Digital Innovator
93 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago -Hosted by best-selling O’Reilly author and tech thought leader Ken Yarmosh, Digital Innovator is your place for insight into the world of better remote work, technology, apps, tools, and more. Ken has lead global remote teams for over a decade, built chart-topping apps, created startups backed by leading VCs, and pioneered innovations at Global 1000 companies. Episodes provide both strategies for leaders and tactics for those in the remote and hybrid work trenches.
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88 - Documentation is Vital but Not Fun...Scribe Creates Instant Visual Guides with CEO Jennifer Smith
May 17, 2022 13:00 - 45 minutes - 44.4 MBAs remote work continues to explode, we have a variety of tools, and our team members are spread out around timezones, capturing processes and knowledge has never been more important. Unfortunately, this aspect of most organizations is either nonexistent or completely lacking. Knowledge is often trapped inside people, buildings, as well as real-time communication channels like messaging and video calls. Scribe wants to change that with instant visual guides to create effortless, v...
87 - How Tactic is Helping Make Hybrid Work Better with CEO Reid Hiatt
May 11, 2022 13:00 - 49 minutes - 46.2 MBIn the short to medium term, many companies are choosing a hybrid work model. Hybrid really is a subset of a Remote First company. That doesn’t mean the office isn’t valuable...it means you need to define the value of the office. Reid Hiatt is on the frontlines of helping companies do hybrid right. As a co-founder and CEO of Tactic, his platform provides a smarter way to turn your office into a more flexible workspace. Employers get more visibility into who is coming into the offic...
86 - Three Key Steps to Move Towards a Remote First Company
May 03, 2022 12:00 - 50 minutes - 49.1 MBMany companies today are still Remote Forced. They didn’t choose to be remote. They had to become remote as of March 2020. Moving from Remote Forced to Remote First doesn't happen overnight. The initial steps include chronicling shared culture values, standing up the remote handbook, and focusing on good processes and cadences. In this conversation, Taylor Murphy Head of Product & Data at Meltano joins the show. We discuss what it looks like to stand up true Remote First operatio...
85 - How Yac Helps Eliminate Meetings Using Async Messaging with CEO Justin Mitchell
April 26, 2022 12:00 - 46 minutes - 45.2 MBWorkers are spending 250% more time in meetings since 2020. They're now working a new 5 - 9...but it's not because of a side hustle. It's to keep up with work from all the lost hours during the day. The madness has to stop. Justin Mitchell, CEO of Yac, believes async messaging is the answer. His hope is in the future the question will be, "Is this a sync or async meeting?" In this discussion, we cover when to use real-time vs. async communication, meeting-driven cultures, Slack vs...
84 - Running Remote Teams Better Using Asynchronous Management with Liam Martin
March 22, 2022 13:00 - 48 minutes - 45.8 MBRemote work isn't about comfy clothes and no commutes. It's arguably ushering in the biggest change to society since the Industrial Revolution. Already, we can see a huge shift in where people are choosing to live. Businesses are also overhauling policies and increasingly, the way they work. Liam Martin has been at the forefront of remote work. From his fully remote companies like Time Doctor to his Running Remote conference—and soon to be published book by the same name—he's catch...
83 - Never Take Notes on a Zoom Call Again with Fathom
March 15, 2022 13:00 - 5 minutes - 17.6 MBSignificant time is wasted in meetings. Especially when taking notes. Fathom instead wants you to never take notes on a Zoom call again. Whether it's using Zoom, Google Meet, or a comparable video conferencing tools, taking notes is tedious. Many time notes aren't referenced because important information is missed or they are written from the perspective of the notetaker. Transcription services like Otter and Rev have been on the rise the last few years to solve these problems. A...
82 - The Coming Virtual Offices: Cosmos Video CEO Karan Baweja
March 08, 2022 14:00 - 33 minutes - 33.3 MBWith all the talk of the future metaverse, virtual offices are already here. What are virtual offices? They don't require separate—and expensive—hardware like the metaverse. They also aren't like the more linear and productivity-oriented Slack and Zoom. Virtual offices from companies like Gather and Cosmos Video instead are 2D spaces. They create the best of interactions available in physical offices that are missing in remote and hybrid workplaces. This week I detail how we arri...
