is a software architect turned learning expert who has founded and led successful companies while honing his passion for creating impactful learning experiences. His book bridges the…

Gojko Adzic is the author of the Leanpub book Lizard Optimization: Unlock Product Growth by Engaging Long-Tail Users. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gojko about what he’s been up to since he was first on the podcast, managing hugely successful products with really small teams, and his new book about how to think about outl…

Thad McIlroy is the author of the Leanpub book The AI Revolution in Book Publishing: A Concise Guide to Navigating Artificial Intelligence for Writers and Publishers. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Thad about about his new book, and many of the important questions for both authors and books publishers in our current era of…

Peter Stevens is the author of the Leanpub book The Illustrated Guide to Scrum: Scrum Explained Through Infographics. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, manufacturing innovations and what it means to be a “Musk” company, Scrum, and about his approach to writing and illustrating for profes…

Leo Tam is the author of Truth Engine: Applying AI to Investing. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Leo about his background and career, his academic research and his time working at NVIDA, the deep applications of AI in investing, and about his writing process.This interview was recorded on June 17, 2024.The full audio for th…

Stephan Schmidt is the author of the Leanpub book Amazing CTO: The Missing Manual for Managing. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Stephan about his background and career, his book and the challenges of being a CTO, and how to prepare for and thrive in that role, and also about his writing process.This interview was recorded o…

Philip Gannon is the author of the Leanpub book Become a Senior Developer: A concise guide to succeeding as a Senior Software Developer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Philip about his background and career, how he first got interested in technology, his book and the challenges faced by developers when they get promoted to…

Phil Sturgeon is the author of the Leanpub book Surviving Other People’s APIs. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Phil about what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast, co-founding the environmental charity Protect Earth, and his latest book, Surviving Other People’s APIs.This interview was recorded on May 23, 2024.…

Isaak Tsalicoglou is the author of the Leanpub book The Incredible Story of Deft: What Nobody Told You About Business Hype (Lean, Agile, etc.). In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Isaak about his background and career, his books, how frameworks like Agile and Scrum can be corrupted, using Plato’s allegory of the cave to explain…

Barry O’Reilly is the author of the Leanpub book Residues: Time, Change, and Uncertainty in Software Architecture. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Barry about his background and career, Complexity Science and its connection to his fascinating concept of Residuality theory in the fields Software Architecture and Computer Sci…

Luca Minudel is the author of the Leanpub book Succeed over difficult problems by embracing Complexity-Thinking: Micro-guide to thriving in everyday complexity by breaking free from ordered and linear approaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luca about his professional background, the challenges of high-pressure work, wh…

Viktor Farcic is the author of the Leanpub book Crossplane: The Cloud Native Control Plane. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Viktor about what he’s been up to since his first appearance on the podcast, and his latest book, on Crossplane, explaining how using the service you create, for people in your company, a platform that…

Marc Bless is co-author of the Leanpub book Agile Games and Simulations: Field-tested games for Scrum Masters and Agile Coaches. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Marc about his background and career, his book, the nature and power of Agile games and simulations for improving team productivity, and his experience as a co-auth…

Paul Hammant and Luc Courage are the authors of the Leanpub book Value Stream Mapping for Software Delivery Teams. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Paul and Luc about their backgrounds and careers, how they decided to collaborate on a book together, the history of manufacturing and the development of Value Stream Mapping, th…

Joaquim Torres is the author of the Leanpub book Digital Transformation and Product Culture: How to put technology at the center of your company’s strategy. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Joca about his background and career, managing digital transformations in different industries, including internet services, real estate…

Helene Gidley is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Agile Living: A Simple And Powerful Approach To Tame Your Overwhelm. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Helene about her background and career, how she gained expertise in Agile and how you can apply it to your day-to-day life to become more productive, her book, and h…

Wim Deblauwe is the author of the Leanpub book Modern frontends with htmx: Use htmx with Spring Boot and Thymeleaf to build dynamic and interactive web applications. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Wim about his background and career, his book, the revolutionary promise of htmx, a technology that redefines frontend developm…

In this special year-end episode of the podcast, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with special guest Dan Holloway about some of the major events in the book publishing industry in 2023, including many of the questions raised and the opportunities presented by the rise of AI.As promised in the episode, here’s a link to Dan’s great project WhatWeNeed…

Barret Nobel and Jake Montalbano are the authors of the Leanpub book The DadFit Dynasty Manual: Daily Modern Strategies. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Barret and Jake about their backgrounds, how they approach being fit dads, the challenges that come with fatherhood and marriage, and how they’re writing a book together to…

Luca Berton is the author of the Leanpub book Ansible Cookbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Unleashing the Power of Ansible via Best Practices, Troubleshooting, and Linting Rules. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Luca about his background and career, Ansible and automation and open source software, and his experience as a conte…

Dave Leeds is the author of the Leanpub book Kotlin: An Illustrated Guide. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Dave about his background and career, and how to write a great programming book.This interview was recorded on November 28, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM279…

