Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss crafting values with purpose, living those values in the product's messaging & marketing, choosing not to publicly publish them, and what the landscape of healthcare looks like going into 2021. Please take a minute to help guide our next season with your thoughtful feedback on our Giant Robots listener survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc386ccM-nS_pcLClG1fIAH4Kr4L5jlSY4eidKa93L5DSztQ/viewform). Thanks! This episode is sponsored by HelloFresh (http://HelloFresh.com/robots90) Enter code ROBOTS90 to get a total of $90 off, including free shipping! Nurse-1-1 (https://nurse-1-1.com/) Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley) Nurse-1-1 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nurseoneone/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Nurse-1-1.

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Values - Nurse-1-1

Chad and Lindsey discuss the history of values at thoughtbot and how they served as a key differentiator in the early days of the company, and navigating the tricky waters of when client values don't align. Please take a minute to help guide our next season with your thoughtful feedback on our Giant Robots listener survey (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScc386ccM-nS_pcLClG1fIAH4Kr4L5jlSY4eidKa93L5DSztQ/viewform). Thanks! The thoughtbot Founders' story on Giant Robots (https://www.giantrobots.fm/262) thoughtbot Purpose Statement (https://thoughtbot.com/purpose) AgencyU (https://thoughtbot.com/agencyu) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots!

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Chad and Lindsey talk with Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, about their early days of in-person marketing, the importance of naming, consistent messaging, and the effects of hiring a head of growth. ShearShare (https://shearshare.com/) Mentored by Failure (https://amzn.to/2GOxjCe)- Tye Caldwell ShearShare on TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@shearshare) ShearShare secures $2.3M in seed funding (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/26/dallas-shearshare-has-a-marketplace-connecting-stylists-with-available-seats-at-salons-and-2-3-million-in-funding/) Google's Black Founders' Fund (https://techcrunch.com/2020/10/06/google-is-providing-cash-awards-to-76-startups-through-a-racial-equity-initiative-announced-in-june/) ShearShare on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shearshare/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: ShearShare.

Marketing - ShearShare

Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing the day-one origins of marketing there, building your reputation through content marketing, and the efficacy of various content channels. This episode is brought to you by Teamistry (https://link.chtbl.com/teamistry?sid=podcast.giantrobots). Discover stories of teams who work together in new and unexpected ways to achieve remarkable things, on the Teamistry podcast Teikametrics (https://www.teikametrics.com/) Stats & Trends From Prime Day 2020 Webinar (https://learn.teikametrics.com/blog/stats-trends-from-prime-day-2020/) "How to Make Podcasting Work for You" (https://youtu.be/58j28Qv0Lsk)- Lindsey @ Startup Boston Flywheel 2.0 (https://go.teikametrics.com/flywheel2.0?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=giantrobots)- Early Access List Teikametrics Acquires Adjusti.co (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201014005161/en/Teikametrics-Acquires-Adjusti.co-to-Provide-Market-Intelligence-for-Amazon-and-Walmart/) Nikola admits prototype was rolling downhill in promotional video (https://arstechnica.com/cars/2020/09/nikola-admits-prototype-was-rolling-downhill-in-promotional-video/) Alasdair on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdairmcleanforeman/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Teikametrics.

Marketing - Teikametrics

Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss the blurry line between marketing, research, & product, committing to branding, acquisition costs, SEO & content marketing, helping to power a new provider platform, and hiring a head of marketing. Nurse-1-1 (https://nurse-1-1.com/) Nurse-1-1 Healthtech Blog (https://nurse-1-1.com/health/blog/) Utilization Management White Paper (https://nurse-1-1.com/health/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Nurse-1-1-Utilization-Management-White-Paper-Low-Res.pdf) Well At Home (https://www.wellathome.com/) Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley) Nurse-1-1 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nurseoneone/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Nurse-1-1.

Marketing - Nurse-1-1

Chad and Lindsey discuss 'what's in a name' when it comes to branding, where (and where not) to start when you first begin your marketing efforts, and staying engaged with your customers. This episode is brought to you by: Teamistry (https://link.chtbl.com/teamistry?sid=podcast.giantrobots)- Discover stories of teams who work together in new and unexpected ways to achieve remarkable things, on the Teamistry podcast Hover (https://www.hover.com/welcome/GiantRobots): 10% discount on all new purchases! SWOT analysis (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWOT_analysis) Being Human in the Absence of Humans (https://info.thoughtbot.com/remote-product-team-resources)- Remote Teams Workshop Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots!

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Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing trust within the use of data, planning the future with indexed data, a data-science related acquisition, and navigating the world of buzzwords around machine learning, This episode is brought to you by: ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots): Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Hover (https://www.hover.com/welcome/GiantRobots): 10% discount on all new purchases! Teikametrics (https://www.teikametrics.com/) Amazon Marketplace Bribery Scheme (https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/19/21446549/six-people-indicted-amazon-bribery-marketplace-third-party-sellers) Alasdair on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdairmcleanforeman/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Teikametrics.