81 - Google's Inevitable Return to the Hybrid Office
March 01, 2022 14:30 - 4 minutes - 9.95 MBGoogle and other large employers are hoping to lure workers back to the office. With the popularity of remote work, they're reinstating amenities like massages and fitness centers. Will that be enough? The return to the office requires careful strategy as workers are loud and clear they want flexibility. Twitter now supports remote work indefinitely. Salesforce just made a big announcement about how they're thinking about the future of work and their physical "offices" with Trailbl...
80 - The Future of Remote vs. Hybrid Work
February 22, 2022 15:00 - 8 minutes - 22.8 MBThe debate over the future of remote vs. hybrid work is seemingly just getting started. Yet there's a BIG secret. In this conversation, you'll get the truth about remote vs. hybrid work, considerations around the future of work for employees and employers, and practical strategies you can begin to apply immediately. Watch the video version of this episode. Other Episodes Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With These 5 Steps 10 Ideas to Build a Strong Remote Culture How to I...
79 - Is Fantastical the Best Calendar App with Fantastical Scheduling?
February 15, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 22.8 MBFantastical has been one of the best calendar apps over the last decade. It's just gotten even better with Fantastical Scheduling to simplify meeting scheduling. Here's the thing: you're probably in a meeting right now or getting ready to go into one. The calendar is a critical part of the workday and Fantastical has been a trusted tool for me as I've grown and managed seven and eight-figure businesses. If you're familiar with tools like Calendly, Fantastical Scheduling flips that...
78 - 10 Ideas for Building a Strong Remote Work Company Culture
February 08, 2022 17:00 - 11 minutes - 20.6 MBYou love your comfy clothes and not commuting in the remote work world. The data supports it. Yet immediately we hear about isolation, disconnectedness, and the inability to have that same "great" in-office culture for remote companies. Was it really that great though? Perception can be reality. Laughing in the office didn't mean everyone felt a sense of belonging. Building stronger remote work culture just takes some more intentionality and purpose. In this episode, I share wha...
77 - Improve Your Remote Work Productivity With These 5 Steps
February 01, 2022 17:00 - 8 minutes - 16.9 MBRemote work is still newer for many knowledge workers. Having spent the past 15 years working remotely, I know the challenges better than most. The problems go beyond getting a quiet workspace, dealing with work from home distractions, and navigating the schedules of your household members. Remote work productivity is often reduced based on issues we create for ourselves. In this discussion, I cover five elements of remote work you can change that are in *your* control. You can get...
76 - Five Slack Tips You Didn’t Know You Needed for Messaging Productivity
January 25, 2022 17:00 - 15 minutes - 22.1 MBDing. Boing. Drop. Messaging platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams are now solidified as the go-to business apps and tools in the workplace. But based on the constant interruptions and distraction they cause, should they be? In this episode, I cover five tips you didn't even know you needed to make Slack and other messaging tools more productive. Instead of deep technical specifics, these are strategic shifts that can change the way you and your colleagues use messaging tools fo...
75 - The Only Productivity Tip You Need for Google Chrome
January 19, 2022 17:00 - 13 minutes - 15.6 MBWe spend the bulk of our day trying to be productive managing work in web browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Safari. Yet we allow our productivity to suffer for a single reason. The solution does not include more extensions or apps. It starts with a shift in your philosophy on how you want to approach using the most important tool of your work day. If you follow this productivity tip and strategy, you'll find yourself with a clearer mind and a better ability to st...
74 - Use To-Do Bankruptcy to Overcome Your Overwhelmed To-Do List
January 11, 2022 17:00 - 10 minutes - 20.2 MBYou've heard of email bankruptcy. Now, I want you to feel OK to declare to do, task, or project bankruptcy for better productivity and a quieter mind. Even if you follow a certain system, your to dos, tasks, ideas, projects, tickets in dev trackers, etc. add up over time. While they may not be in front of you each day, they carry more of a cognitive load than you realize. As you go about your day, that means there's always another thing to do in the back of your mind. That can cau...
