Mike Bifulco

Mike Bifulco


Developer Advocate, writer, and serial entrepreneur. Into bikes, espresso, and saving the earth.

Appears in 18 Episodes

Simple habits for a happier team

Simple habits for a happier team

Episode 19 · · 04:45

Small changes and management techniques can transform your team's dynamics and boost morale. Explore practices like expressing gratitude, weekly reflections, and eliminating negative...

BECOME UNREASONABLE: Designing for Hospitality

BECOME UNREASONABLE: Designing for Hospitality

Episode 18 · · 05:42

Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara outlines how to making customers feel exceptionally special. Let's bring these hospitality principles to tech, by creating memorable experien...

Keep your tools sharp

Keep your tools sharp

Episode 17 · · 03:47

The tools we use to get our work done are incredibly important, and taking the time to tune them to work just right can make a huge difference in our productivity and happiness.

Gestalt: Design principles every developer should know

Gestalt: Design principles every developer should know

Episode 16 · · 06:04

Ever felt that you've seen a design that just makes sense to you, but you couldn't quite put your finger on why? There's rules for that. Let's talk about Gestalt...

Why your weekend projects help you level up

Why your weekend projects help you level up

Episode 15 · · 04:52

A look at the cognitive science behind the Hierarchy of Competence, and how dabbling with new frameworks and tools can make you a better developer.

Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them

Take my money! Some of my favorite tools, and why I pay for them

Episode 14 · · 05:02

I'm a huge fan of products that use their a free tier to prove their value, and then convert me to a paying customer. Here are a few tools I pay for, and why I think they're worth it.

Tiny Tips for better SEO

Tiny Tips for better SEO

Episode 13 · · 06:29

I hear from a lot of devs that they don't know where to start with SEO. Here are 3 tiny tips about to get you started.More from me on SEOI wrote a tutorial on setting up Self-healing...

Reflecting on the first year of Craftwork

Reflecting on the first year of Craftwork

Episode 12 · · 05:26

Reflecting on my first year as CTO of Craftwork, and the many things I've learned along the way.

I hate Tailwind CSS. Here's why I use it.

I hate Tailwind CSS. Here's why I use it.

Episode 11 · · 04:42

Tailwind CSS is a utility-first CSS framework that I've come to love. Here's why I use it, and why I think you should too.Have thoughts on this episode? Drop me a line on Threads @ir...

Build, Measure, Listen, Rebuild

Build, Measure, Listen, Rebuild

Episode 10 · · 02:42

Building better products involves skills you won't learn in computer science school, or at a boot camp. Find success through testing, learning from real-world feedback, and adapting.

Why your favorite apps and creators all pivot in January

Why your favorite apps and creators all pivot in January

Episode 8 · · 03:56

The new year is a time for change. But why do so many apps and creators pivot in January? We explore the psychology behind the new year's pivot.See the text version of this edition o...

Fitts' Law, and the Beauty of Big Goals

Fitts' Law, and the Beauty of Big Goals

Episode 7 · · 03:57

Learning is an Infinite Game

Learning is an Infinite Game

Episode 6 · · 05:12

As a founder, you're going to need to learn new skills quickly and efficiently. Keeping your skill for learning sharp is a critical skill, and should can be practiced like any other ...

 Perception and unexpected tricks of the mind

Perception and unexpected tricks of the mind

Episode 5 · · 03:04

Let's discuss the fascinating topic of human cognition and how it relates to product design. The way people think and perceive the world is often distorted by biases and expectations...

Design rules everyone should know

Design rules everyone should know

Episode 4 · · 06:39

Design Tools Everyone Should knowSome links from the showGymnasium: https://thegymnasium.comStark: https://getstark.coCoolors: https://coolors.coColor Hunt: https://colorhunt.co/@col...

The Von Restorff Effect, and how AI broke my brain

The Von Restorff Effect, and how AI broke my brain

Episode 3 · · 07:26

The Von Restorff Effect (sometimes called the Isolation Effect) is a psychological phenomeon that causes people to remember things which defy expectations. In other words, things whi...

Remote work and the third place

Remote work and the third place

Episode 2 · · 07:05

The Third Place is thought of as a space different from home (the first place) and work (the second place), where people can socialize and find community.

The Florida Effect

The Florida Effect

Episode 1 · · 07:30

The Florida Effect is a phenomenon discovered by Cognitive Science researchers in 1996, that shows how human behavior can be primed by simply encountering words that follow a certain...