Podcast appearances and mentions of rich ziade

How do you build a great company that a lot of people want to buy? Paul and Rich join Chris and Gina to discuss their Postlight journey, the process behind NTT Data's acquisition of the company, and how to date interested buyers when looking to sell your agency.Links An Exciting Next Chapter: Postlight Joins NTT DATA!

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Tim Leland - developer of browser extensions like WeatherExtension and Link Shortener Extension. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you're looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. WP Mail SMTP - Sponsor Did you know that many WordPress sites are not properly configured to send emails? With WP Mail SMTP, you can easily optimize your site to send emails, avoid the spam folder, and make sure your emails land in the inbox every time. WP Mail SMTP comes with detailed email logs, email engagement tracking, visual email reports, weekly email summaries, integrations with popular email providers like SendLayer, Gmail, Outlook, and more! Try WP Mail SMTP Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Show Notes 00:33 Welcome 02:21 Guest introduction @tim_leland TimLeland.com WeatherExtension Link Shortener Extension 03:40 Why develop browser extensions? 07:58 How did you market your extensions? 09:43 Where is a Chrome extension running? Caddy 14:29 What's your URL shortener extension? 18:50 OneLink service 20:30 SSL Domains 21:35 Sponsor: The Postlight Podcast 23:00 Maliciousness with URL shorteners 28:26 How do you come up with ideas? 30:03 Running Chrome extensions as Firefox extensions 34:03 Does blogging still work? 36:38 Sponsor: Sendlayer 37:53 Supper club questions Tim Leland /uses/ 45:12 ××× SIIIIICK ××× PIIIICKS ××× Tchibo Coffee machine Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk edge functions and Deno with Eduardo Bouças of Netlify. Hasura - Sponsor With Hasura, you can get a fully managed, production-ready GraphQL API as a service to help you build modern apps faster. You can get started for free in 30 seconds, or if you want to try out the Standard tier for zero cost, use the code “TryHasura” at this link: hasura.info. We've also got an amazing selection of GraphQL tutorials at hasura.io/learn. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you're looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. WP Mail SMTP - Sponsor Did you know that many WordPress sites are not properly configured to send emails? With WP Mail SMTP, you can easily optimize your site to send emails, avoid the spam folder, and make sure your emails land in the inbox every time. WP Mail SMTP comes with detailed email logs, email engagement tracking, visual email reports, weekly email summaries, integrations with popular email providers like SendLayer, Gmail, Outlook, and more! Try WP Mail SMTP Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Show Notes 00:36 Welcome 02:31 Who is Eduardo? EduardoBoucas.com @eduardoboucas 04:29 What is a serverless function? 06:42 What is the edge and an edge function? Edge Functions Explained Deno 08:41 Sponsor: Hasura 09:18 The internet is global, and server locations matter 17:09 Chaining multiple edge functions 20:18 Sponsor: WP Mail SMTP 21:01 Why use Deno? 24:38 What are the limitations of using Deno? 27:44 Why not run NodeJS servers on the edge? 29:34 Do you see a future where people are writing packages that work anywhere? 31:32 Sponsor: Postlight Podcast 32:25 What about databases and serverless functions? Planetscale 37:46 What language does Netlify use to write apps in? Netlify Edge Handlers 43:39 Supper Club questions Warp S Town Podcast Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

In this supper club episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott talk with Connor Finlayson about his experience building and teaching no code projects. Postlight Podcast - Sponsor Postlight is a strategy, design, and engineering firm that builds platforms for some of the biggest organizations in the world. The Postlight Podcast is hosted by senior leaders Rich Ziade, Paul Ford, Gina Trapani, and Chris LoSacco. If you're looking for answers to tough leadership questions, the Postlight Podcast has you covered. Listen to new episodes every Tuesday, wherever you get your podcasts. SeedProd - Sponsor Our Sponsor for today's episode is a popular WordPress plugin, SeedProd, a fast growing drag & drop WordPress website builder that helps you create custom WordPress themes & page layouts without any code. Over 1 million websites are using SeedProd to build WordPress sites faster. You can start with one of their hundreds of pre-made website templates to save time or use the blank canvas to build a no-code website. It has built-in email marketing integrations, dynamic personalization, and many other powerful features to help you build a fast WordPress website without writing code. Try SeedProd Pro today and get 50% off or start with their free version by downloading it from the WordPress plugin directory. Strapi - Sponsor Strapi enables developers to build projects faster by providing a customizable API out of the box and giving them the freedom to use their favorite tool as it has both REST and GraphQL endpoints. Strapi is extensible and frontend agnostic, built to cover all your content use cases. Give Strapi a try at Strapi.io/demo, find your missing content workflow piece on our marketplace, and learn more about Strapi and how it help you on our Youtube. Show Notes 00:38 Welcome to Syntax 01:54 Guest introduction Unicorn Factory ConnorFinlayson.com Connor's YouTube channel 04:49 What is no code? 10:57 Is no code going to replace programmers? 14:57 Sponsor: Postlight Podcast 15:59 What are your favorite tools for no code? Zapier Webflow Make.com Airtable Memberstack Jetboost Bubble 19:23 When do you need to use real JavaScript? 23:23 Where do you find information about no code? 25:26 Sponsor: SeedProd 39:25 How do you handle version control? 43:26 Are there native apps in no code land? Notion Editor X 46:16 What is AirTable? 49:36 Cost of no code tools 52:45 Sponsor: Strapi 53:45 Supperclub Questions 06:42 Shameless Plugs CodeMeetsNoCode 09:49 Sick Picks Flowbase Relume Shameless Plugs Scott: LevelUp Tutorials Wes: Wes Bos Tutorials Tweet us your tasty treats Scott's Instagram LevelUpTutorials Instagram Wes' Instagram Wes' Twitter Wes' Facebook Scott's Twitter Make sure to include @SyntaxFM in your tweets

Founding Executive Editor of Wired Magazine Kevin Kelly just turned 70, and on his birthday, he shared 103 bits of advice that he wished he had known. This week, Paul and Rich share some of their favorite pieces of Kevin Kelly wisdom from the list. 

From sports teams to newspapers and now social media platforms, rich people have been making wildly expensive purchases for decades. This week, Paul and Rich discuss Elon Musk's efforts to buy Twitter. They break down what this purchase could mean for the future of Twitter and how we got to this point in internet history. 