73 - Steal My Simple Productivity System to Save You Hours Each Week
January 04, 2022 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17 MBWe are overwhelmed with data today. From email, files, notes, and much more. Yet we still adhere either to systems adapted from the physical world or overly complex methods to keep ourselves sane. What if there is a better way? Today, I cover my much simpler digital "unsystem" I use to manage my professional and personal life. It leverages the power of digital instead of making you a categorizer, labeler, and filer. Instead of a series of complex rules, it's a set of principles you...
72 - Web 1.0 vs. Web 2.0 vs Web 3: Exploitative Fad or Promising Future?
December 14, 2021 14:00 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWeb3 is beginning to hit mainstream. As someone who has built companies across each "version" from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 and now Web3, I'm breaking down what has happened over the last 20-30 years. From Netscape and bad AOL screen names, user generated content and the creator economy, to crypto and NFTs, you'll understand where we've been, where we are today, and what's coming next. Watch the video version of this episode. Links What is Web3? The Decentralized Internet of the Futur...
71 - Quantum Computing: History, Advancements, & Applications with Professor Tom Wong
November 16, 2021 16:30 - 1 hour - 56 MBQuantum computers have been discussed since the early 1980s but until more recently, were considered theoretical or unachievable. Today, billions of dollars are being spent on them by governments, big tech, and academia. They just may be able to help us unlock discovering new materials, medicines, or provide unbreakable financial security. Tom Wong is a Quantum Information Scientist and professor exploring the world of quantum computing. In this discussion, we provide an overview o...
70 - Jobs to be Done (JTBD) to Drive Product Roadmap to Revenue: Jay Haynes, CEO of Thrv
November 09, 2021 12:00 - 58 minutes - 53.4 MBAmazon. Uber. Apple. Borders. Taxis. Kodak. What separates certain companies and innovation from finding a roadmap to revenue and others to go out of business or get leapfrogged by others? Jay Haynes founded Thrv to help with these exact kinds of problems. He wants to mitigate wasting time and money and ensure product roadmaps tie back to revenue. He’s an expert in the jobs to be done methodology, studying under Clayton Christensen directly. Jay ultimately wants to see more iPhones...
69 - Stop Searching, Starting Finding Files at Work with Glean
October 26, 2021 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14 MBHours are wasted every week trying to find files, messages, documents, and more across all your tools at work. Our disparate cloud environment of the modern workplace causes constant context switching and data scattered. Glean, a platform by former Google engineers including Arvind Jain, wants to be your new work assistant. Glean works wherever you are. It's in your browser, sidebar, or Slack. So you don't have to stop what you're doing to find what you need. Further, it shows you ...
68 - How Enterprises Manage 30,000+ Devices with MDM: Jarrod Ranney, IT Delivery Manager
October 19, 2021 16:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBApplications run today's businesses. Those applications are increasingly sitting on iPhones, iPads, Macs, and Android devices that are distributed around the globe. You likely have lost or misplaced even just one device. Try managing tens of thousands of them. Jarrod Ranney is a device whisper and through creative MDM solutions, he's bringing order to chaos. In this conversation, we cover everything from a recent story of MDM gone wrong for Disney, where to start in the process, di...
67 - Build What Matters: Product Roadmap Balancing with author Rajesh Nerlikar
October 12, 2021 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.6 MBInnovation is often considered solely building something new. Rajesh Nerlikar, co-author of Build What Matters, knows innovation is more nuanced than that. In this conversation, we discuss what he describes as product roadmap balancing across innovation, iteration, and operation. We also more generally discuss his Vision-Lead Framework and prioritizing what to build next when dealing with the SDLC and digital innovation. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Book: Buil...
66 - Almanac Gets $34M to Disrupt Microsoft Office and Google Docs
October 07, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 14.6 MBDocuments today still often begin by copying and pasting, then editing what you don't need. Further, cloud-based doc editors are increasingly slow. The most modern options like Coda and Notion do much more than just documents and aren't focusing their innovation exclusively around documents themselves. Enter Almanac. Almanac is fresh off of receiving $34M from Tiger Global to be your next doc editor. Unlike newer cloud options, they are focused exclusively on docs. Their differenti...
65 - How Digital Innovation Doesn't Start with Tech: Daren Hubbard, CIO
October 05, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBA number of problems in the digital innovation lifecycle occur when we start with tech and shiny object syndrome. Leading with tech instead of problems that it can solve often ends with expensive tech initiatives that either don't ship or don't get adopted. In this conversation with Daren Hubbard, he shares his four tenets for being a successful tech executive and what he's learned leading digital transformation at large organizations as a CIO. He believes it's critical to start w...
