We launched our hiring app, HappyHire, to help companies hire without bias. While celebrating, Caleb was sending some sick lines on his bike and bit it. Though battered, bruised, and one-armed, we persevered to launch HappyHire on schedule. Caleb is slowly mending and the rest of us remain unscathed...for the moment! Chat with us if you need help h…

Between cleaning peanut butter out of his mouth with club soda and building an AI, Caleb’s been busy. Speaking of busy, we've built our hiring app and are just about ready for testing/launch. (00:00) - 025 (01:04) - Intro (03:42) - Recap of Values Based Hiring (05:47) - How Would a New User Use Our Hiring App? (06:52) - Caleb Wants The Company Card…

We heard from a listener, two actually. We discuss how our hiring app idea might resonate with fellow values oriented companies and what our next steps are for validating the idea. (00:00) - 024 - Getting Feedback On Our Hiring App (02:45) - Intro (03:21) - Emails From Listeners (04:39) - Feedback on our Hiring App Idea (10:38) - Building a Communi…

Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan discuss building a community backyard sharing marketplace and how to gather an audience of folks who would want to build similar marketplaces. (00:00) - 023 - We Plan Validation (00:41) - Intro (01:58) - Thinking About A Local Marketplace (15:50) - How Will We Actually Build a Course? (19:01) - Outro The Products: Raisonn…

We hired someone who listens to the podcast. We also hint at a new app we're building for festival badges. (00:00) - Podcast (01:26) - Introduction (02:19) - Expanding Our Audience One Farm Dog At A Time (04:19) - Expanding Our Team One Listener At A Time (08:10) - Close to Launching an Event Badge App (12:39) - Updates On The Hiring App (14:36) - …

Caleb, Daila, and Jonathan chat about how we built a hiring app that we hope to productize. We're also going to eat our own dog food and use it for some hiring that we anticipate having to do. (00:00) - 021 - We Built a Hiring App (00:35) - Introduction (02:13) - Taxes (03:22) - Daila Does Her Homework (04:39) - Daila Built the Hiring App (11:25) -…

We discuss meeting a fan of the podcast and how we're going to try to productize our hiring process. (00:00) - 020 - We Productize Hiring (00:50) - Introduction (01:05) - Daila met a fan (03:03) - Daila's homework (03:49) - Aiming for a new Little Robot website (09:01) - Can we productize our hiring process (15:10) - Can we build a marketplace cour…

We launch a new educational game for Alberta schools teaching how to use cattle grazing as a tool for sustainable grassland management. We also talk a bit about AI and maybe our next game. Play the game: gotggame.ca Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobot Instagram: @therobotfactorypod Follow Jonathan: @thejonotron Follow Cale…

Jonathan, Daila, and Caleb talk about a recent trip to Texas to start a new company helping with the issue of challenged books in Texas public school. (00:00) - We Went To Texas (01:22) - Introduction (02:04) - Caleb is nearly a fully formed human (03:39) - Jonathan went to Texas (09:11) - Applying lessons to other projects (15:54) - Outro Creators…

Jonathan and Caleb discuss how walking can help you think and code, how we make client gifts, and some random ideas for new businesses. (00:00) - 017 - Happy Holidays (02:21) - Intro (03:17) - Changing Newsletter Providers (05:13) - How to subscribe to the po dcast (06:26) - Holiday Gifts for Clients (08:58) - AI Art Biz Idea (12:50) - No-code tool…

Kristina Lorson taught herself Bubble and turned her clunky spreadsheet into a functioning app successfully transporting bands for 4 music festivals. In this first interview with Kristina we discuss the background pain that Kristina experienced and how she overcame some challenges to build the whole app herself. Traverse is well positioned to take …

Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss our newest project, raisonne.gallery. What started as a client project has turned into one of our first real products. It aims to solve the needs of art galleries who want to share their collection online and with other galleries. [01:53] New Product for Art Galleries [03:28] Building a Custom Database for Kamloop…

We lucked into getting our first revenue generating Coda pack more-or-less paid for. Listen as guest Courtney Milligan shares how we build packs for Coda that export data to Excel and Google Workspace. [00:43] What is Coda [01:51] Tracking a saw mill in Coda [05:57] Courtney's background [08:32] Coda Packs [16:31] Paid packs [20:48] Working with Co…

Jonathan, Caleb, and Daila discuss how turning satellite imagery into animated gifs is like building property management software, in that it's just a bunch of random coincidence and that we can increase our likelihood of luck. [00:39] Building a dynamic image generator Bubble plugin [02:57] Can we take screenshots of Google Maps? (No) [08:51] Acco…

Daila couldn't make it on this episode, so Caleb and Jonathan explore some of the details of the free tier of OpenHouse.social, how easy it is to build forms with Tally.so, and if we might re-use the tech for OpenHouse.social to power a Bubble Plugin. Form builder: Tally.so The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter…

