Listen "#5 The Retrospective 3rd of June 2024"
Episode Synopsis
Jeremy’s article on How to Innovate: https://www.jeremybrown.tech/how-to-innovate
Clayton Christensen’s books on Disruptive Innovation (Jeremy was referring to “The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail”): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19203217-disruptive-innovation
Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg interview in the Metaverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohIA7QPmmE
Perplexity, an AI search engine: https://www.perplexity.ai/
Kagi, the search engine Jeremy uses: https://kagi.com/
Tom Demarco’s book about slack: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123715.Slack
2018 study on slack and innovation: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2018.1215
Peter’s article about Getting hired as an EM / Searching and applying: https://peterszasz.com/get-hired-as-an-engineering-manager-part-3-searching-and-applying/
Craft Conference: https://craft-conf.com/
Book on Platform Strategy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208871782-platform-strategy
Search Engine podcast episode on the media apocalypse and how to survive it, part 1: https://overcast.fm/+BBVQRBOVak part2: https://overcast.fm/+BBVQTfeXl4
Example of a hyper-local website: Les Pépites du 19e - https://www.lespepitesdu19e.fr/ and Instagram (@lespepitesdu19e)
00:00 Introduction and Greetings
00:34 What the hell is this show?
02:47 Jeremy's article on "How to Innovate"
07:25 Do you need a healthy Culture to Innovate
09:55 Can big companies innovate?
18:53 Is slack (time) needed to innovate?
28:57 Peter - Getting hired as an EM / Searching and applying
44:55 Get ahead of the crowd strategies for job seekers
47:08 An example of a great cold outreach
48:54 Can networking at conferences help me get a job?
50:54 Experiences at Craft Conf
52:21 Emerging trends from the talks at Craft Conf?
55:17 AI will replace developers!
01:01:19 Supporting Conference Attendance as a leader
01:05:13 The Media Apocalypse and Ethical Consumption
01:07:44 The Role of AI in Content Creation
01:14:16 The Importance of Local News and Media
01:25:35 Reflections and Closing ThoughtsShare your thoughts about the episode (and the podcast) at [email protected]!
Clayton Christensen’s books on Disruptive Innovation (Jeremy was referring to “The Innovator's Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail”): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19203217-disruptive-innovation
Lex Fridman and Mark Zuckerberg interview in the Metaverse: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EohIA7QPmmE
Perplexity, an AI search engine: https://www.perplexity.ai/
Kagi, the search engine Jeremy uses: https://kagi.com/
Tom Demarco’s book about slack: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/123715.Slack
2018 study on slack and innovation: https://pubsonline.informs.org/doi/full/10.1287/orsc.2018.1215
Peter’s article about Getting hired as an EM / Searching and applying: https://peterszasz.com/get-hired-as-an-engineering-manager-part-3-searching-and-applying/
Craft Conference: https://craft-conf.com/
Book on Platform Strategy: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/208871782-platform-strategy
Search Engine podcast episode on the media apocalypse and how to survive it, part 1: https://overcast.fm/+BBVQRBOVak part2: https://overcast.fm/+BBVQTfeXl4
Example of a hyper-local website: Les Pépites du 19e - https://www.lespepitesdu19e.fr/ and Instagram (@lespepitesdu19e)
00:00 Introduction and Greetings
00:34 What the hell is this show?
02:47 Jeremy's article on "How to Innovate"
07:25 Do you need a healthy Culture to Innovate
09:55 Can big companies innovate?
18:53 Is slack (time) needed to innovate?
28:57 Peter - Getting hired as an EM / Searching and applying
44:55 Get ahead of the crowd strategies for job seekers
47:08 An example of a great cold outreach
48:54 Can networking at conferences help me get a job?
50:54 Experiences at Craft Conf
52:21 Emerging trends from the talks at Craft Conf?
55:17 AI will replace developers!
01:01:19 Supporting Conference Attendance as a leader
01:05:13 The Media Apocalypse and Ethical Consumption
01:07:44 The Role of AI in Content Creation
01:14:16 The Importance of Local News and Media
01:25:35 Reflections and Closing ThoughtsShare your thoughts about the episode (and the podcast) at [email protected]!
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