64 - Slack Clips Goes Live to Combat Meeting Overload
September 30, 2021 16:00 - 9 minutes - 8.49 MBThe last few years, real-time has been on all the rage. It’s gone from email to messaging through tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. As well as video since COVID-19 with Zoom becoming a verb. Slack Clips is Slack's attempt to help you reduce the volume of meetings you have each week. It lets you record a video message that you can send to others via DM or in a channel. Can a messaging tool really help you get more focused and reduce meetings? In this briefing, you'll get a run...
63 - Scary Smart: The Future of AI with author Mo Gawdat
September 28, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBArtificial intelligence is one of the forefronts of digital innovation today. What often isn’t spoken of, however, is the frightening reality of what AI can become. Author and entrepreneur Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], joins this week to discuss his new book Scary Smart. We discuss where AI is in its lifecycle, what is coming in just a few short years, digital super intelligence, good & bad actors in AI, and the important responsibility we have in shapin...
63 - Scary Smart: The Future of AI Video with author Mo Gawdat
September 28, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBArtificial intelligence is one of the forefronts of digital innovation today. What often isn’t spoken of, however, is the frightening reality of what AI can become. Author and entrepreneur Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer of Google [X], joins this week to discuss his new book Scary Smart. We discuss where AI is in its lifecycle, what is coming in just a few short years, digital super intelligence, good & bad actors in AI, and the important responsibility we have in shapin...
62 - The Pain of Never-Ending Meetings
September 23, 2021 16:00 - 16 minutes - 14.8 MBEverything is a meeting today. Emails become meetings. Slack messages become meetings. Meetings generate other meetings. 56% of workers are feeling overwhelmed by too many check-ins and meetings. But meetings aren't the issue. Remote isn't the issue. Instead, it's about needing a shared understanding of how a team communicates, when to use certain tools, and how to escalate concerns. Watch the video version of this episode. Links WSJ: The Pain of the Never-Ending Work Check-In ...
61 - Digital Twin in the Supply Chain: Matt Tichon, VP Industry Strategy
September 21, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBSupply chains have increasingly become complex over the years yet what manages them hasn’t. Digital twins solve that problem. Now, businesses can use a drag-and-drop interface to replicate their supply chain digitally, allowing advanced forecasting and scenario planning. In this episode, Matt Tichon, VP of Industry Strategy, shares his deep knowledge on everything from supply chains, getting started with digital twins, what kind of roles are needed for it, sample use cases, and much...
60 - Google's Focus on the Hybrid Workplace
September 16, 2021 16:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBGoogle Spaces, its Slack and Teams competitor, goes general availability. Google's uniquely positioned to eat up market share in this well... *space*...especially for small and medium size businesses. Plus, new features for the hybrid workplace like location settings in Google Calendar and Google Meet calling for ad hoc discussions. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Episode 32 - Preparing for the Hybrid Workplace Episode 38 - Beating Zoom Fatigue: Dominik Zane CEO o...
59 - The Importance of Mentoring in Digital Innovation: Joseph Agresta, Head of Product Design
September 14, 2021 16:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBCareers typically follow a linear path. Yet digital innovation is anything but linear. What if there were a Matrix-like way to download skills and experience quickly and effectively? Enter mentoring. No one better exemplifies the power of being mentored—and mentoring others—than Joseph Agresta. This week we get into how he supercharged his career with the power of mentorship and how he extends that to his own team in the digital lifecycle. Watch the video version of this episode. ...
58 - DTC is Blooming at Colour Republic: Kacy Fabie, Head of eCommerce
September 07, 2021 16:00 - 55 minutes - 51 MBDigital innovation's acceleration increased dramatically as a result of 2020. No clearer are the impacts than at brands like Colour Republic, which focuses on fresh cut flowers. Kacy Fabie's deep digital expertise is helping lead the charge. Her knowledge of digital marketing and ecommerce is setting the foundation for DTC to become a more significant part of the business. This week we discuss everything from the evolution of digital marketing, optimizing digital channels, strategic...