Daniel Vacanti is the author of the Leanpub book Actionable Agile Metrics Volume II: Advanced Topics in Predictability. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Daniel about his book, and how to take action on deliberate analysis of data.This interview was recorded on November 14, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https…

Gregor Hohpe is the author of the Leanpub book Platform Strategy: Innovation Through Harmonization. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Gregor about his new bestselling book, and what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast.This interview was recorded on November 6, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https:…

Christian Hofstetter is the author of the Leanpub book Playbook Navigating Team Toxins. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Christian about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.This interview was recorded on November 1, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpu…

Jeff Sutherland is the author of the Leanpub book First Principles in Scrum: Teams That Finish Early Accelerate Faster. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jeff about his fascinating professional background and career, the origins of both the Scrum and Agile frameworks, and his work as the author of a number of influential book…

Prateek Singh is the author of the Leanpub book Scaling Simplified: A Practitioner’s Guide to Scaling Flow. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Prateek about his background and career, Agile and flow, his book, as his work as an author.This interview was recorded on October 26, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: htt…

Edward Abramowich is the author of the Leanpub book Agile Hardware in Action: A Practical Guide to Building Products for the Fast-paced World. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Edward about his background, moving to Japan from Australia after university, his fascinating career tackling big problems for huge industrial project…

Neil Studd is the author of the Leanpub book Finding Mojovation: How to create contentment in your work and personal life. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Neil about his background and career, studying journalism and making his way into software testing, and his experience writing a book.This interview was recorded on Octob…

Mark Graban is the author of the Leanpub book The Mistakes That Make Us: Cultivating a Culture of Learning and Innovation. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Mark about what he’s been up to since he was last on the podcast, his new book on how to set up an organizational culture that can get value from the inevitable mistakes …

Rafael Chinelato del Nero is the author of the Leanpub book Java Interview Challenger: Ace Java Interviews by Mastering Fundamentals of Data Structures and Algorithms. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Rafael about his background and career, moving to a new country, creating content and becoming a Java Champion.This interview…

Alex Pukinskis is the author of the Leanpub book The Art of Connected Facilitation: Stop Wasting Time in Zoom and Make Plans that Stick. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alex about his background and career, what facilitation is and why it’s important, and the future of work.This interview was recorded on August 28, 2023.The…

Special Guest Peter H. Gregory is the author of The Art of Writing Technical Books: The Tools, Techniques, and Lifestyle of a Published Author. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Peter about his background and career, his work writing and publishing over 50 technical books, and the possibilities AI holds for authors in the fut…

Alexandru Cernat is the author of the Leanpub book Longitudinal Data Analysis Using R. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Alexandru about his background and career, his book, and his experience as an author.This interview was recorded on August 2, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_…

Soledad Galli is the author of the Leanpub book Feature Selection in Machine Learning with Python: Over 20 methods to select the most predictive features and build simpler, faster, and more reliable machine learning models. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Soledad about her background and career, moving away from academia in…

brian d foy is the author of the Leanpub book Perl New Features: The evolution of Perl from v5.10 to now. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with brian about his background and career, his book, and his experience as both a conventionally-published and as a self-published author.This interview was recorded on July 11, 2023.The full…

Jeroen Leenarts is the author of the Leanpub book Being a Lead Software Developer. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jeroen about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.This interview was recorded on June 12, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/…

Bruno Rodrigues is the author of the Leanpub book Building reproducible analytical pipelines with R. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Bruno about his background and career, his book, and his experience as a writer.This interview was recorded on June 7, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/l…

Neil Keleher is the author of the Leanpub book Learning how to learn: Mental models. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Neil about his life and career, his books, what mental models are and how you can improve them, and about his approach to writing.This interview was recorded on May 11, 2023.The full audio for the interview i…

Diana Montalion is the author of the Leanpub book Writing as Thinking: Practices for Technology Professionals. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Diana about her background and her career, becoming a systems architect, the nature of non-linear systems thinking, and how writing can help you learn how to think differently.This i…

Markus Voelter is the author of the Leanpub book How to Understand Almost Anything: A Practitioner’s Guide to Domain Analysis. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Markus about about his background and career, the omega tau podcast, the fascinating topic of domain analysis, and his writing.This interview was recorded on April 5,…

Tim McConnaughy is the author of the Leanpub book The Hybrid Cloud Handbook for AWS: AWS Cloud Networking for Traditional Network Engineers. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Tim about his background and career, the essential work network engineers do, his book, and his experience as an author.This interview was recorded on M…

Ebenezer Don is the author of the Leanpub book Simplified JavaScript for Very Important Programmers: The Fast Track to Mastering Essential JavaScript Concepts. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Ebenezer about his background and career, how he learned to be a programmer, the value of learning the basics, his book, and his expe…

Pavel Yosifovich is the author of the Leanpub book Windows Kernel Programming, Second Edition. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Pavel about his background and career, his book, and his experience as an author.This interview was recorded on March 8, 2023.The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanp…

Étienne Garbugli is the author of the Leanpub book Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want (Second Edition). In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Étienne about his background and career, his love of inventing, startups, business-to-business product development and sales, his book, and at the end, about his experience as a write…