At what age should you give your kid a phone? This week Paul and Rich sit down to discuss the inevitable moment when their kids ask for a phone. They break down how it can be a tool for freedom and the many concerns that can come with kids having their own phones. Could the answer be banning content creation for kids? Links: Postlight - Our Work 

Paul and Rich love experimenting with new tech and love the idea of decentralization, so why are they so skeptical about Web3? This week Paul and Rich distill their feelings about Web3 and explain why they're already bored by conversations about it. They ask: Is it really worth investing in something long-term if the only benefit is that you're not missing out?Links: Is Your Religion Art or Technology?: With Aaron LammerDecentralized Finance: Tim Meaney on the Boom of Defi and Cryptocurrencies On Web3, Again: This Time with Michael Sippey 

This week we discuss how the software supply chain impacts business continuity and analyze the latest attempt to disrupt Microsoft Excel. Plus, some thoughts on bread heels…. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit). Rundown On the weaponisation of open source (https://beny23.github.io/posts/on_weaponisation_of_open_source/) Hacker Group Claims Access to User Authentication Firm Okta (https://gizmodo.com/hacker-group-claims-extraordinary-access-to-user-authen-1848684491) The tyranny of Microsoft Excel may finally be over (https://www.techradar.com/news/the-tyranny-of-microsoft-excel-may-finally-be-over) Relevant to your Interests Website Builder Webflow Hits $4 Billion Valuation As It Nears $100 Million Revenue (https://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrickcai/2022/03/16/webflow-series-c-4-billion-valuation-100-million-revenue/) Amazon Closes $8.5 Billion Acquisition of MGM (https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/amazon-mgm-merger-close-1235207852/) BIG sabotage: Famous npm package deletes files to protest Ukraine war (https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/big-sabotage-famous-npm-package-deletes-files-to-protest-ukraine-war/) DeepMind's New AI: As Smart As An Engineer... Kind Of! (https://youtu.be/x_cxDgR1x-c) Netflix CEO Says Account Sharing Is OK – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/11/netflix-ceo-says-account-sharing-is-ok/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) About Netflix - Paying to Share Netflix Outside Your Household (https://about.netflix.com/en/news/paying-to-share-netflix-outside-your-household?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter_axioslogin&stream=top) CURL is now 24 (https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2022/03/20/curl-is-now-24/) Software is no longer sold; it's adopted (https://orbit.love/blog/software-is-no-longer-sold-its-adopted) Grafana Labs, raised $220 million in Series C (http://axios.link/fjLn) Coatue-Backed Grafana Seeks Funds at $5 Billion-Plus Value (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-18/coatue-backed-grafana-seeks-funds-at-5-billion-plus-valuation) Cribl raises $200M to help enterprises do more with their data (https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/25/cribl-raises-200m-to-help-enterprises-do-more-with-their-data/) Elon Musk's SpaceX has activated more than 5,000 Starlink internet terminals in Ukraine, report says (https://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-spacex-starlink-satellite-terminals-active-ukraine-internet-2022-3) The UK May Build a £16 Billion Solar Power Station in Space. Here's How It Would Work (https://singularityhub.com/2022/03/18/a-solar-power-station-in-space-heres-how-it-would-work-and-its-potential-benefits/) Harness Expands Software Delivery Platform With Acquisition of ChaosNative and Launches Two New Modules to Help Developers Rapidly Deliver Resilient, Reliable, Secure Software (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/harness-expands-software-delivery-platform-with-acquisition-of-chaosnative-and-launches-two-new-modules-to-help-developers-rapidly-deliver-resilient-reliable-secure-software-301507809.html) Harness moves into chaos engineering with ChaosNative acquisition (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/22/harness-moves-into-chaos-engineering-with-chaosnative-acquisition/?guccounter=1) Apple hit with a widespread service outage (https://www.axios.com/apple-widespread-service-outage-c2331400-e1ba-492d-b209-dfe07900410c.html) SSH and Git, meet 1Password (https://blog.1password.com/1password-ssh-agent/?utm_medium=email&utm_source=newsletter&utm_campaign=march-product-updates) Twilio launches Flex Conversations, a unified chat API for contact centers (https://techcrunch.com/2022/03/21/twilio-launches-flex-conversations-a-unified-chat-api-for-contact-centers/) Ford's F-150 Lightning will offer an EPA-rated 320 miles of range (https://www.engadget.com/ford-f-150-lightning-epa-range-estimates-164244122.html) NVIDIA Introduces Grace CPU Superchip (https://nvidianews.nvidia.com/news/nvidia-introduces-grace-cpu-superchip) Long-Enduring COBOL May Still Have A Shelf Life (https://spectrum.ieee.org/cobol-programming-shelf-life?utm_content=201673534&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&hss_channel=tw-768512626586378240#toggle-gdpr) RapidAPI Raises $150M Series D Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Empower Developers to Innovate and Build Software Faster with APIs (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220323005325/en/RapidAPI-Raises-150M-Series-D-Led-by-SoftBank-Vision-Fund-2-to-Empower-Developers-to-Innovate-and-Build-Software-Faster-with-APIs) The Ubuntu Application (https://i.redd.it/sw5nd1oj36o81.png) COBOL modernization startup CloudFrame bags $7M Series A funding (https://siliconangle.com/2022/03/22/exclusivecobol-modernization-startup-cloudframe-bags-7m-series-funding/) Updated Okta Statement on LAPSUS$ (https://www.okta.com/blog/2022/03/updated-okta-statement-on-lapsus/) Clocking in at $2.3 billion in losses, Business Email Compromise remains the elephant in the room. (https://www.fbi.gov/news/pressrel/press-releases/fbi-releases-the-internet-crime-complaint-center-2021-internet-crime-report/) Nonsense Google's McLaren sponsorship puts the Android robot and Chrome wheels on its 2022 F1 car (https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/16/22981140/mclaren-f1-android-chrome-google-mcl36-sponsor-2022) Plain Text Sports (https://plaintextsports.com/) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. Subscribe to the Postlight Podcast: https://postlight.com/podcast Traceroute — The Podcast for digital pioneers: https://origins.dev/ Conferences .Net Beyond conference (https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/tv/dotnet-beyond?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), March 30–31, 2022, online. THAT Conference comes to Texas (https://that.us/events/tx/2022/), May 23-26, 2022 Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 DevOps Days Birmingham AL, (https://www.papercall.io/devopsdays-2022-birmingham-al), April 18 & 19th, 2022 Spring Tour Chicago (https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/springone-tour/2022/chicago/), April 26th to 27th. DevOpsDays Austin 2022 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2022-austin/welcome/), May 4 - 5, 2022 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: (https://sessionize.com/devopsdays-chicago-2022/), May 10 & 11th, 2022 MongoDB World 2022 (https://www.mongodb.com/world-2022), June 7-9th, 2022 Splunk's ,conf (http://Splunk's> ,conf June 13-16, 2022), June 13-16, 2022 THAT Conference Wisconsin (https://that.us/call-for-counselors/wi/2022/), July 25, 2022 SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), SF, December 6–8, 2022. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté's book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Coté: The Confidential Agent (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Confidential_Agent), **Graham Greene. Matt: Secrets of The Bullshark (https://www.natgeotv.com/za/shows/nationalgeographicwild/secrets-of-the-bullshark) Brandon: Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance (https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/star-wars-rise-of-the-resistance/) Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/QnNqGoCnBg0) CoverArt (https://unsplash.com/photos/iJ-h6mBoASI)

