The Aboard Podcast

Software in the Age of AI

Join Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, and their guests as they discuss how AI is changing software development, business strategy—and everything else.

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Paul Breaks His Foot and Observes Enterprise Healthcare Software

What can we learn from systems built for the captive user—and how does that apply to enterprise software more broadly?

February 13, 2024 - 25 min 28 sec
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Selling Software Like Tote Bags

What makes a person pay $120 for a tote bag—or fall in love with your software? On emotional connections with the things we buy.

February 6, 2024 - 26 min 15 sec
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Craft as an Antidote to Crisis

Rich and Paul discuss the appeal of minimally online hobbies—and, by extension, software—in an extremely online world.

January 30, 2024 - 20 min 38 sec
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Controlled Chaos

Men will literally record a podcast about their anxiety rather than go to therapy. How do you run a business when the world is on fire in so many ways?

January 23, 2024 - 23 min 18 sec
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Bless This Mess

Who the hell asked technologists to be the arbiters of free speech? On Substack’s Nazi problem, tech-industry layoffs, and more.

January 16, 2024 - 27 min 48 sec
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