Framework

This has been Framework, where we dig into the research, planning and building that goes into bringing products to market. We've had a great run but we both decided it was time to tell different stories. Huge thanks to everyone to who joined us over the last couple of years, and thanks to you for listening.The show owes a lot to The Spec Network for helping us make the show the best it could be. If you want to revisit Framework in the future, the show will stay live at framework.is. See you round!

Wes Bos is a full stack developer from Canada. He creates free and paid online training courses for web developers and co-hosts the popular web development podcast Syntax.fm.Wes on the WebPersonal websiteMaster Gatsby

Justin is the co-founder of Transistor.fm. They do podcast hosting for folks like Basecamp, Indie Hackers, and VH1. You can hear about their journey on the Build your SaaS podcast. He also runs MegaMaker (a community for bootstrappers).Justin on the WebPersonal websiteTransistorHow to start a podcastSponsorsWebflow outputs HTML, CSS, and javascript from a visual interface so you can build totally custom designs without ever writing code. Agencies like IDEO and startups like Lattice are already using Webflow to empower their teams to build and prototype. Their rich animation and interaction tools allow you to add features like parallax, motion triggers, custom keyframe animations and much more. Webflow’s offering a limited number of 10% coupons for their annual plans: Use the code FRAMEWORK to get 10% off an annual plan right now. Webflow: the modern way to build for the web.

Amrita Gurney is the Vice President of Marketing & Community at CrowdRiff, where she leads a team responsible for marketing, brand design and customer community. She is a frequent speaker at travel and tourism events around the globe. CrowdRiff is the leading visual marketing platform used by 800 travel and hospitality brands to discover and deliver visuals that influence today’s travelers. Amrita loves digital marketing, contemporary art, drinking tea and recently fulfilled a lifelong dream of traveling to all 7 continents.Amrita on the WebLinkedInCrowdRiffLocalhood

Paul Jarvis is a designer and writer who makes simple and humane products. His latest book, Company of One, explores why bigger isn’t always better in business. He’s the cofounder of Fathom Analytics – a privacy-focused website analytics software that’s bootstrapped, independent and fully self-funded.Paul on the WebPersonal websiteFathom Analytics

Emily is a product manager, developer, and civic action enthusiast, currently working at Shopify on internal tools that help the company scale. She started her career in the public service, building tooling to support the City of Toronto’s multi-billion dollar budget process. She is also an avid community organizer, and co-founded Rails Girls TO and Civic Tech Toronto. In her spare time, she enjoys playing volleyball and chasing after her toddler at home. Emily on the Web LinkedIn Shopify

Elizabeth Allen is a UX researcher, cognitive psychologist, and sporadic banjo-player based in Toronto, Canada. She is the founder of Brazen, a UX research consultancy that helps clients such as Mozilla, Shopify, and Wealthsimple identify and solve critical UX problems in digital and physical products. Before taking the leap and starting Brazen two years ago, Elizabeth worked as an in-house researcher at companies in Toronto, San Francisco, and Chicago. Elizabeth on the Web Brazen LinkedIn 2019 Year in Review Twitter thread

Natalie is the co-founder and head of product at Cover where she is responsible for setting the direction for design and customer experience. Prior to Cover, Natalie co-founded Stylekick––an e-commerce fashion app––which was acqui-hired by Shopify in 2015. Natalie is a Y Combinator Fellow and Alumnus, and she was selected for the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2017. Natalie on the Web Cover LinkedIn

Tori Hinn is a creative director and designer living in San Francisco, California. She is currently the creative director of Figma, a collaborative and browser-based design tool. She also founded Women of Graphic Design, a project focused on exploring issues of gender-equality in education provided by design institutions and exhibiting the contributions of women in the field of graphic design. Previously, she worked with companies such as Google, Etsy, and Red Antler. Tori on the Web Figma LinkedIn Sponsors Manifold: Manifold is a complete toolkit that allows you to deliver your API-first product to millions of developers. Improve the developer experience at any stage of your offering: with infrastructure, with reach, or with stickiness. To find out how they can help to make your product better, visit manifold.co. Abstract: Design workflow management for digital design teams using Sketch – and coming soon, Adobe XD! With Abstract, version your design files, present work, request reviews, collect feedback AND give developers direct access to specs – all from one place. You can sign your team up for a FREE 14-day trial right now at abstract.com.

Andréa Crofts is an award-winning product design leader, illustrator, and speaker with a deep love for creating exceptional human-centered experiences. By day, she's the Director of Design at League, where she’s focused on humanizing healthcare. Before League, Andréa was a Senior Product Designer at TWG where she worked with clients like RBC, Wealthsimple, and World Vision. Andréa on the Web League LinkedIn Sponsors Manifold: Manifold is a complete toolkit that allows you to deliver your API-first product to millions of developers. Improve the developer experience at any stage of your offering: with infrastructure, with reach, or with stickiness. To find out how they can help to make your product better, visit manifold.co. Abstract: Design workflow management for digital design teams using Sketch – and coming soon, Adobe XD! With Abstract, version your design files, present work, request reviews, collect feedback AND give developers direct access to specs – all from one place. You can sign your team up for a FREE 14-day trial right now at abstract.com.