For the first time, we now have three co-hosts. We discuss what "free" even means and what features we might want to change for OpenHouse.social to make a free tier and we discuss some light upcoming plans for the property management app. [03:01] What does free mean? [05:47] Should we make OpenHouse.social free (as in beer)? [08:53] We still want C…

Caleb was unable to make it after feeling a bit under the weather. So we introduce Daila Duford as another host of the show. Caleb is still going to be a host, he hasn't been replaced. We talk about how Daila and the Little Robot team was able to build one of the features for the new property management software in just an afternoon. We also discus…

Fresh off a trip to Disneyland, Caleb discovers he might be replaced as co-host of the podcast. Jonathan and Caleb decide it's probably best to just add more hosts and pivot to property management. We also talk about road signs. [00:27] Welcome back from Disneyland, Caleb [01:54] Caleb thinks he's getting replaced [03:48] We learn about the gap in …

Jonathan and Caleb sit down with Brendan Shaw to chat about OpenHouse.social and instead think about a pivot into a different product entirely. [00:39] Welcome Brendan [01:51] How does an 18 year old become a real estate agent? [07:51] On not trading hours for dollars [09:15] Give us your feedback Brendan Shaw [19:19] What part of Brendan's busines…

Jonathan and Caleb discuss how AI might be helpful for content writing and how agencies might use OpenHouse.social. Also, this episode shouts out to the moms that are listening. Hi Moms! Also, checkout our Instagram page, @therobotfactorypod for a collection of AI generated alternatives to our podcast cover art. If your interested in AI generated a…

Caleb and Jonathan talk about how satisfying it is to watch our animated image of the OpenHouse.social app working and other less important things, like a working billing system. [00:16] Maybe we are waiting too long to launch anything [04:08] We have a few of our Mom's subscribed to the newsletter 👋🏼 [05:07] OpenHouse.social is now live but how do…

Jonathan and Caleb share some progress updates and how we do image processing in the browser to cut costs. [01:23] Shower thoughts: reducing image size in the browser [06:44] Creating a user account and removing background from profile photos [12:28] We have a logo and a landing page The Product: OpenHouse.social Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.c…

Jonathan and Caleb chat with Vann De Marco, a real estate agent from Vancouver, to get his raw feedback from an early version of the OpenHouse.social tool. Vann tries generating a social media image for an actual listing of his while we watch. [00:35] Our guest, Vann De Marco [03:11] What's up with rising real estate prices? [04:25] Getting Vann to…

Jonathan and Caleb share the new domain that they purchased for the real estate product and discuss how writing good code could increase the acquisition price. [00:37] Costco will answer your questions [03:12] We bought the domain OpenHouse.social [04:56] Can we charge more for the app if the code is good? [09:30] How do we generate images dynamica…

Jonathan and Caleb discuss ideas for a name for the product and some of the technical details of how it is built. [00:48] We may have a name [03:02] Update on progress so far [04:34] How are we deploying this product [07:31] Trying out some new tech and how much time did it take [09:40] How much data can we share in the open [11:36] We could always…

Jonathan and Caleb discuss the first steps of their first product. They answer who is it for and what does it do. [01:07] What is the podcast about? [03:36] What is our first product? [07:13] What is our business model? [09:55] What tech are we using? [11:38] What do people currently do? [14:05] What are we calling this tool? [14:43] What's next? N…

Introducing The Robot Factory, a new podcast by Two Story Robot. We are sharing our journey as we attempt to build and sell a new startup. Follow along! Newsletter: factory.twostoryrobot.com Twitter: @twostoryrobotBy Jonathan Bowers, Caleb Sharp

Kaileen and Jonathan reflect on that past 10+ months of this Path and Focus journey in the last episode of season one! Join us as we explore some of the struggles and successes that have come out of this venture into wildfire technology.By Jonathan Bowers, Kaileen McCulloch

Jonathan sits down for a candid conversation with Bruce Morrow, a professional forester with 40 years of experience in wildfire suppression and fuel management. They talk about everything from the 15 year pine beetle epidemic in BC, to how fire suppression can actually make for even worse fire seasons. Bruce also gives real time feedback on the Bea…

Another very special guest is joining Jonathan on the podcast today, and this time it's Avvai, one of the wonderful developers who's helped bring Beacon to life! Avvai shares how much she's learned about wildfire, software development and product design, and what features she hopes to see implemented in Beacon in the future.…

Kaileen bought a tiny home! And is now experiencing herself what so many other home buyers in BC have this summer... being unable to purchase house insurance because of (perceived) risk of wildfire. We revisit how this was one of the initial motivations for starting our wildfire technology startup company, and then continue brainstorming ideas on h…

