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The Commerce Hero Show

by Kalen Jordan

Short clips related to life as a developer, as well tips for companies that are hiring/retaining developers, and thoughts on the Magento ecosystem.Commerce Hero is a better way to find a Magento developer for your next project or full-time hire.

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Episodes

  1. #103 Using Shopify Flow To Streamline Operations Of Shopify Plus Merchants | Gavin Ballard

    In this episode, I get a chance to sit down with Gavin Ballard, the CEO of Disco Labs. Gavin works exclusively with Shopify Plus stores doing backend development and integration work. He's done some really interesting work in the past, including building subscriptions in the native Shopify…

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  2. Being A Community Newbie

    Being A Community Newbie

  3. New ExtDN Installer

    New ExtDN Installer

  4. The Oura Ring And Developer KPIs

    The Oura Ring And Developer KPIs

  5. Flow State = More Income

    Flow State = More Income

  6. New And Improved Commerce Hero Site

    New And Improved Commerce Hero Site

  7. Encouraging Certifications For Employees

    Encouraging Certifications For Employees

  8. Working Nights And Weekends

    Working Nights And Weekends

  9. M2 Certification Prep

    M2 Certification Prep

  10. When To Stop Work For Non-Payment

    When To Stop Work For Non-Payment

  11. The Remote Work Adoption Curve

    The Remote Work Adoption Curve

  12. Develop A System For Employee KPIs

    Develop A System For Employee KPIs

  13. Underpaid vs Overpaid

    Underpaid vs Overpaid

  14. Everybody Should Be Looking Into VueJS

    Everybody Should Be Looking Into VueJS

  15. 10X Devs Exist (And That's A Good Thing)

    10X Devs Exist (And That's A Good Thing)

  16. Leveling Up From Shopify With React To Magento

    Leveling Up From Shopify With React To Magento

  17. Should You Hire Developers Outside Of The US

    Should You Hire Developers Outside Of The US

  18. How I Got Started With Magento

    How I Got Started With Magento

  19. Set Expectations For Client Communication

    Set Expectations For Client Communication

  20. Higher Demand For US based Developers

    Higher Demand For US based Developers

  21. Remote conferences are not conferences

    Remote conferences are not conferences

  22. If you're burned out on a legacy Magento codebase, move to working on a more modern Magento stack

    If burned out on legacy Magento codebase consider working with more modern codebase with better tooling.

  23. Who should you approach at conferences to network with?

    Approaching people at conferences https://twitter.com/thescottsb/status/1196228004625686531

  24. Why freelancers should get prepaid for their work

    Prepay. Shouldn’t be in business of financing.

  25. Build a system for networking at conferences

    How to socialize at conferences - ask questions, follow a system

  26. Work Asynchronously

    Most devs aren't working async. Especially remote. Follow up to yesterday’s thing on notifications

  27. Establishing Expectations For Asynchronous Work

    Conditioning and boundaries for async work / flow state

  28. Workplace Socializing For Remote Companies

    "For all-remote companies, leaders should not expect informal communication to happen naturally" https://about.gitlab.com/company/culture/all-remote/informal-communication/

  29. Romanticizing The Past Can Keep You From Hiring The Best Remote Talent

    When it comes to determining salaries when hiring remote workers, one thing that people struggle with is romanticizing the past. Gary Vaynerchuk brings up this idea in a different context—advertising costs on social media. People romanticize the past when ad costs were lower. I think there’s a...

  30. The importance of 1-on-1s in a growing development team

    As your company grows, it’s important to have one on ones with your team. Growth is a great thing, but you need to work to keep open lines of communication. Checking in with your team members to see how they are doing and to make sure that they are growing the way they want to be growing helps…

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  31. Magento 1 EOL and PCI Compliance

    A common question I see related to Magento 1 reaching End of Life is whether a store that stays on M1 will automatically fail PCI compliance. I’m not a PCI expert, and don't take any of this as official guidance, but generally the answer is, it depends. Security issues within the Magento world…

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  32. Autonomous developers are happy developers

    Autonomous developers are happy developers by Kalen Jordan

  33. Strategy for agencies to get in front of Magento sales

    For agencies in the Magento space, getting in front of the Magento sales team is important. I often hear Solutions Partners say that just being in the program isn’t enough to get the leads you want. You really want to get in front of the sales team so that you are top on their minds when leads…

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  34. Firing is BRUTAL...but it's critical

    Firing is BRUTAL...but it's critical by Kalen Jordan

  35. Commuting BLOWS!

    Commuting BLOWS! by Kalen Jordan

  36. How to connect with people on LinkedIn effectively (without spamming!)

    How to connect with people on LinkedIn effectively (without spamming!) by Kalen Jordan

  37. Look for the SMALL improvements

    One of the hardest things about undertaking a new challenge is not seeing improvement as fast as you want to. This applies to everything — from losing weight to creating an app to starting a business. We’re all naturally gifted in different areas. A personal goal for me right now is losing…

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  38. Long term Magento 1 support from Nexcess?

    Long term Magento 1 support from Nexcess? by Kalen Jordan

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Short clips related to life as a developer, as well tips for companies that are hiring/retaining developers, and thoughts on the Magento ecosystem.Commerce Hero is a better way to find a Magento developer for your next project or full-time hire.

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Kalen Jordan

Produced by THE COMMERCE HERO SHOW

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How many episodes does The Commerce Hero Show have?

The Commerce Hero Show currently has 41 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is The Commerce Hero Show about?

Short clips related to life as a developer, as well tips for companies that are hiring/retaining developers, and thoughts on the Magento ecosystem.Commerce Hero is a better way to find a Magento developer for your next project or full-time hire.

How often does The Commerce Hero Show release new episodes?

The Commerce Hero Show has 41 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

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Who hosts The Commerce Hero Show?

The Commerce Hero Show is created and hosted by Kalen Jordan.
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