How do you build a bridge between climate science and culture? This week, Alison Smart, Executive Director of Probable Futures, and Peter Croce, Lead Product Manager at Postlight, join Paul and Rich to talk about how to create accessible resources for understanding climate change. What tools has Probable Futures created to tackle this? How do they collaborate with clients that want to make a positive difference? And, what is the price tag for climate change? Links: Probable Futures Postlight's work with Probable Futures The net-zero transition: What it would cost, what it could bring - McKinsey 

The Janitor Strategy for Developer-led Sales, also, The School of the Philosophy of Rocks and Time This week, Coté and Matt define three sales model for doing developer-led sales. Also, we know that clown fish are optional, but do rocks need to exist? Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit). Mood Board: How many of you watch streaming? hotdogheadexplosion37 - “I'm your host, exploding hotdog.” hotdogheadexplosion37 solves agile financing problems. I'm your host, ExplodingHotDogMan What if rocks didn't exist? I didn't take “Philosophy of Rocks 101 in college, but I did take hydrobiology 379.” This is what happens when Brandon's not here Legal week B to D sales The Janitorial Sales Model - vendor creates mess, drives uncontrolled/ungoverned/decentralized viral spread. The Mary Poppins Model Graffiti Proof Paint Model ## Rundown Rocks. The End of Daylight Saving Time? (https://twitter.com/senatecloakroom/status/1503797632745025542) Dell Striving To ‘Embrace Developers In A Big Way': Michael Dell (https://www.crn.com/news/data-center/dell-striving-to-embrace-developers-in-a-big-way-michael-dell) ## Relevant to your Interests Congratulations to The Cloudcast, 600 Shows! (https://twitter.com/thecloudcastnet/status/1504070851376910341?s=20&t=g_261CFiP9bXnIgAxGhG6A) Death by PowerPoint: the slide that killed seven people — mcdreeamie-musings (https://mcdreeamiemusings.com/blog/2019/4/13/gsux1h6bnt8lqjd7w2t2mtvfg81uhx) Birdeye Raises $60M Series C Funding Led by Accel-KKR to Help Local Businesses Grow (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/birdeye-raises-60m-series-c-funding-led-by-accel-kkr-to-help-local-businesses-grow-301499886.html) Commercial satellites test the rules of war in Russia-Ukraine conflict (https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/03/10/commercial-satellites-ukraine-russia-intelligence/) Google Cloud and VMware expand partnership with focus on cloud migrations (https://siliconangle.com/2022/03/16/google-cloud-vmware-expand-partnership-focus-cloud-migrations/) The Conversation: Twitter Trends 2022 (https://marketing.twitter.com/en/insights/the-conversation-twitter-trends-2022-btc) Google's domain name registrar is out of beta after seven years (https://www.engadget.com/google-domains-beta-201056792.html?src=rss) Amazon just introduced a bizarre metaverse-like game to train people how to use AWS (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/15/amazon-launches-metaverse-like-game-to-train-people-how-to-use-aws.html) The first RISC-V portable computer is now available (https://lunduke.substack.com/p/the-first-risc-v-portable-computer) Launching Valid Capital (https://zachholman.com/posts/launching-valid-capital) Veracode Announces Significant Growth Investment From TA Associates | Veracode (https://www.veracode.com/blog/security-news/veracode-announces-significant-growth-investment-ta-associates?mkt_tok=NzkwLVpLVy0yOTEAAAGDLUxgknNx2RnwA_RGOOCwibpdAPgKpM0oYFV4AIIlXQjBpYcPVvt3195gmAPK_qM8s9R_biDaz_muNzwGiEN1PbUqWtqKcfbsXiZDkm14z9aOAg) Canonical bullish on OpenStack (https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/14/canonical_bullish_on_openstack/) Facebook's Parent Company Will Make Employees Do Their Own Laundry (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/11/technology/facebook-meta-perks.html) The next big SaaS player will be the company that solves enterprise billing (https://www.protocol.com/enterprise/enterprise-saas-billing-market-sequoia#toggle-gdpr) The long-term strategy behind IBM's Red Hat purchase (https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/11/ibm_redhat_strategy/) HashiCorp beats expectations in first quarterly earnings report since going public (https://siliconangle.com/2022/03/10/hashicorp-beats-expectations-first-quarterly-earnings-call-since-going-public/) Oracle's cloud business seen as 'the driver,' of Q3 results (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3811176-oracle-q3-results-on-tap-cloud-still-the-driver-moness-crespi-hardt-says) ## Nonsense Facebook Libra: the inside story of how the company's cryptocurrency dream died (https://www.ft.com/content/a88fb591-72d5-4b6b-bb5d-223adfb893f3) Winamp joins LimeWire in the emerging "legacy software comes back from the dead to do NFTs" trope (https://web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=2022-03-16-0) One of the greatest videos in all of sports (https://twitter.com/CJToledano/status/1502095289628332034) The time Vladimir Putin stole Robert Kraft's Super Bowl ring (https://twitter.com/kendallbaker/status/1304007930975457280) ## Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. Subscribe to the Postlight Podcast: https://postlight.com/podcast ## Conferences .Net Beyond conference (https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/tv/dotnet-beyond?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), March 30–31, 2022, online. THAT Conference comes to Texas (https://that.us/events/tx/2022/), May 23-26, 2022 Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 THAT Conference Wisconsin (https://that.us/call-for-counselors/wi/2022/), July 25, 2022 DevOps Days Birmingham AL, (https://www.papercall.io/devopsdays-2022-birmingham-al), April 18 & 19th, 2022 Spring Tour Chicago (https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/springone-tour/2022/chicago/), April 26th to 27th. DevOpsDays Austin 2022 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2022-austin/welcome/), May 4 - 5, 2022 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: (https://sessionize.com/devopsdays-chicago-2022/), May 10 & 11th, 2022 Splunk's ,conf (http://Splunk's ,conf June 13-16, 2022), June 13-16, 2022 SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), SF, December 6–8, 2022. ## SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté's book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! ## Recommendations Coté: Amazon Fresh store in London Matt: The Kubernetes Podcast 170 (https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/170-kubernetes-the-documentary/): The Kubernetes Documentary (https://kubernetespodcast.com/episode/170-kubernetes-the-documentary/)