Jonathan shares a project he worked on over the weekend that involved converting the Canadian Air Quality Health Index & the Air Quality Index that Purple Air sensors use in order to find a more accurate reading that adequately accounts for woodsmoke. Then, he and Kaileen explore different ways to start gauging interest in Beacon's premium features…

Kaileen and Jonathan explore some fire danger rating edge case bugs that were accidentally stumbled upon, and how using something called biogeoclimatic zones could change the game for getting more accurate work restrictions!By Jonathan Bowers, Kaileen McCulloch

We've got Chris Foster, Two Story Robot's own Chief Technology Officer and resident machine learning expert in the studio to set some things straight. Why can't we just slap a little machine learning on everything? What is the potential for it in the wildfire management space?? And the question we're all curious to know... is ML coming for our jobs…

Jonathan shares some early feedback we've received on Beacon, then he and Kaileen dive into the last few question marks they have yet to figure out before officially launching, and how they even validated this app months back.By Jonathan Bowers, Kaileen McCulloch

[00:01:01] We start off with an update on our machine learning conversation [00:03:47] Pivoting to a manual solution (for now) [00:05:27] What is ableist language? [00:06:40] Discussing how we use "wild" in everyday conversation [00:08:26] The importance of clear, deliberate communication [00:10:14] Confusing wildfire terminology [00:13:09] What ar…

Today, we start off by clarifying what the relationship is between the two companies, Path and Focus & Two Story Robot, then we get right into the heart of today's episode: our struggles with getting consistent, up to date weather data. Where should we pull the data from? How do we account for days where the data is not available?? Is machine learn…

[00:00:24] World, meet Leum Elvins [00:01:57] Leum describes how rapattack personnel are deployed onto a fire [00:04:21] So, what do the helicopters do after they drop the firefighters off? [00:05:54] We learn about all the other gear the crews are dropped off with at the top of the mountain [00:07:32] Once they're deployed and dropped off... then …

Today we're diving right into the crux of our Beacon app- the fire weather index! Kaileen and Jonathan give an update on the status of the app, explain how the fire indices are used, and explore the different ways those indices might be integrated into Beacon in order to help industry folx navigate whether it's safe to work our in the field or not.…

[00:00:48] Kaileen informs us what the term "greenup" means with regards to weather and fire [00:01:36] Let's get into what we're building: an app for people who work out in the bush [00:02:45] What circumstances might get someone on the hook for starting a wildfire? [00:04:07] Jonathan gives us the run down on how industry workers currently figure…

[00:01:00] Jonathan shares the original intention and meaning behind the name Path and Focus [00:01:31] We then get into how the name translates really well into our new goal for for the company [00:03:10] Kaileen describes the logo with special attention to detail [00:04:02] J chimes in with his own imaginative description [00:04:22] We talk about…

[00:00:10] What is path and Focus? [00:01:25] What is the goal of this podcast? [00:01:47] Jonathan & Kaileen talk about who might be most interested in the products we intend to build [00:02:43] Kaileen shares what she looks for in a podcast and hopes to bring to this one [00:04:40] Jonathan ponders what exactly Path and Focus for is striving for …

Hosts Jonathan and Kaileen reminisce on the fateful event at which they met four years ago, the projects they've worked on together since then, and how all of those experiences wove together to bring them to this new venture: building wildfire technology.By Jonathan Bowers, Kaileen McCulloch

Show Notes To wrap the first season of Fixing Faxes Jonathan and Angela continue part 2 of listener questions. Diving into favourite failures, scary stories, emotional rollercoasters, and what we are reading/watching/listening to right now. Next season starts in late January 2021! Find Us Online Angela Hapke - @angelahapke - https://www.clinnect.ca…

Show Notes Jonathan and Angela asked for questions and listeners submitted all sorts of questions ranging from leadership, entrepreneurship, podcasting, and life. The questions were tough, amazing and required some digging deep to answer; along with many laughs. Find Us Online Angela Hapke - @angelahapke - https://www.clinnect.ca Jonathan Bowers - …

Show Notes Leaders are commonly praised for their creativity, Angela opens up about feeling less creative during COVID. Jonathan talks about finding a secret to increasing energy levels. They discuss the common thread of exhaustion, creativity, renovations, and alone time during COVID. Angela mentions GoCleanCo, she mentions a Twitter account howev…

Jonathan shares a personal experience regarding a specialist referral, it provides an opportunity to refresh on what referrals are. In this episode Jonathan and Angela refer to the Medical Post, September 2020 issue. Topics span personal experience, referral etiquette, lost referrals, and what is really expected of the patient in the process. Find …

Show Notes This interview with Kristy Ehman was originally release a few weeks ago, but we had to delay publishing it. If you happen to have already listened to this episode, go ahead and skip this one. See you next time. Kristy Ehman of Hyon joins Jonathan and Angela to talk about her journey as a tech founder. Kristy and Angela met at Metabridge …

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