Kendall Miller is a bubbly extrovert who sticks his fingers in a lot of pies. He advises tech companies like FusionAuth, positions tech products like Civo & Tensorlake, organizes tech networks like CTO Lunches, and even sells whiskey & gin to tech people like us via his Friday Deployment Spirits brand. Kendall has learned a lot since he first entered the industry and he’s eager to share what he knows, and who he knows, with the world.
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Chapters
| Chapter Number | Chapter Start Time | Chapter Title | Chapter Duration |
| 1 | 00:00 | This week on The Changelog | 01:10 |
| 2 | 01:10 | Sponsor: Depot | 02:14 |
| 3 | 03:24 | Start the show! | 01:33 |
| 4 | 04:57 | From tech product to tech business | 04:22 |
| 5 | 09:19 | How Kendall helps | 04:47 |
| 6 | 14:06 | Charge a lot, build a little | 04:16 |
| 7 | 18:23 | Kendall's background | 08:17 |
| 8 | 26:39 | What kind of guy? | 04:22 |
| 9 | 31:01 | Sponsor: Notion | 01:42 |
| 10 | 32:44 | Why the spirits pie? | 05:25 |
| 11 | 38:09 | Sales tactics | 05:16 |
| 12 | 43:25 | Hanging in the cloud | 05:26 |
| 13 | 48:51 | Why AI security is different | 06:01 |
| 14 | 54:52 | Personal AI use | 04:42 |
| 15 | 59:34 | WIP product names | 02:38 |
| 16 | 1:02:13 | Jerod sells Kendall | 00:54 |
| 17 | 1:03:06 | Jerod closes the sale | 02:18 |
| 18 | 1:05:24 | Wrapping up | 00:51 |
| 19 | 1:06:16 | Closing thoughts | 01:53 |