Emily is the Head of Growth at Voiceflow – a platform that helps designers, developers, and creators build voice apps without any code. Before Voiceflow, Emily was the second growth hire at Clio, introducing growth experimentation and hypothesis driven processes to the org. Before joining Clio, Emily led product growth at PartnerStack (formerly GrowSumo) YC'15, and helped automate/scale Tilt (acquired by Airbnb) YC'12 massive ambassador and community program across the globe. In her spare time, Emily is a speaker, advisor and cofounder/co-organizer of GrowthTO. Emily on the Web Voiceflow LinkedIn Sponsors Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud! Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Get a $20 credit when you visit linode.com/framework and use the promo code framework2019 at checkout.

Ben Sehl is a co-founder of Kotn, an apparel company that creates premium essentials, with a portion of proceeds funding social and environmental impact projects for their partners. Having started with a simple, soft, plain white t-shirt 5 years ago, Kotn now has a full range of clothing for men and women. Ben is also the co-founder of Ordinary Supply, a promotional merchandise company where they’ve applied many of the same principles learned at Kotn to create "swag" that people will actually want to wear. At his companies, Ben leads the growth, digital, and customer experience efforts. Ben on the Web Kotn Ordinary Supply LinkedIn Sponsors Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Get a $20 credit when you visit: linode.com/framework and use promo code: framework2019 at checkout

Tucker Schreiber is a co-founder of Ivy, a productivity tool focused on helping people get things done in a stress-free way. Prior to founding Ivy, Tucker was a Product Manager at Wealthsimple. Tucker started his career at Shopify, where he worked in customer success, marketing, and product. Tucker on the Web Ivy LinkedIn Sponsors Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Get a $20 credit when you visit: linode.com/framework and use promo code: framework2019 at checkout

Meg is a Design Lead at Manifold, a cloud-native marketplace for developer tools and services. With a passion for inclusive, democratic technology, Meg is excited about Manifold’s ability to empower developers by meeting them where they already work. Meg on the Web Twitter Website Sponsors GitPrime : GitPrime is offering listeners a free book: 20 Patterns to Watch, for Engineering Teams. It’s based on data from thousands of enterprise engineering teams. They dig into various work patterns and team dynamics, and the book includes lots of ways to identify and improve how we build software together. Go to GitPrime.com/20patterns to download the book AND get a printed copy mailed to you - for free.

Pansy has worked in the tech industry for over 15 years and her diverse interests have led to a diverse career. She has held marketing, product management and design roles at Microsoft, IBM, Deloitte and Intuit. She is currently the Director of Product and Design at Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment where she and her team work on bringing the best digital fan experiences to Toronto Maple Leafs, Raptors, TFC, Argos and Live Entertainment fans in and out of the arena. Pansy on the Web MLSE LinkedIn Sponsors GitPrime : GitPrime is offering listeners a free book: 20 Patterns to Watch, for Engineering Teams. It’s based on data from thousands of enterprise engineering teams. They dig into various work patterns and team dynamics, and the book includes lots of ways to identify and improve how we build software together. Go to GitPrime.com/20patterns to download the book AND get a printed copy mailed to you - for free.

Jason Field is the Founder & CEO of BrainStation, the global leader in digital skills training and workforce transformation. BrainStation offers diploma programs, certificate courses, events and corporate training through online and in person learning in state-of-the-art campuses in cities such as New York, Chicago, Toronto, Boston and Vancouver. Jason on the Web BrainStation LinkedIn Sponsors Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Get a $20 credit when you visit: linode.com/framework and use promo code: framework2019 at checkout

Nora is the founder of Bright + Early, a modern HR consultancy on a mission to craft the world's best workplaces. Bright + Early works with startups and creative companies to design cutting-edge people programs and policies. Passionate about inclusion in tech, she's also a frequent writer and a contributor to projects like the Parenting Playbook. Nora on the Web Bright+Early Website Twitter Sponsors Linode : Instantly deploy and manage an SSD server in the Linode Cloud. Get a server running in seconds with your choice of Linux distro, resources, and node location. Get a $20 credit when you visit: linode.com/framework and use promo code: framework2019 at checkout

Alec is a co-founder and Director of Partnerships at The UXR Collective, the creators of the UXR Conference. For his day job, Alec is Head of Product at Finaeo, a Toronto-based startup building the tech to power the individual life and health insurance industry. In this episode, we talk about what it takes to get a conference off the ground, and how to do it bigger and better the next time.

Alisha Kassam is the founder of Side by Side Collective, a not-for-profit that’s effecting change within the technology industry in Toronto by providing women with goal-oriented mentorship and support. Alisha is especially interested in how design can be used as a tool to create social and organizational change. She’s currently a Senior Design Strategist at Shopify and a UX Research instructor and course developer at York University.

Emily Nguyen is a Product Manager at Wattpad, currently working on building the future of storytelling with Tap. Previously, Emily lead Wattpad's discovery/search product team.