Robert Sweeney's guest appearances

Robert Sweeney

Healthy by Nature Show

Folk Stories

Social Justice Matters

More Intelligent Tomorrow: a DataRobot Podcast

Michael D. Higgins

Roddy Doyle

Michael McCarthy

Ann Pettifor

Michelle Murphy

Sarah Smith

Evan Williams

Nick Hughes

Michael Byrne

Catherine Cox

Emmet Kirwan

Tanya Ward

Theresa Reidy

Charles Clarke

Christine Bohan

OwlTail

Ross Pelton

Today, two topics, two guests. My first guest is Reverend Robert Sweeney, the Executive Director of Dallas Life. It is an amazing facility and program that supports, trains, heals and rehabilitates homeless persons rather than just temporarily putting a roof over their heads. Reverend Sweeny is also the founder of the Homeless No More program that is being duplicated nationwide because of its practicality, affordability and 90% success rate. Donations of all sizes are needed and appreciated, from providing a family of 4 a holiday meal ($7.80) to substantial support for the program. 214.421.1380 Dr. Ross Pelton is a pharmacist, board-certified Clinical Nutritionist, author of 12 books, a microbiome Scientist, health educator and the Scientific Director for Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI).  EFI specializes in premium probiotic products. Visit Dr. Pelton’s Blog.  Dr. Pelton joins us today to discuss The Unique World of Multi-Tasking Supplements.

<p>Today, two topics, two guests. My first guest is Reverend Robert Sweeney, the Executive Director of <a href="http://www.dallaslife.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dallas Life</a>. It is an amazing facility and program that supports, trains, heals and rehabilitates homeless persons rather than just temporarily putting a roof over their heads. Reverend Sweeny is also the founder of the <a href="https://homelessnomore.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homeless No More</a> program that is being duplicated nationwide because of its practicality, affordability and 90% success rate. <a href="https://give.dallaslife.org/give/179024/#!/donation/checkout" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Donations</a> of all sizes are needed and appreciated, from providing a family of 4 a holiday meal ($7.80) to substantial support for the program. 214.421.1380</p> <p><a href="https://www.naturalpharmacist.net/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dr. Ross Pelton</a> is a pharmacist, board-certified Clinical Nutritionist, author of 12 books, a microbiome Scientist, health educator and the Scientific Director for Essential Formulas Incorporated (EFI).  EFI specializes in premium probiotic products. <a href="https://www.naturalpharmacist.net/blog/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Dr. Pelton’s Blog</a>.  Dr. Pelton joins us today to discuss The Unique World of Multi-Tasking Supplements.</p>

December 14th, 2022 Guests: Reverend Robert Sweeney and Dr. Ross Pelton

Dr. Robert Sweeney is an economist with TASC, the think tank for action on social change. In our latest interview, Robert, provides us with some insights into inequality in Ireland, as revealed in TASC's recent report The State We're In, Inequality in Ireland in 2020.

<p>Dr. Robert Sweeney is an economist with TASC, the think tank for action on social change.</p> <p>In our latest interview, Robert, provides us with some insights into inequality in Ireland, as revealed in TASC's recent report <em>The State We're In, Inequality in Ireland in 2020</em>.</p>

30. SJI Interviews Ep14: Inequality in Ireland, with Robert Sweeney, TASC

Robert Sweeney is CEO of Facet, the premier platform for hiring senior contract software engineers. Before becoming a founder, Robert was a senior software engineer himself at companies such as Netflix and Microsoft. Robert knew from an early age that he wanted to be an entrepreneur from working at his grandpa's grocery shop. Robert left Netflix with a friend to start a software development studio with an initial verbal contract from Western Digital. In 2014, Robert founded Numetric, a SaaS based analytics startup. After working on the company for close to four years, hiring over 40 employees, and raising over $16 million in venture capital, Robert was fired from the very company that he founded. Today, Robert is working full time on Facet and helping other engineers make the leap from full-time work to doing their own thing. In today's episode, we talk about negotiating contracts, hiring and firing friends, and that time Robert's house almost burned down. Quote  We had to make the decision that day… That didn't give us enough time to sign the contract. So we quit our jobs on a verbal yes.  – Robert Sweeney Closing  inspiration     being fired from my startup - changed my perspective on startups and venture capital and also provide extra motivation   surprising     deal with anxiety   principal     complete transparency   anything else     successful entrepreneurs out there don't have anything that you don't have    Notes  working at grandpa's grocery store early years at Microsoft and Netflix first startup and quiting Netflix on a verbal agreement working with western digital and communicating expectations hiring and firing friends that time when the house almost burned down keeping a family together while doing a startup Numetric, working with family, and getting fired from a company that you founded facet, how it came to be and where its going  Links  Netflix Engineering Blog Numetric Facet Why I Turned Down My YCombinator Interview  These shownotes are also available at http://folkstories.org/16folkstories.org@kevins8

<p>Robert Sweeney is CEO of Facet, the premier platform for hiring senior contract software engineers.</p> <p>Before becoming a founder, Robert was a senior software engineer himself at companies such as Netflix and Microsoft. Robert knew from an early age that he wanted to be an entrepreneur from working at his grandpa's grocery shop. Robert left Netflix with a friend to start a software development studio with an initial verbal contract from Western Digital.</p> <p>In 2014, Robert founded Numetric, a SaaS based analytics startup. After working on the company for close to four years, hiring over 40 employees, and raising over $16 million in venture capital, Robert was fired from the very company that he founded.</p> <p>Today, Robert is working full time on Facet and helping other engineers make the leap from full-time work to doing their own thing.</p> <p>In today's episode, we talk about negotiating contracts, hiring and firing friends, and that time Robert's house almost burned down.</p> <h3>Quote</h3> <blockquote> <p>We had to make the decision that day… That didn't give us enough time to sign the contract. So we quit our jobs on a verbal yes.</p> </blockquote> <p>– Robert Sweeney</p> <h3>Closing</h3> <ul> <li>inspiration<br>    <ul> <li>being fired from my startup - changed my perspective on startups and venture capital and also provide extra motivation</li> </ul> </li> <li>surprising<br>    <ul> <li>deal with anxiety</li> </ul> </li> <li>principal<br>    <ul> <li>complete transparency</li> </ul> </li> <li>anything else<br>    <ul> <li>successful entrepreneurs out there don't have anything that you don't have</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3>Notes</h3> <ul> <li>working at grandpa's grocery store</li> <li>early years at Microsoft and Netflix</li> <li>first startup and quiting Netflix on a verbal agreement</li> <li>working with western digital and communicating expectations</li> <li>hiring and firing friends</li> <li>that time when the house almost burned down</li> <li>keeping a family together while doing a startup</li> <li>Numetric, working with family, and getting fired from a company that you founded</li> <li>facet, how it came to be and where its going</li> </ul> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://medium.com/netflix-techblog" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Netflix Engineering Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.numetric.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Numetric</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.numetric.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facet</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.facetdev.com/blog/posts/why-i-turned-down-my-y-combinator-interview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why I Turned Down My YCombinator Interview</a></li> </ul> <p>These shownotes are also available at <a href="https://folkstories.org/16" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://folkstories.org/16</a></p><ul><li><a href="http://folkstories.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">folkstories.org</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/kevins8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kevins8</a></li></ul>

16: Friends, Family and Startups with Robert Sweeney