Using App Clips and Widgets for High-Value Engagement
September 02, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBThe average person has 80+ apps installed with more than half of them not even being used one time a month. With the introduction of widgets and App Clips on iOS, companies now have the opportunity to become more front and center to their customers. In this special bonus episode, Ken shares a talk he did at Brand Growth Summit. You'll learn what these features are and how today's leading brands are using them to drive high-touch, high-value engagement. Follow @kenyarmosh /in/keny...
57 - Better Alignment for Better Outcomes: Rebecca Crimmin, Director, User Experience
August 31, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 46.9 MBThe digital lifecycle is full of challenges, including complex projects, highly specialized roles, and context that can span years. UX is often central to creating better alignment across product, design, and engineering. This week Rebecca Crimmin, Director of UX, shares her philosophy on UX and leadership, focusing on the importance of context and outcomes over output. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Rebecca on LinkedIn Follow @kenyarmosh /in/kenyarmosh kenyar...
56 - Strategies to Drive User-Centered Design: Kristopher Kinlen, Director of UX
August 24, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.1 MBIt's one thing to suggest you're user-driven. It's another to have a user-centered design practice at the core of everything you do. Kristopher Kinlen has gone from a practice of one to having the C-Suite fund and support a user-centered design practice that he leads. This week we cover standing up a user-centered design practice, landmines to avoid, building rapport across an organization, mentoring the next generation of designers, and much more. Watch the video version of this e...
55 - From App Store to Ads to Cryptocurrency: Davide Di Cillo, Director of Product Management
August 17, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIs there a way to apply product management expertise to areas as diverse as the app stores, ads, and cryptocurrency? Davide Di Cillo shares the goods on how he's done that in this week's episode. From the glory days of the app stores, he's conquered big scary audacious projects at Facebook and Pinterest with a clear, repeatable approach. In this discussion, we touch on everything from greenfield projects, internal tools, scaling, and why profits follow passion. Watch the video vers...
54 - Driving Delightful Simple Design Experiences: Mike Mancuso, Director of UX
August 10, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBIt's easy to create something complex. It's complex to create something simple. Mike Mancuso's goal as a Director of UX is to create delightful, simple design experiences. He has 10+ years of leadership doing exactly that. Today, he instills this mentality into his team as he strives to not just create industry-leading work but world-class software. In this episode, we cover everything from his design philosophy to his approach to leading teams and a portfolio of projects that need ...
53 - The Role of the Chief Digital Officer: Miloš Topić, Chief Digital Officer
August 03, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.2 MBToday, the CDO—Chief Digital Officer—is seemingly becoming the more strategic way to represent technology across innovative organizations. Titles aside, Miloš Topić believes the key is having the right seat at the table and a true mandate from the C-Suite to enable digital transformation. This week we traverse the difference between a CDO and CIO or CTO, how to effect change without a C-Suite title, assessing and promoting team members, and much more. Watch the video version of thi...
52 - Data-Driven Decision Making: Rob Phillips, Director of Technology
July 27, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.1 MBUnlocking and unblocking data is a key to forwarding digital innovation. Many organizations today are still struggling with having holistic approaches to data or leaders who can guide roles as diverse as data scientists and machine learning experts. Rob Phillips' career has enabled him to navigate each next technology wave and he's presently focused on this exact problem. This week Rob shares his knowledge in using data to drive decisions across orgs, navigating executive challenges...
51 - Using Passion & Play to Drive Creativity: Noah Rosenberg, Senior Director of Product Management
July 20, 2021 11:00 - 53 minutes - 48.6 MBEntrepreneurship is often seen as a separate track from traditional employment. But what if both could be combined in a way that served each other? Noah Rosenberg's career is a testament that the 5 - 9 can help advance the 9 - 5 (and vice-versa). Beyond that, this week we cover the early days of tech, his transition from design to product, finding flow, and how to ensure creativity thrives in and out of work. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Noah on LinkedIn Follow...
50 - From “Accidental IT guy” to Senior Technology Leader: Brian Rensing, Senior Technology Director
July 13, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.5 MBThe world of technology has evolved since the late 1990s and early 2000s. Proven digital executives are no longer seen as owning cost centers. Instead, they are charged with transforming strategic pieces of today's organizations. Brian Rensing is no exception. From Procter & Gamble to PetSmart, he has a proven history of not falling for shiny new tech and valuing strategy above all else. This week we discuss everything ranging from how to bet on the right tech, managing up, his pla...