This week we discuss the potential digital transformation of the Dollar and Snowflake's Strategy. Plus, what exactly is Heavy Metal… Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Digital Transformation of the Dollar The U.S. is considering a radical rethinking of the dollar for today's digital world (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/06/1072406109/digital-dollar-federal-reserve-apple-pay-venmo-cbdc) Biden takes big step toward government-backed digital currency (https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/crypto/us-government-digital-currency-rcna19248) Let's check in on SNOW Snowflake CFO Defends Strategy, Attacks Google Amid Stock Rout (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-07/snowflake-cfo-defends-strategy-attacks-google-amid-stock-rout) Clouded Judgement 3.4.22 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-3422) SNOW Investor Deck (https://s26.q4cdn.com/463892824/files/doc_financials/2022/q4/Q4-FY22-Snowflake-Investor-Presentation_vFinal.pdf) Relevant to your Interests Need to keep your SBC fresh? Armbian v22.02 is out (https://www.theregister.com/2022/03/03/armbian_project_releases_version_2202/) Developing Games Around the World: Netflix to Acquire Next Games (https://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-to-acquire-next-games) Private equity firm Hellman & Friedman buys 7.5% stake in Splunk (https://twitter.com/furrier/status/1499853648532103176?s=21) Report: Twitch confronted with staff "exodus" over strategy disagreements (https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2022-03-04-report-twitch-confronted-with-staff-exodus-over-strategy-disagreements) As Nvidia hacker deadline looms, 71,000 employee accounts have reportedly been exposed (https://www.theverge.com/2022/3/4/22962217/nvidia-hack-lapsus-have-i-been-pwned-email-breach-password) Understanding the value of AWS and Amazon Retail integration - a perspective from a long-time $AMZN shareholder. (https://twitter.com/NayutSitachitt/status/1500071134166880256) Europe attempts to break the internet again: (https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/1499543574190465024) Notable Internal Systems at Amazon (https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/amazon-notable-systems/) Amazon's assistance in Ukraine (https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/amazons-assistance-in-ukraine?_amp=true) Amazon's $31b "ad business" isn't (https://pluralistic.net/2022/02/27/not-an-ad/#shakedowns) DevOpsDays Austin donated $10,000 saved from 10 yrs of events to Ukraine relief (https://twitter.com/DoDAustin/status/1500954897054941187) For Its Next Trick, Nvidia Is Doing Software-Defined Storage (https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/storage/its-next-trick-nvidia-doing-software-defined-storage?NL=DCK-01&Issue=DCK-01_20220308_DCK-01_396&sfvc4enews=42&cl=article_1_b&utm_rid=CPNET000003016799&utm_campaign=45131&utm_medium=email&elq2=748e07ba5670467290e5ae0f0a6bc703) Amazon announces 20-for-1 stock split (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/09/amazon-announces-20-for-1-stock-split-10-billion-buyback.html) First Apple M1 Ultra Benchmark Posted, Nearly Matches Threadripper 3990X (https://www.tomshardware.com/news/apple-m1-ultra-nearly-matches-amd-threadripper-3990x) Cloudflare, CrowdStrike, and Ping Identity launch the Critical Infrastructure Defense Project (https://blog.cloudflare.com/announcing-critical-infrastructure-defense/) Google to Acquire Mandiant (https://www.mandiant.com/company/press-release/mgc) Salesforce is opening four new office towers (https://www.protocol.com/bulletins/salesforce-opening-new-towers) Tech giants move to reopen offices, but differ on hybrid-work plans (https://www.computerworld.com/article/3652538/tech-giants-move-to-reopen-offices-but-differ-on-hybrid-work-plans.html) Here's Everything Apple Announced Today (https://www.wired.com/story/everything-apple-announced-march-2022-iphone-se-mac-studio/?bxid=5cec26a424c17c4c64607ba0&cndid=21662414&esrc=&source=EDT_WIR_NEWSLETTER_0_GADGET_LAB_ZZ&utm_brand=wired&utm_campaign=aud-dev&utm_content=WIR_PaywallSubs_030822_Special_Apple&utm_mailing=WIR_PaywallSubs_030822_Special_Apple&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nl&utm_term=P1) Nonsense When is a nanometer not nanometer? 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This week we discuss how to measure DevRel, the legacy of Sun and a few thoughts on Markdown. Plus, we determine the TAM for trackballs… Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Measuring Developer Relations (https://www.swyx.io/measuring-devrel) What if Sun called it Cloud? (https://twitter.com/furrier/status/1498804338751275011?s=21) Relevant to your Interests A Visa exec's email to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy set off an internal scramble that's becoming increasingly common at the tech giant (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/visa-execs-email-amazon-ceo-212121273.html) Clouded Judgement 2.25.22 (https://cloudedjudgement.substack.com/p/clouded-judgement-22522?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email) Report: 76% of IT pros say that cloud has hit a wall (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/24/report-76-of-it-pros-say-that-cloud-has-hit-a-wall/) Out Of Scope - #0 (https://emilykager.substack.com/p/out-of-scope-0) Mental Health with Kelsey Hightower — Software Engineering Daily (https://overcast.fm/+E6UCo3rcM) Zendesk Scraps Takeover of SurveyMonkey Parent Company Momentive (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-24/zendesk-holders-said-to-reject-surveymonkey-parent-s-takeover) EPAM Systems Withdraws Financial Forecasts. It Makes Software in Ukraine. (https://www.marketwatch.com/articles/epam-systems-stock-ukraine-russia-51646072988?mod=mw_quote_news) Bandcamp is Joining Epic Games (https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/) Introducing a Google Cloud architecture diagramming tool | Google Cloud Blog (https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/developers-practitioners/introducing-google-cloud-architecture-diagramming-tool?utm_campaign=6039766a0836ec00015b0fc5&utm_content=620ed18194703000011ebabc&utm_medium=smarpshare&utm_source=twitter) Kyndryl signs partnership deal with AWS (https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/24/kyndryl_aws/) Apple is said to be working on a foldable MacBook/iPad hybrid device (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/02/apple-is-said-to-be-working-on-a-foldable-macbook-ipad-hybrid-device/) Amazon Luna – Cloud Gaming Service (https://www.amazon.com/luna/landing-page) TikTok expands maximum video length to 10 minutes (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/28/22954525/tiktok-maximum-video-length-10-minutes) Intel energizes decades-old Linux kernel sub-project (https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/24/intel_linutronix_linux/) Nonsense You've Been Wearing Your Travel Pillow Wrong This Whole Time (https://www.lifesavvy.com/83514/youve-been-wearing-your-travel-pillow-wrong-this-whole-time/) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. 