Opinionated Stance | Technology, Business, Life Podcast | Hosted By Patrick Farrar
Everybody has a stance. We explore them. A look into various topics including Technology, Business, Music, Travel, and many more.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 25
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2017
S2 E4 - How Stress and Depression Always Seem To Come Together in My Life. My Attempt to Make Sense Of It #500recordings
Hello everybody - today I reflect a bit on how the stresses from life for me can sink me into depression. Yes, I have had depression and times in life where things have been difficult and a struggle…
S2 E3 - Burnout is Real. Trying to Start My Day With Happy. Incremental Goals Achievement #500recordings
Hello all, I hope that everybody had an enjoyable relaxing weekend. I know that I needed it.
Recently I have been suffering from a common theme in the startup world of burnout. Burnout can occur for …
S2 E2 - 500 Recordings in 2018?!? You Sir Are Mad.
Some might think that 500 recordings is crazy. It is. In 2016 and 2017 over that time period I recorded close to 55+ podcast episodes. It was amazing to get to this point, but in my mind it's just th…
S2 E1 - Goals and Making Incremental Progress
We are back after a brief hiatus with season 2 of the Opinionated Stance Podcast.
In episode 1 of season 2, Patrick talks about goals and how making small goals and achieving them can lead to larger …
Episode 20 - What is Next For The Podcast
Patrick talks about the podcast and gives a brief update into the future of the show.
Episode 19 - A Look into the Creative Process and Music Production with Marty Meinerz
We had a great talk with Marty Meinerz about his approach to the creative process as a music composer and producer. Marty offers some great insights into what it looks like building and sustaining a …
Episode 18 - 2017 Kentucky Derby Preview with JJ Powell
My guest JJ Powell joins us on this episode of the podcast for another horse racing preview. We discuss the upcoming 2017 Kentucky Derby. We look at horses we think are contenders and pretenders and …
Episode 17 - Founders Stories with Josh Holat - A Look Into Building a Bootstrap Startup into Success
In Episode 17, we had the extreme pleasure of speaking with Josh Holat about his experiences as the CTO of StageBloc. We talk about how he and the StageBloc team built their software company by boots…
Episode 16 - Exploring Paul Graham's Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule Essay
Paul Graham's essay Maker's Schedule, Manager's Schedule Is a great read about different types of schedule that people in an organization may have. The essay is still relevant today as it was when i…
Episode 15 - QA with Patrick - Test Driven Development and Having the Startup Equity Talk
In Episode 15, I take a dive into the mailbox and do some Q&A from questions that we have received. We look at advice around the methodology of test driven development and how and when to have the st…
Episode 14 - Word Camp Chicago Preview - April 29 & 30
We sat down with our guest Ryan Erwin who is one of the organizers for Word Camp Chicago. Ryan joins us to talk about the upcoming Word Camp event in Chicago that is happening on April 29 and 30. We …
Episode 13 - Process Improvement. It Is Ok to Use Tools
A quick look into how using tools to improve processes in development is not a bad thing.
Episode 12 - QA with Patrick - Beginning a Podcast and How to Start a Career in Software
In Episode 12, I take a dive into the mailbox and do some Q&A from questions that we have received. We look at advice around beginning a podcast and also how to build a career in software.
Episode 11 - What Does Mentorship Look Like in Practice and How to Build the "Work/Life" You Desire - With Zack Gilbert
Episode 11 looks at the topics of mentorship and building out a work like balance that you are excited for. My guest is Zack Gilbert (https://twitter.com/zackgilbert) a freelance software engineer w…
Episode 10 - Startup Weekend Chicago Preview - March 10 - 12, 2017
Maggie Norris joins us to talk about the upcoming Startup Weekend Chicago Maker event. We talk about the important details regarding the upcoming event.
Friday, March 10 - 12, 2017
Event starts at 6:…
Episode 9 - A Deep Dive into Community Building - with Adam Haun
We talk with Adam Haun and dive deep into the topic of community building. We explore what it looks like to build community and how to get the most benefit out developing a thriving community.
Episode 8 - Finding the Right Development Talent, Building Highly Functional Development Teams - with Andy Abbott
In this episode we look at what it takes to grow, build and retain a development team and how software developers identify product opportunities in the marketplace. Our guest Andy Abbott (@asabbott) …
Episode 7 - Finding the Right Home for Your Company - With Craig McCaw
Episode 6 - Discovering Passion and Turning It Into Action - Nirav Amin
In Episode 6 - Discovering Passion and Turning It Into Action, we explore what it means to find passion in life and how to turn that passion into action. My discussion with Nirav Amin (@ndamin) explo…