49 - Managing the Tension Between Product & Engineering: Sunita Venkatachalam, Engineering Director
July 06, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBHistorically, a tension between product and engineering left engineers without a seat at the SDLC table. Product was seen as the driver of work, with engineers being the doers of their vision. Over the last number of years, this perspective has begun to shift thanks to senior engineering leaders like Sunita Venkatachalam. Working at firms like Yahoo! India and Target, Sunita dives in this week with thoughts from her recent talk and article on this exact theme. From creating boundari...
48 - Minimum Lovable Products and Teeth-Brushing Robots: Ilan Abehassera, Co-Founder of Willo
June 29, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47.5 MBWas Steve Jobs the best product manager of all time? Product is a critical part to digital innovation and Ilan Abehassera's experience as a product leader is proving invaluable for his latest venture Willo. From deciding to start with kids for their teeth-brushing robot to building out a "minimum lovable product", Ilan's critical product-based decisions drive success both for his and his portfolio companies. This week we cover everything from his product DNA, getting into IoT and ph...
47 - Using Labs for Digital Innovation: Chris Clarke, VP of Product
June 22, 2021 11:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBAs a founding member of Capital One Labs, Chris Clarke helped define an innovation model that went on to impact capabilities of the entire organization. More significantly, his team and their approach became one of a handful often observed as "the" way to a labs group. Fast forward to 2021 and he's still applying his product leadership in a very entrepreneurial way. This week we dig into innovation 10 years ago compared to today, digital innovation at scale, how to fund innovation, ...
46 - From Colocated to Internationally Distributed: David Ashman, SVP of Engineering
June 15, 2021 11:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBLeaders and individual contributors are still figuring out how to create space between home and work in the remote environment while operating at a high output. David Ashman has been a senior engineering leader for years who wanted more exposure to a remote workforce. He was fast tracked from being colocated with office workers to managing an increasingly internationally distributed team. In this episode, we discuss moving to remote, new dynamics in recruiting tech talent, flexible ...
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June 13, 2021 14:30 - 59 seconds - 981 KBDigital Innovator is a show for the curious, for practitioners, for leaders, and for creators and makers across the digital innovation lifecycle.
45 - Welcome to Digital Innovator
June 11, 2021 11:00 - 6 minutes - 5.9 MBIt's happening! Sync is now Digital Innovator. This episode is a short bonus one on why the name is changing, what isn't changing, and what's coming next. Don't worry though, all the things you love about the show are staying! Including the intro. More in this episode. Take a listen now. Watch the video version of this episode. Links YouTube channel Follow @kenyarmosh /in/kenyarmosh kenyarmosh.com
44 - UX at Scale: Om Suthar from Personify
June 08, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45 MBWhat does it look like to do UX at scale, leading teams across geographies and time zones? Om Suthar's career has taken him from an individual contributor honing his own craft to now focusing on empowering team members to do their best work. This week we talk about the challenges of guiding makers and creators, processes & tools like Linear, remote & hybrid, and the importance of balancing great design with business goals. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Linear Pe...
43 - Curation and the Creator Economy: Mike Abend Co-founder of Bookshlf
June 02, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutes - 47 MBContent creation saw an explosion during the mid-2000s. Almost overnight anyone could start a blog or website. This evolved into what today is called "social media", where influencers now have large, trusted followings. Yet where do experts on more niche or academic topics have a space to share their knowledge? Enter Bookshlf. This week Mike Abend, co-founder of Bookshlf, joins to share his assessment of the media landscape over the past 10 years. He details why Bookshlf is focused...
42 - The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Eric Redmond from Deep Tech
May 25, 2021 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.5 MBThe next ten years digital will create $100 trillion in economic value. Yet it won't be lead by a single technology. Instead, argues Eric Redmond, it will be the combination of seven different general purpose technologies, which he calls "Deep Tech" in his book. This week we discuss how we arrived at this moment, examples of Deep Tech, and what businesses need to do to stay relevant in the 2020s. Watch the video version of this episode. Links Mapping Innovation book Deep Tech bo...