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This week we discuss Kubernetes adoption, the State of Open Source Survey and the search for a better Developer Experience. Plus, some thoughts on taking out the trash and conflict resolution. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Ten takeaways from the 2022 State of Open Source survey (https://opensource.org/node/1183) What is Developer Experience? a roundup of links and goodness (https://redmonk.com/jgovernor/2022/02/21/what-is-developer-experience-a-roundup-of-links-and-goodness/) Developer Experience Is Security (https://redmonk.com/rstephens/2022/02/17/devex-is-security/?ck_subscriber_id=512840665) Relevant to your Interests California Will Stick Solar Panels Over Canals to Fight Two Disasters at Once (https://gizmodo.com/california-will-stick-solar-panels-over-canals-to-fight-1848550514) Salesforce teams with AWS on direct-to-consumer streaming media solution – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/17/salesforce-teams-with-aws-on-direct-to-consumer-streaming-media-solution/) Snyk expands into cloud security with acquisition of Fugue (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/17/snyk-leaps-into-cloud-security-with-acquisition-of-fugue/) Spotify Bet Big on Joe Rogan. It Got More Than It Counted On. (https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/17/arts/music/spotify-joe-rogan-misinformation.html) Using a LinkedIn QR Code to Connect with Members (https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a525286/using-a-linkedin-qr-code-to-connect-with-members?lang=en) Tiger Global, D1 Capital Signal Pullback From Big Private Tech Deals Amid Market Rout (https://www.theinformation.com/articles/tiger-global-d1-capital-signal-pullback-from-big-private-tech-deals-amid-market-rout) Thoughts On Markdown — Smashing Magazine (https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2022/02/thoughts-on-markdown/) Salesforce employees protest against its NFT ambitions (https://www.engadget.com/salesfore-employees-protest-nft-ambitions-153913396.html) Exam software is booming, but is it ethical? (https://thehustle.co/02222022-Exam-software/) Texas led the country in new renewable energy projects last year (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/18/texas-led-the-country-in-new-renewable-energy-projects-last-year.html) Introducing Gitpod for Open Source (https://www.gitpod.io/blog/gitpod-for-opensource) Tech billionaire makes power play (https://ia.acs.org.au/content/ia/article/2022/tech-billionaire-makes-power-play.html) Why Big Tech is cooperating on smart homes (https://thehustle.co/02222022-smart-homes/) Edgeless Systems wants to make public clouds the ‘safest place for sensitive data' (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/21/edgeless-systems-wants-to-make-public-clouds-the-safest-place-for-sensitive-data/) Goldman Sachs hands out biggest bonuses on Wall Street as talent shortage rages (https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/goldman-sachs-hands-out-biggest-bonuses-on-wall-street/) Intel Ramps Up Linux Investment By Acquiring Linutronix (https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Intel-Acquires-Linutronix) KubeDoc Follow Up (http://Follow> up on the K8s documentary from Joe Beda) Nonsense Texas Weather (https://twitter.com/makeitrainshane/status/1496486188332593161?s=21) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. Subscribe to the Postlight Podcast: https://postlight.com/podcast Listener Feedback macOS Utilities and Clip Board Managers Chris recommends Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com) Rookie recommends Mac tools like shuffle, flux and spectacle. (https://earthly.dev/blog/command-line-tools/) Conferences .Net Beyond conference (https://tanzu.vmware.com/developer/tv/dotnet-beyond?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), March 30–31, 2022, online. THAT Conference comes to Texas (https://that.us/events/tx/2022/), May 23-26, 2022 Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 THAT Conference Wisconsin Call for Speakers is open (https://that.us/call-for-counselors/wi/2022/), July 25, 2022 DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Call for Speakers (https://www.papercall.io/devopsdays-2022-birmingham-al), April 18 & 19th, 2022 DevOpsDays Austin 2022 (https://devopsdays.org/events/2022-austin/welcome/), May 4 - 5, 2022 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers (https://sessionize.com/devopsdays-chicago-2022/), May 10 & 11th, 2022 Splunk's ,conf (http://Splunk's> ,conf June 13-16, 2022), June 13-16, 2022 SpringOne Platform (https://springone.io/?utm_source=cote&utm_medium=podcast&utm_content=sdt), SF, December 6–8, 2022. SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté's book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Severance (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx) on Apple TV+ (https://tv.apple.com/us/show/severance/umc.cmc.1srk2goyh2q2zdxcx605w8vtx). Coté: Hilda (https://www.netflix.com/title/80115346); All Killa, No Filla podcast #69 (https://allkillanofilla.libsyn.com/all-killa-no-filla-episode-69-peter-sutcliffe-part-6), “toe-mat-oes”; Indonesian ribs (https://www.plus.nl/product/plus-spareribs-indische-stijl-vacu-m-600-gram-782203). Matt: The Flight Attendant (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7569576/). Photo Credits Header (https://unsplash.com/photos/LEswk_fL8RE) Survey Response (https://www.openlogic.com/resources/2022-open-source-report#top) Show Art (https://unsplash.com/photos/pKeF6Tt3c08)

