Ron Lichty: Fixing A Hole

Ron Lichty joins Melinda Byerley to share stories about his time in Silicon Valley as a programmer, then a team and product manager. They talk about his instrumental role in the development of Apple’s game-changing personal computer, the Macintosh. This is only one highlight of his distinguished career that also includes three patents, several books, and recognition as a thought leader in agile methodology. Even if you aren’t a techie you will enjoy listening to Ron because if you use a computer he has probably touched your life.

 

ARTICLES AND BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE Ron’s book: Managing the Unmanageable: Rules, Tools, and Insights for Managing Software People and Teams, published by Addison Wesley The periodic Study of Product Team Performance, an endeavor that continuously improves our understanding of why some product teams excel while others struggle. "Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love" by Richard Sheridan (Amazon) About Google’s Project Aristotle: From The New York Times Magazine “What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team” Feb. 25, 2016 PB Works, first online Wiki by David Weekly (Wikipedia)

MUSICAL INSPIRATION FOR THIS EPISODE ON SPOTIFY:

"Fixing a Hole" by The Beatles

ABOUT THIS PODCAST

Stayin' Alive in Tech is an oral history of Silicon Valley and technology. Melinda Byerley, the host, is a 20-year veteran of Silicon Valley; and the founder of Timeshare CMO, a digital marketing intelligence firm, based in San Francisco.

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