On this episode, we’re joined by Martin Remmelgas, whose previous roles include Industrial Placement in Singapore and Consultant at Ernst & Young. He is currently CEO at Codemagic, a company deeply embedded in the Flutter ecosystem. Martin discusses his journey from chemistry to technology, how Codemagic became a key player in the Flutter community, and what it takes to scale developer tools from startups to enterprise-level adoption.

Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction.

02:01 Martin shifts from chemistry to tech for its speed and ease.

06:00 Codemagic started as an internal DevOps project at Nevercode.

11:34 Turning to the Flutter community becomes the key to growing Codemagic.

15:06 Early community work evolves into measurable marketing ROI.

18:50 Community feedback drives Codemagic to clarify pricing and build trust.

21:33 Conference ROI is clear, but real value comes from community ties.

26:34 SOC 2 certification boosts Codemagic’s enterprise credibility.

30:09 Codemagic’s new feature simplifies app testing and collaboration.

34:21 Flutter’s small team powers vast developer opportunities.

38:59 Competition drives Codemagic to keep innovating.

Resources Mentioned:

Martin Remmelgas

https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-remmelgas-ab436580/

Codemagic | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/nevercodehq/

Codemagic | Website

https://codemagic.io/start/

Flutter

https://flutter.dev/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=brand_sem&utm_content=apac_apac&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=13034410756&gbraid=0AAAAAC-INI-HvW1FDhVdOE90Fr6EDxlE9&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsPzHBhDCARIsALlWNG33kVJX7pktZ7oJ4A81eOLAhlAjSB7ubDhhcsAQeZlRJZef5nmDJMEaAgF6EALw_wcB

Google

https://www.google.com/

Very Good Ventures designs and builds world-class digital experiences for any screen, with the best tools and engineering approaches for consistent, scalable results. Find out how VGV helps you hit the mark at: https://verygood.ventures/

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On today’s episode, we’re joined by Michael Harker, whose previous roles include Director of Product Management at Comcast and Director of Corporate and Business Development at SAP. He is currently Vice President of Product Management at Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest marketplace for used commercial equipment. Michael discusses product leadership, customer empathy, and driving digital transformation in a 70-year-old company. Michael also unpacks his journey from startups to enterprise roles and highlights the nuances of serving a diverse customer base ranging from farmers with flip phones to global financial institutions.



Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction.

01:19 Ironman shows how consistency and small steps drive progress.

09:11 A customer-first culture builds loyalty but challenges standardization.

15:31 Framing tech debt as customer problems makes change actionable.

20:50 The North Star was speed — rebuild fast and avoid delays.

24:58 Building digital products is tough when customers lack email or internet.

30:28 Strong partners adapt products to meet needs, easing our roadmap.

35:40 Clear principles and communication make alignment easier.

41:02 Small changes can create a big impact in transforming companies.

Resources Mentioned:

Michael Harker

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mharker/

Comcast | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/comcast/

Comcast | Website

https://corporate.comcast.com/

SAP | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/sap/

SAP | Website

https://www.sap.com/index.html

Ritchie Bros.| Website

https://www.rbauction.com/

Ritchie Bros. | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/ritchie-bros/

ChatGPT

https://chatgpt.com/

Claude

https://claude.ai/login?returnTo=%2F%3F

Figma

https://www.figma.com/

Very Good Ventures designs and builds world-class digital experiences for any screen, with the best tools and engineering approaches for consistent, scalable results. Find out how VGV helps you hit the mark at: https://verygood.ventures/

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On today’s episode, we’re joined by Andrew Brogdon, whose background spans creative writing, software engineering, and developer advocacy. Before joining Google, he held roles in advertising technology and has built a reputation as one of the early champions of Flutter. He is currently Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Google, leading efforts that connect the Flutter SDK with its global developer community. Andrew discusses how creative storytelling shapes developer relations, the evolving definition of DevRel in an AI-powered world, and the role of agents in shaping future user experiences.



Key Takeaways:

00:00 Introduction

00:54 Andrew began his career as a poet with two degrees in creative writing.

06:38 Andrew aimed to work at Google to teach developers on YouTube.

10:01 Leadership can provide insight, but reduce technical depth.

15:33 DevRel work is similar, but Google’s tools and studio quality have improved.

20:14 AI raises quality demands, so Flutter supports adaptability.

26:28 Flutter is rethinking resources to improve service for both humans and AI.

29:13 As AI writes more code, Dart may prioritize readability over terseness.

36:42 An agent combines an LLM, tools, and a goal to power agentic apps.

41:24 AI should measurably improve user experience, not be added for hype.

44:38 Empathy and knowing your team increases smarter, stronger leadership.

Resources Mentioned:

Andrew Brogdon

https://www.linkedin.com/in/redbrogdon/

Google | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/google/

Google | Website

https://www.google.com/

Flutter

https://flutter.dev/

Dart

https://dart.dev/

Gemini

https://gemini.google.com/app

Firebase Studio

https://firebase.studio/

Flutter Cookbook

https://docs.flutter.dev/cookbook

Very Good Ventures designs and builds world-class digital experiences for any screen, with the best tools and engineering approaches for consistent, scalable results. Find out how VGV helps you hit the mark at: https://verygood.ventures/

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On today’s episode, we’re joined by Pratap Ranade, whose past roles include Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company, CEO and Co-Founder at Kimono Labs (acquired by Palantir), Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, and VP of Engineering at Enigma Technologies. Pratap is a physicist, who sold his last company to Palantir and is now CEO and co-founder of Arena. Arena is building Atlas — a platform of AI agents that make it easier to build and test modern hardware — from GPUs and AI datacenters, to rockets and drones.