As Director of Product Design at HBO Max, Michael McWatters knows a thing or two about welcoming people to a service. This week, Michael joins Paul and Rich to share why onboarding should be happening along every step of a user's journey, not only as part of marketing. He draws parallels between online onboarding and in-store experiences and explains why you shouldn't be training during onboarding — show, don't tell.

The week we review Kubernetes: The Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77h7dmoQU) and Matt explains why there is no Diet Coke in Australia. Register here to be invited to future Software Defined Meetups (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HabWg2nxKf2-qAavMSihlHbACjpr-qVDJFeBTKAJZJQ/edit) Rundown Movie Review: Kubernetes: The Documentary (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BE77h7dmoQU) The improbable rise of Kubernetes to become the operating system of the cloud (https://siliconangle.com/2022/02/12/improbable-rise-kubernetes-become-operating-system-cloud/) CNCF Sees Record Kubernetes and Container Adoption in 2021 Cloud Native Survey (https://www.cncf.io/announcements/2022/02/10/cncf-sees-record-kubernetes-and-container-adoption-in-2021-cloud-native-survey/) Mirantis on run rate over $100M two years after buying Docker Enterprise assets (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/09/mirantis-on-run-rate-over-100m-two-years-after-buying-docker-enterprise-assets) Relevant to your Interests Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy's first all-hands meeting ends early as laid-off employees crash it (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/09/peloton-ceos-first-all-hands-meeting-cut-short-as-ex-staff-crash-it.html) There Are Now 1,000 Unicorn Startups Worth $1 Billion or More (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2022-02-09/there-are-now-1-000-unicorn-private-company-startups-worth-1-billion-or-more) Zendesk Fields Takeover Offer From Private Equity Group (https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-02-11/zendesk-fields-takeover-offer-from-private-equity-group) ISS, Glass Lewis urge Zendesk investors vote against Momentive deal (https://www.reuters.com/business/glass-lewis-recommends-zendesk-investors-vote-against-momentive-deal-2022-02-11/) Republic's metaverse real estate arm spins off, rebrands as Everyrealm – TechCrunch (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/10/republics-metaverse-real-estate-arm-spins-off-rebrands-as-everyrealm/) Apple Announces AirTag Updates to Address Unwanted Tracking (https://www.macrumors.com/2022/02/10/airtag-updates-unwanted-tracking/) Amazon and Spotify mull bids for London-listed podcaster Audioboom (https://news.sky.com/story/amazon-and-spotify-mull-bids-for-london-listed-podcaster-audioboom-12541467?dcmp=snt-sf-twitter) Microsoft is reopening its Washington and Bay Area offices this month (https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/14/microsoft-is-reopening-its-washington-and-bay-area-offices-this-month.html) Why Startup Founders Should Check In With Their Investors About Compliance (https://thedefiant.io/vc-startups-compliance/) Cyber security company Securonix raises $1 billion in Vista-led round (https://wtvbam.com/2022/02/14/cyber-security-company-securonix-raises-1-billion-in-vista-led-round/) IBM wanted to correct 'seniority mix' by firing older staff (https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/14/ibm_age_discrimination_court_documents/) JPMorgan Is the First Bank Into the Metaverse, Looks at Business Opportunities (https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/15/jpmorgan-is-the-first-bank-into-the-metaverse-looks-at-business-opportunities/) Coinbase's bouncing QR code Super Bowl ad was so popular it crashed the app (https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/13/22932397/coinbases-qr-code-super-bowl-ad-app-crash) VMware, Nvidia team up on AI-powered hybrid cloud platform (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/14/vmware-nvidia-team-up-on-ai-powered-hybrid-cloud-platform/) Google Search Is Dying | DKB (https://dkb.io/post/google-search-is-dying) Fantastical update adds cloud-based scheduling features (https://sixcolors.com/post/2022/02/fantastical-update-adds-cloud-based-scheduling-features/) 20 years of .NET: Microsoft's Scott Hunter on the developer platform's "amazing journey" (https://www.techrepublic.com/article/20-years-of-net-microsofts-scott-hunter/) ****- 'Where is my office anyway?' As COVID recedes, remote workers prepare to head back (https://www.npr.org/2022/02/17/1080881870/return-to-the-office-remote-work-hybrid-schedule-worker-productivity) AWS brings its Local Zones mini data centers to 32 new cities (https://techcrunch.com/2022/02/16/aws-brings-its-local-zone-mini-data-centers-to-32-new-cities/) Launching and Scaling Data Science Teams: Three Years Later (https://ian-macomber.medium.com/launching-and-scaling-data-science-teams-three-years-later-f1fa6f25b4ae) Shades of DevOps - Related Job titles (https://www.jedi.be/blog/2022/02/11/shades-of-devops-roles/) Snyk Acquires Fugue, Enters Cloud Security Market (https://snyk.io/news/snyk-acquires-fugue-enters-cloud-security-market/) 1Password for SSH & Git (Beta) | 1Password Developer Documentation (https://developer.1password.com/docs/ssh/) Nvidia writes off $1.4bn in aftermath of failed Arm merger (https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/17/nvidia_arm_results/) Intel to acquire contract chipmaker Tower Semiconductor for $5.4B (https://venturebeat.com/2022/02/15/intel-to-acquire-contract-chipmaker-tower-semiconductor-for-5-4b/) Meta closes Kustomer deal after regulatory approval (https://www.reuters.com/technology/meta-closes-kustomer-deal-after-regulatory-approval-2022-02-15/) Introducing Gitpod for Open Source (https://www.gitpod.io/blog/gitpod-for-opensource) Spotify acquires Podsights and Chartable to advance its podcasting business (https://www.reuters.com/business/spotify-acquires-podsights-chartable-advance-its-podcasting-business-2022-02-16/) Nonsense Buc-ee's plans first store outside of the South (https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2022/02/11/buc-ees-expansion-colorado.html?ana=TRUEANTHEMFB_AU&csrc=6398&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2g1jbZKpebJ2D5BSLlURVrZzEZTDPxPy6rXi1EGmpkgSRgN0b78gprzI0) Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Mary J. Blige & Kendrick Lamar FULL Pepsi Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show (https://youtu.be/gdsUKphmB3Y) Recycled bulletproof vests may boost the range of electric cars 5-fold, and extend battery life to 10 years (https://www.businessinsider.com/recycled-bulletproof-vests-may-increase-electric-car-range-5-fold-2022-2) All Blacks sale gets green light after players agree to private equity deal (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/feb/17/all-blacks-sale-gets-green-light-after-players-agree-to-private-equity-deal) Learning Things From Internet Videos — Postlight — Digital Strategy, Design and Engineering (https://postlight.com/insights/learning-things-from-internet-videos) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. 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Pastie app. B2B TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@firmlearning/video/7050578875159547141?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1). And, Streaming Coté (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8cRg_d0Qzq_1b6KUS3yI5w). Matt: Hands on a Hardbody (https://mailchimp.com/presents/film/hands-on-a-hardbody/) - On MailChimp? Photo Credits Header Image (https://unsplash.com/photos/TFRezw7pQwI) CoverArt (https://unsplash.com/photos/wSkfttEaBw8)

