Regular Expressions

Regular Expressions

Ben Griswold and Noah Heldman

Episodes 28
Avg. Duration 24m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (4)
Since Aug 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Weekly
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Episodic
Consistency
47%
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api.riverside.fm

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Join Noah Heldman and Ben Griswold as they talk about technology consulting and life.

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Turning Top Performers Into AI Champions With Boz Vitanova

Apr 07, 2026 50m Transcript

Rolling out AI tools in an enterprise requires a different strategy than a traditional software implementation. Because large language models are probabilistic and constantly evolving, top-down…

The Bar Is Low In Tech Consulting. Do The Basics. Stand Out.

Mar 30, 2026 23m Transcript

Ever feel like basic professionalism (like returning a phone call, showing up on time, or actually listening to a client) has become a rare superpower? You aren't alone. In fact, it might be the…

Rebecca George on AI, Bias, and Change Leadership

Mar 23, 2026 49m Transcript

Organizations everywhere are rushing to implement AI, often measuring success by how many employees are actively using the tools. But treating AI adoption as a simple numbers game completely misses…

AI Is Changing The SDLC: Coding Matters Less, Specs Matter More

Mar 18, 2026 24m Transcript

The traditional software development life cycle used to follow a fairly predictable breakdown of time spent on analysis, design, coding, and testing. Now that AI agents are capable of generating the…

Shadow AI Is Here: Responsibility Matters More Than Regulation

Mar 09, 2026 23m Transcript

The tech industry moved fast and broke things during the rise of social media, leaving society to figure out the consequences of screen addiction and algorithmic feeds years later. Now, artificial…

Is SaaS Dead? Build vs. Buy In The Age Of AI

Mar 02, 2026 26m Transcript

The ability to generate software with AI has revived the "Build vs. Buy" debate. If a team can spin up a custom CRM or invoicing tool in a few days using AI agents, the value of paying for expensive…

Ethical Billing: Time vs. Value in Consulting

Feb 23, 2026 27m

"Billability," "Utilization," "Chargeability." For consultants, these aren't just buzzwords... they are the metrics that often dictate your worth. But is an hour worked always an hour of value? And…

Vibe Coding vs. Real Engineering: AI As Help, Not Hope

Feb 14, 2026 28m

"Vibe Coding" has become a popular way to describe building software by simply chatting with an LLM. It feels efficient, but it often lacks engineering rigor. In this episode, Ben Griswold (Grizen)…

Strong Opinions, Thoughtfully Held, With Dave Holbrook

Feb 03, 2026 1h

What happens when a perfectly designed software system crashes in production because of a single deployment error? You learn the most important lesson in engineering: If you write it, you run it.In…

Making a Strategic Bet On The EDGE Operating model

Jan 21, 2026 49m

We all know the problem: a company sets a high-level strategy, but the teams on the ground have no idea how their daily work connects to it. Enter EDGE, a value-driven operating model designed to…

Lightning Round: Our 2026 Tech Predictions

Jan 13, 2026 28m

What will break first as companies scale with AI? Which buzzword will we all be sick of by December? And what's the biggest lie tech leaders will tell themselves this year? It's time to make some…

Shared Language or Shared Chaos: Why Words Matter

Dec 23, 2025 24m

There are two hard things in computer science: cache invalidation and naming things. In this episode, we tackle the latter. A single word like "integration" or "account" can mean entirely different…

The Consultant's Dilemma: Saying No To The Wrong Work

Nov 18, 2025 28m

For any consultant, especially one starting their own firm, the idea of saying "no" to paid work can feel unthinkable. But not all clients are created equal, and taking on the wrong engagement can be…

So, AI Is Going to Destroy Us All... Now What?

Nov 12, 2025 25m

What if the relentless pursuit of superhuman AI has only one possible, inevitable outcome: the complete annihilation of humanity? That's the terrifying premise of a new #1 bestselling book that's…

The Messy Middle: Navigating Engagement Drift

Nov 04, 2025 25m

Every project starts with a bang and ends with a sprint to the finish line. But what about the long, messy middle? That's where "engagement drift" sets in—when focus blurs, momentum stalls, and even…

Consulting Past, Present, and Future With Jeff Treuting

Sep 28, 2025 57m

What has truly changed in the world of technology consulting over the last 20 years, and what fundamental truths have stayed exactly the same? In this special episode, we welcome our very first…

Turning The Mic On Ourselves: The RegEx Rapid-Fire Episode

Sep 23, 2025 12m

In a special new format, we're turning the tables on ourselves! Before we ask our future guests to run the gauntlet, we're answering the five rapid-fire questions that will become a staple of the…

Are Most AI Tools Just Fancy Wrappers?

Sep 22, 2025 23m

What happens when you push an AI so hard with a real-world coding problem that it... gives up? In a surprisingly human moment, Google's Gemini admitted its approach was "fundamentally wrong," lost…

Nobody Who Hires You Cares About Technology

Sep 11, 2025 16m

For two career technologists to say "technology is the easy part" might sound strange, but after decades in the industry, it's the most important lesson they've learned. The biggest challenges that…

Forward Deployed Engineer: Because “Tech Ninja” Doesn’t Sound Stuffy Enough

Sep 11, 2025 16m

You've heard the buzzword "Forward Deployed Engineer" used by companies like OpenAI and Palantir, but what does it really mean? It’s more than just a senior consultant on-site; it’s a radical model…

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