Data - Teikametrics

Chad and Lindsey talk with Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, about using data to guide product design, imagining a machine learning recommendation engine, and their experience in Google for Startups Accelerator. This episode is brought to you by: ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots): Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Hover (https://www.hover.com/welcome/GiantRobots): 10% discount on all new purchases! ShearShare (https://shearshare.com/) Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders (https://developers.google.com/community/accelerators/black-founders/meet-the-startups) ShearShare on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shearshare/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: ShearShare.

Data - ShearShare

Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss using data to drive a better customer experience, some of the regulations around data management in healthcare, and advice for health-tech startups. Join us on Sept 24th at 12pm ET for the Your path to digital health startup success (https://thoughtbot.com/events/digital-health-startup-event), a digital health-tech event! This episode is brought to you by: ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots): Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Hover (https://www.hover.com/welcome/GiantRobots): 10% discount on all new purchases! Nurse-1-1 (https://nurse-1-1.com/) Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley) Nurse-1-1 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nurseoneone/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Nurse-1-1.

Data - Nurse-1-1

Data drives the world, and so this month we'll be talking about common pitfalls of building a business around data, laying out a tandem roadmap to drive forward both data and product, the importance of insight over raw data, when does it makes sense to reach for machine learning, tooling, and thoughts on the ethics & future legislation of data collection. This episode is brought to you by ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots): Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! GDPR (https://gdpr-info.eu/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots!

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Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss vetting your investors, his experience with fundraising, maintaining your reputation, his mindset while negotiation with investors, lessons learned while building and funding startups, the importance of establishing a founding team, and involving the team in the fundraising process. This episode is brought to you by ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots). Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Nurse-1-1 (https://nurse-1-1.com/) Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley) Nurse-1-1 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nurseoneone/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Nurse-1-1.

Fundraising - Nurse-1-1

Chad and Lindsey are joined by Courtney & Tye Caldwell, Co-founders of ShearShare, to discuss their acceptance into the first cohort of Google for Startups' Black Founders Accelerator, speaking the language of investors, preparing for series A, how they think about an exit, and equity for the team. This episode is brought to you by ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots). Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! ShearShare (https://shearshare.com/) Google for Startups Accelerator: Black Founders (https://developers.google.com/community/accelerators/black-founders/meet-the-startups) Backstage Capital (https://backstagecapital.com/) Jaylon Smith Minority Entrepreneurship Institute Capital Fund (https://jaylonsmith.com/mei) ShearShare on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shearshare/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: ShearShare.

Fundraising - ShearShare

Chad and Lindsey talk with Alasdair McLean-Foreman, CEO & Founder of Teikametrics, discussing early days of community building online, geography in relation to investors, his history with VC, the importance of relationship building, when & how much money to raise, time investment of a CEO for fundraising, and sharing financials with the team. This episode is brought to you by: ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots): Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! FusionAuth (http://fusionauth.io/podcast) - Use it for free today and get a free t-shirt, or upgrade to their paid editions and get 25% with promo code GIANTROBOTS Teikametrics (https://www.teikametrics.com/) BigCommerce files to go public (https://techcrunch.com/2020/07/13/bigcommerce-files-to-go-public/) Alasdair on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alasdairmcleanforeman/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots! Special Guest: Teikametrics.

Fundraising - Teikametrics

This month we'll be talking about all things fundraising! The discussion covers investors vs bootstrapping, crowd-funding, differences between the various levels of fundraising, accelerators, and the expectations of taking venture capital. This episode is brought to you by ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots). Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Wistia on Giant Robots (https://www.giantrobots.fm/254) Term Sheet Grader (https://www.pillar.vc/founders-guide/guides/term-sheet-grader/)- Pillar VC Backstage Capital (https://backstagecapital.com/) It's About Damn Time: How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage (https://amzn.to/3kjZN9r)- Arlan Hamilton Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots!

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Chad and Lindsey are joined by Michael Sheeley, founder & CEO of Nurse-1-1, to discuss figuring out the summer and working from home during Covid and beyond, his approach to feature rollout, pings, & to-dos, as well as keeping the team on a unified path, and his personal motivations to keep going. This episode is brought to you by ScoutAPM (https://scoutapm.com/giantrobots). Give Scout a try for free today and Scout will donate $5 to the open source project of your choice when you deploy! Nurse-1-1 (https://nurse-1-1.com/) Michael on Twitter (https://twitter.com/MichaelSheeley) Nurse-1-1 on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/nurseoneone/) Become a Sponsor (https://thoughtbot.com/sponsorship) of Giant Robots!

Work-Life Flow - Nurse-1-1

A podcast about the design, development, and business of great software. Each week thoughtbot's Chad Pytel (CEO) and Lindsey Christensen (CMO) are joined by the people who build and nurture the products we love.

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Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots

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