Key Takeaways:

(01:20) Pratap’s shift from physics to AI after NASA setbacks.

(05:33) Arena shifted to hardware after a high-impact pilot revealed strong potential.

(16:44) Pratap sees AI not replacing humans but as intelligence on tap.

(20:02) Solving core problems beats launching products first.

(26:29) Arena has come full circle on its original AI vision.

(30:04) Tech drives more value in hardware than in CPG.

(35:47) Arena automates testing and validation in electrical engineering.

(40:35) Hardware is hard because physics leaves no room for opinion.

(45:52) Startup leadership means being honest and choosing your kind of hard.

(51:57) Going all in creates a cycle of growth and transformation.

Resources Mentioned:

Pratap Ranade

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pratap-ranade-7272829/

Arena | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/arena-ai/

Arena | Website

https://arena-ai.com/

Palantir

https://www.palantir.com/

OpenAI

https://openai.com/

ChatGPT

https://chat.openai.com/

McKinsey & Company

https://www.mckinsey.com/

J.A.R.V.I.S. (as a conceptual reference, not a product)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.A.R.V.I.S.

Van Allen radiation belts

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Allen_radiation_belt

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs

Very Good Ventures designs and builds world-class digital experiences for any screen, with the best tools and engineering approaches for consistent, scalable results. Find out how VGV helps you hit the mark at: https://verygood.ventures/

#Apps #Flutter #AppDevelopment

On this episode, we’re joined by Andrew Tunall, whose past roles include VP at New Relic and Technical Product Manager at Amazon Web Services. He is currently President of Embrace, where he leads the company’s product strategy and team operations. Andrew shares his perspective on observability’s growing role in modern app development, how AI is transforming product workflows, and why reliability is a core business value, not just a technical metric. We explore Andrew’s journey from a political science and economics background to leading products at high-growth tech companies.



Key Takeaways:

(02:21) Andrew took a non-traditional path into early product roles.

(09:50) Teams often miss how small performance issues hurt user engagement.

(14:59) Users blame bad internet for app issues and disengage.

(20:37) Shipping fast requires the right culture and tools, or you'll fall behind.

(25:49) Embrace stood out by adopting OpenTelemetry and redefining observability.

(30:13) Without domain expertise at the top, product culture and authenticity suffer.

(35:51) Hiring fewer, high-ownership top performers beats growing too fast.

(39:57) AI is costly and often less efficient than human pattern recognition.

Resources Mentioned:

Andrew Tunall

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtunall/

Embrace | LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/company/embrace.io/

Embrace | Website

https://embrace.io/

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

https://aws.amazon.com/

New Relic

https://newrelic.com/

Honeycomb

https://www.honeycomb.io/

OpenTelemetry

https://opentelemetry.io/

Lenny’s Podcast

https://www.youtube.com/@LennysPodcast

"Purple Cow" by Seth Godin

https://www.amazon.com/Purple-Cow-New-Transform-Remarkable/dp/1591843170

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On today’s episode, we’re joined by Kevin Smith and Mikel Corcuera, Co-Founders at Snipd, the AI-powered podcast app built to help capture and rediscover insights from spoken audio. Kevin and Mikel discuss the origin of Snipd, the challenges of building an AI-native product from scratch, and the role of Flutter in enabling rapid, cross-platform development.

Key Takeaways:

(01:54) Snipd lets users triple-tap to save podcast clips with AI summaries.

(05:53) Snipd utilizes AI to improve capturing podcast insights.

(14:58) Flutter enables fast, cross-platform development and a polished UI experience.

(21:43) Before ChatGPT, the team used self-hosted, fine-tuned AI models.

(26:29) The team sees AI as the new electricity, soon to be standard in everything.

(30:52) Early AI summaries were rough, but clear enough to prove the concept worked.

(36:18) AI supports unfamiliar tasks and new tools.

(41:28) Everyone codes differently — AI should fit each workflow.

(48:02) We all underestimate AI’s impact — even knowing that is a useful reminder.

(51:58) As AI boosts productivity, demand for developers grows, not shrinks.

Snipd promo link: https://link.snipd.com/Cx7S/vgv

With this link you get to try out Snipd’s Premium version for free for 1 month. Their Premium version unlocks additional AI features and more AI usage.

Resources Mentioned:

Kevin Smith

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-smith-673714b4/

Mikel Corcuera

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mcorcuera/

Snipd | Website

https://www.snipd.com/

Flutter

https://flutter.dev

How to Start a Startup by Sam Altman

https://playbook.samaltman.com/

Hugging Face

https://huggingface.co/

ChatGPT

https://chatlyai.app/

Google Cloud

https://cloud.google.com/

Perplexity

https://www.perplexity.ai/

Legacy Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/26I6gYMMbXcgHGiZzithBn?si=06fdc37d6fc6409b

Lenny’s Podcast

https://open.spotify.com/show/2dR1MUZEHCOnz1LVfNac0j?si=60164a8453cd4cd3

Very Good Ventures designs and builds world-class digital experiences for any screen, with the best tools and engineering approaches for consistent, scalable results. Find out how VGV helps you hit the mark at: https://verygood.ventures/

#Apps #Flutter #AppDevelopment