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David Woodland - A Management Consultant in Silicon Valley
Geek At Sea
David Woodland is currently a Product Manager at Facebook, previously Head of Product at Palm.com and a Product Manager at Pebble. He is a father of 4, and a Management Consultant who found product-building life in Silicon Valley to be way more attractive than spreadsheets.
On this episode we talk about his work and life balance, what it was like to work at Pebble, how his consulting career prepared him to be a great product manager and a tinkerer, how a team of 12 can launch a bran new smart phone from scratch, how David got Stephen Curry, his childhood hero, to be the face of their company, and lastly, what it was like for him to be a Mormon in Silicon Valley.
Updated on July 14
How does a Management Consultant find a way in Silicon Valley?
How can consulting experience help with startups?
What is the meaning of faith in a life of a technologist?
How did David Woodland get Stephen Curry to join Palm?
How do you balance 4 kids and a startup life?
007 Category Creation is the Strategy
Lochhead on Marketing
In this episode, Christopher Lochhead discusses why category creation is the new growth strategy for legendary marketing. Great companies do not focus on incremental growth, rather, they focus on being exponentially different.
Updated on December 10
What are category changing companies?
Paul Romer on the Pandemic
EconTalk
Paul Romer, Nobel Laureate, discusses the coronavirus pandemic with host Russ Roberts. He argues that the status quo of shutdown and fear of infection is unsustainable. Returning to normal requires an inexpensive, quick, and relatively painless test. The challenge is in relaxing certain regulations and then creating a supply chain of production and availability. Romer then explains how such a test could ease a return to something like normalcy for many sectors of the economy. The conversation concludes with a discussion of the dynamics of the labor market in the current situation.
Updated on May 28
Why are we seriously overestimating Covid19 death rate?
Why is the United States so behind on Covid testing?
How do we move forward with Covid19 post lockdown?
7 Habits of Highly Effective People & The Speed of Trust - Stephen M. R. Covey
What Got You There with Sean DeLaney
Stephen M. R. Covey is a New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The SPEED of Trust—The One Thing That Changes Everything. He is the former CEO of the Covey Leadership Center, which, under his stewardship, became the largest leadership development company in the world. Stephen personally led the strategy that propelled his father's book, Dr. Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to become one of the two most influential business books of the 20th Century, according to CEO Magazine.
Updated on May 18
How do best leaders operate in uncertain times?
How do you fire people during challenging times?
How do you make the world a better place?
Who is responsible for your problems?
What is leadership without trust?
How do you develop smart trust in a leader?
Can remote work be a catalyst to a more trustworthy work relationship?
How to Give without Getting Taken Advantage of with Adam Grant
The Art of Charm
It can be difficult to get ahead at work when someone else is always taking credit for what the team does, but what can you do to deal with selfish individuals in a professional manner, how can you be a giver and not get taken advantage of, and how do matchers balance givers and takers?
Updated on April 23
How can you grow your network without going to any networking events?
What is one key to success in an organization?
002: Gregory Koberger - Founder of ReadMe
Think Like A Founder
What's a challenge coin and how do you use it?
Cindy Wu. Co-Founder of Jelly.
Think Like A Founder
Starting a company out of Hawaii is an unusual choice, but CIndy Wu says it has been a fantastic experience that has changed how she designs software. Find out more and learn about science, dinosaurs and caves!
Updated on April 11
How did Cindy Wu get her start in science?
Can I get a copy of that paper ?
Can you give an example of a biotech company that creates customizable vaccines?
How can I learn more about this student synthetic biology competition?
Where can I find out more about the protein folding video game ?
What made Cindy believe that two college students could start a platform for scientific research ?
Can I get a copy of this paper ?
When did Experiment launch in 2012?
When did Experiment raise $1.3M in funding and who invested?
What is Cindy's work process like in Hawai'i?
Aloha spirit is baked into the law?
How can I get into caving?
Is Cindy really not a painter I saw her paint some things on her Twitter.?
What is one key to making a discovery?
Is there evidence of this idea starting?
What were the qualifications that made Cindy feel it was okay to die at 18?
How did Cindy and Maureen meet?
Jason Calacanis - Entrepreneur turned Investor shares his insight about success, hard work, education, and the future.
Geek At Sea
Do you want to get inspired? This episode is for you.
Jason Calacanis is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He was one of the early believes in Uber, Calm, Robinhood and many others. He is a host of the show This Week in Startups, and the author of Angel, a founder of Launch.co, Inside.com, and a friend to many rich and famous folks in Silicon Valley.
On this episode, Jason shares his views and wisdom, advice that he's accumulated throughout his career, and lessons learned from other successful entrepreneurs like Elon Musk, Mark Cuban, and Jeff Bezos.
Updated on March 24
What makes for a healthy work-life balance?
Why are people feeling so helpless today?
Can you be successful without a college degree?
What does Jason Calacanis think of bootstrapped businesses?
Should you master a skill or learn many different ones instead?
Are you friends with the right people?
How do Silicon Valley entrepreneurs solve problems?
What are the unintended consequences of covid19 lockdown?
Should we give covid19 lockdown a second thought?
Will Jason Calacanis be investing through the recession?
What's up with The Syndicate ?
How long did it takes Jason to write Angel?
How can you learn a new skill in 2020?
What does Jason do with his family in lockdown?
How would you instill confidence in kids?
What does Jason look for in LAUNCH founders?
How did Jason Calacanis meet Jeff Bezos?
What would Jason like to convey to his kids with his last breath?
James Cridland on What Podcasting Can Learn From Radio
Podcast Junkies
James Cridland is a podcaster, writer, public speaker, and a radio host. He is also the founder of podnews.net. Today he shares his view on the future of podcasts, what works, what does not, and what might be the nest big opportunity in the business.
Updated on May 12
What does James Cridland think of podcasting in 2020?
Is podcast hosting a commodity business?
What is the easiest way to start a podcast?
How are traditional radio broadcasters failing to adjust to a podcasting future?
What inspired James Cridland's interest in technology?
Where is the next big podcast opportunity?
What does James Cridland think of the future of podcasting?
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