So much of product management is about getting to launch, but what (and how) you learn when the product is live is when the data story begins. This week, Paul and Rich chat with data enthusiast — and Postlight's Senior Product Manager — Reed Whitmont. Reed shares what goes into a solid analytics setup, what your funnel should look like, and how to use your data's story to refine an even better product.

A little while back, Paul and Rich did an episode on the promises of Web3 — but there's still more to be said. This week, they chat with internet pioneer Michael Sippey to get more clarity on what Web3 entails. Michael explains the three main components that make up Web3 (think DeFi, NFTs, and DAOs) and shares why he's so excited about its possibilities. Links:Michael Sippey Tim O'Reilly - What is Web 2.0Nexus Mutual Nouns Project Friends With Benefits

This week Paul and Rich send us a message from the future in the year 2058. A lot has happened since 2022 (like Paul Ford becoming the President of the United States of America). Paul and Rich report on the state of the world, from vaccines to climate to the state of software, and share what we could have done differently.

The world of software and technology has never been so employed. From product designers to product managers to engineers, the need for finding new talent abounds. But what about retaining existing talent? Postlight's dear friend and returning guest, Tim Meaney, joins Rich and Paul to offer his tips for making your best talent want to stay.Links:Tim Meaney Twitter

Six months ago, Gina Trapani and Chris LoSacco took over as CEO and President of Postlight, respectively. This week, they join Paul and Rich to discuss their new roles, the leadership transition, and why Gina thought it might never happen. Chris and Gina also share their vision for Postlight's future and what they'll tackle first. Here's to a new year and new opportunities!

This week we discuss how the industry reacted to the Log4j vulnerability and the merits of going Multicloud. Plus, some thoughts on printer paper. Rundown Log4j and OSS Security warning: New zero-day in the Log4j Java library is already being exploited (https://www.zdnet.com/article/security-warning-new-zero-day-in-the-log4j-java-library-is-already-being-exploited/) ‘Extremely bad' vulnerability found in widely used logging system (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/10/22828303/log4j-library-vulnerability-log4shell-zero-day-exploit) What you need to know about the Log4J vulnerability rocking the internet (https://blog.f-secure.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-log4j-vulnerability-rocking-the-internet/) Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Popular Java Library Log4j (https://www.govcert.ch/blog/zero-day-exploit-targeting-popular-java-library-log4j/) Paying people to work on OSS (https://twitter.com/grhmc/status/1470074108327215118?s=21) Don't pay people to work on OSS? (https://twitter.com/littleidea/status/1470393230256533505?s=21) AWS Outage and Multicloud Is multi-cloud getting more popular? (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/12/aws-outage-and-hashicorp-ipo-point-to-a-multicloud-future.html) It always has been, also, it means a lot (https://www.getrevue.co/profile/cote/issues/cote-s-commonplace-book-issue-56-889420). Summary of the AWS Service Event in the Northern Virginia (US-EAST-1) Region (https://aws.amazon.com/message/12721/) https://www.whoownsmyavailability.com Relevant to your interests Oracle swings to loss because of payment tied to dispute over former CEO Hurd's employment (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/09/oracle-orcl-earnings-q2-2022.html) Snowflake stock soars after software sales more than double (https://www.marketwatch.com/story/snowflake-stock-soars-after-software-sales-more-than-double-11638393921) Better.com CEO Vishal Garg steps back as employees detail how he ‘led by fear' (https://techcrunch.com/2021/12/10/better-com-ceo-vishal-garg-steps-back-as-employees-detail-how-he-led-by-fear/) Top Excel experts will battle it out in an esports-like competition this weekend (https://www.pcworld.com/article/559001/the-future-of-esports-is-microsoft-excel-and-its-on-espn.html) Is multi-cloud getting more popular? (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/12/aws-outage-and-hashicorp-ipo-point-to-a-multicloud-future.html) Who gets left out of ‘bootstrapping'? (https://thehustle.co/who-gets-left-out-of-bootstrapping/?utm_source=sunday%20-%2012/12) SnapLogic raises $165M to accelerate enterprise automation via data integration (https://siliconangle.com/2021/12/13/snaplogic-raises-150m-accelerate-enterprise-automation-via-data-integration/) Take one last look at Google Toolbar, which is now dead (https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/12/happy-21st-birthday-to-google-toolbar-which-inexplicably-still-exists/) The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WU0gvPcc3jQ) Apple Officially Delays macOS Monterey Universal Control Until Spring 2022 (https://www.macrumors.com/2021/12/13/apple-delays-universal-control/) Software start-up Airtable hits $11 billion valuation in latest funding, adds Salesforce, Michael Dell as investors (https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/13/low-code-software-start-up-airtable-worth-11-billion-in-new-funding.html) Noname Security Becomes First API Security Unicorn (https://nonamesecurity.com/blog/noname-security-becomes-first-api-security-unicorn) Catching Up On Cloud Infrastructure Startups After The HashiCorp IPO (https://www.forbes.com/sites/rscottraynovich/2021/12/14/catching-up-on-cloud-infrastructure-startups-after-the-hashicorp-ipo/) GitLab acquires Opstrace - FAQ (https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-acquires-opstrace-faq/62844) Nonsense How to speak Australian : Abbreviate Everything (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDb_WsAt_Z0) Recycling Center - Sorting Aluminum and Steel (https://youtu.be/BuBIDn9kkY8?t=79) NIKE, Inc. Acquires RTFKT (https://news.nike.com/news/nike-acquires-rtfkt) A Quadruped Humanoid Robot Might Be Able To Do It All (https://spectrum.ieee.org/delivery-robot-anymal) Busy Simulator (https://busysimulator.com/) Sponsors strongDM — Manage and audit remote access to infrastructure. Start your free 14-day trial today at strongdm.com/SDT (http://strongdm.com/SDT) CBT Nuggets — Training available for IT Pros anytime, anywhere. Start your 7-day Free Trial today at cbtnuggets.com/sdt (https://cbtnuggets.com/sdt) Postlight — Postlight co-founders Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk tech, business, ethics, and culture. Subscribe to the Postlight Podcast: https://postlight.com/podcast Conferences THAT Conference comes to Texas January 17-20, 2022 (https://that.us/events/tx/2022/) Software Defined Talk Live Recording - THAT (https://that.us/activities/onqzzIqfp9NOeyLm67SY) Discount Codes: Everything Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriends75 3 Day Camper Ticket ($50 off): SDTFriends50 Virtual Ticket ($75 off): SDTFriendsON75 DevOpsDays Chicago 2022: Call for Speakers/Papers (https://sessionize.com/devopsdays-chicago-2022/), May 10 & 11th, 2022 CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, DevOps Days Birmingham AL, 2022 Call for Speakers (https://www.papercall.io/devopsdays-2022-birmingham-al) . April 18 & 19th, 2022 CFP closes on Jan 31, 2022, SDT news & hype Join us in Slack (http://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/slack). Get a SDT Sticker! Send your postal address to stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com (mailto:stickers@softwaredefinedtalk.com) and we will send you free laptop stickers! Follow us on Twitch (https://www.twitch.tv/sdtpodcast), Twitter (https://twitter.com/softwaredeftalk), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/softwaredefinedtalk/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/software-defined-talk/) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi3OJPV6h9tp-hbsGBLGsDQ/featured). Use the code SDT to get $20 off Coté's book, (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt) Digital WTF (https://leanpub.com/digitalwtf/c/sdt), so $5 total. Become a sponsor of Software Defined Talk (https://www.softwaredefinedtalk.com/ads)! Recommendations Brandon: Apple Legacy Contact (https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/12/14/how-to-set-up-legacy-contacts-on-ios-15) Matt: (https://k8slens.dev)A.P. Bio (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6461726/) Coté: Texas Sun (https://open.spotify.com/album/4HFO9PDRxsdbcegkcNhxgz?si=1VPg7l8NRriNVxR03eJ7LQ). Also, the song Coté was trying to remember, “Didn't I,” by Darondo (https://open.spotify.com/track/6Dq2LzijkY9WNPwBGDah4L?si=wBlYORO7RV6GOTfWSZILRA) - an example of perfection. Number two on that list (https://open.spotify.com/track/3PrqRBsMdy8eZkbDqDb32p?si=88b4da23bcd94c84). Photo Credits Banner Picture (https://unsplash.com/photos/UdDCjj0rR7c) CoverArt (https://unsplash.com/photos/Wpnoqo2plFA)

