I’m Dan Benjamin. I’m a podcaster, writer, and software developer. I’m the founder of Fireside, a podcast hosting and analytics platform I helped create to make podcast hosting easy, reliable, and fun. I’m also the founder of the 5by5 Podcast Network where I get to talk to with my friends and heroes while fullfilling my lifelong dream of doing talk radio.
In a past life, I was a corporate stooge and eventual CTO of several startups. I've written for A List Apart and O’Reilly, made screencasts for PluralSight, and been coding for almost two decades. I co-founded a pre-Facebook social network about wine called Cork’d (acquired by Gary Vaynerchuk) and a website for parents called Playgrounder (aquired by Uncrate). I’ve seen The Exorcist about 167 times and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it.
I’m based in Austin, Texas, known for it's great music, amazing food (especially BBQ), and full-sized pickup trucks, all three of which I enjoy immensely.
Dan Benjamin has hosted 121 Episodes.
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37: What I Really Wanna Do Is PAINT
September 6th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 7 mins
Dan is joined by Moises Chiullan and Joel Bush to talk about being fired, leaving your industry, starting something new, and Up in the Air.
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36: No Ties and a Dog in the Office
August 23rd, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 33 mins
No Ties and a Dog in the Office
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35: Fear and Risk
August 16th, 2013 | Season 1 | 59 mins 4 secs
Dan is joined by Jen Simmons to discuss fear, risk, reinventing your job, listener emails, and more.
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34: Let's Just Be Friends
August 9th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 3 mins
Dan responds to your emails, takes calls, and discusses the fear of success.
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33: Like, Finish Your Degree Man!
August 2nd, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 15 mins
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32: Glad That PR Cleared It
July 19th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 16 mins
Dan is joined by Tim Van Damme who left Instagram for a position at Dropbox. Later they take calls and discuss when it's the right time to move on.
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31: Selling Margot Tenenbaum Dresses on Etsy
July 12th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 34 mins
Dan takes calls and discusses competition, employment, hobbies, and when to narrow your focus.
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30: Personal Independence Day
July 6th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 31 mins
Dan talks about the risks of coasting, being energized, making your passion your work, regaining independence, and staying in your job with calls from listeners.
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29: The Burden of Being Number One
June 28th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 25 mins
Dan and Haddie are joined in the studio by host of ScamSchool.tv and NSFWshow, Brian Brushwood and, the founder of Amplifier and host of the upcoming 5by5 show The Capital, Joel Bush to discuss competition and rivalries in business.
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28: XOXO, A Love Story
June 19th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 12 mins
Dan and Haddie talk to Andy Baio and Andy McMillan about the 2013 XOXO conference September 19th-22nd in Portland, OR.
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27: Oh, Have I Got Your Attention Now?
June 8th, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 27 mins
Dan and Danielle talk about the film adaptation Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and discuss the toxic, cut-throat world of sales. Later they take calls and they hear from Studio Kittie, Angry Guy, and more.
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26: This Is Not My Beautiful Life
May 31st, 2013 | Season 1 | 1 hr 21 mins
Dan is joined by Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter and briefly Glenn Fleishman to discuss what it truly means to run a business.