Will Web3 help decentralize the web and give us more privacy, or will it fall into the same old traps? This week, Gina Trapani joins Paul and Rich to dissect Web3 and its many utopian promises. Are they right to be critical of it, or is their point of view out-of-touch? Probably — but there's still a lot to discuss.

This week we discuss the State of Developer Relations and Cloud Adoption Trends. Plus, some thoughts on taking out the trash. Rundown State of devrel 2021 (https://www.stateofdeveloperrelations.com/_files/ugd/383279_55d4ef5b6f3847c188639d20f3f31b01.pdf) The Cloud in 2021: Adoption Continues (https://www.oreilly.com/radar/the-cloud-in-2021-adoption-continues/) Relevant to your interests AWS Primitives (https://twitter.com/sogrady/status/1466464691312594955?s=21) An Engineer's Hype-Free Observations on Web3 (and its Possibilities) (https://www.psl.com/feed-posts/web3-engineer-take) Meta Selects AWS as Key, Long-Term Strategic Cloud Provider (https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20211201005108/en/Meta-Selects-AWS-as-Key-Long-Term-Strategic-Cloud-Provider) @Werner vs @QuinnyPig (https://twitter.com/werner/status/1466803730934734849?s=21) Unleash the Booch on No Code (https://twitter.com/grady_booch/status/1467278429221384193?s=21) A Top SoftBank Executive Wants $2 Billion in Pay. His Boss Disagrees. (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/03/business/softbank-marcelo-claure-masayoshi-son.html) Someone stole $120 million in crypto by hacking a DeFi website (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/2/22814849/badgerdao-defi-120-million-hack-bitcoin-ethereum) FTC sues Nvidia to preserve Arm's status as “Switzerland” of semiconductors (https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/12/ftc-sues-nvidia-to-preserve-arms-status-as-switzerland-of-semiconductors/) How H-E-B got into livestreaming (https://www.grocerydive.com/news/how-h-e-b-got-into-livestreaming/610935/) The Winklevoss Twins' Crypto Exchange Just Raised $400M (https://www.builtinnyc.com/2021/11/22/gemini-raises-400m-7b-valuation-winklevoss-crypto-hiring) Microsoft will charge 20% more for Office 365 (https://twitter.com/jordannovet/status/1467932100527632389) Prayers up for our Better.com layoff victims. #layoff #remotework #teamremote #workfromhome #corporate #9to5 (https://m.tiktok.com/v/7038608341731691823.html?_d=secCgwIARCbDRjEFSACKAESPgo85n%2BtKIwo1Zhqn4KTcyroixZ%2FDA8lQYFxeSIpCqXVWLAncwFASfJBaYShvEGUS%2FMGXSehfMJ3NZVGOvAZGgA%3D&checksum=eaad8d27a15f6b79885fc253d8a2c4e8c08460d79884cbf7bc70c937b1a945d1&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAA0HTt90iOfdDeuCxbCJ90nZmvHaieIsIe8dMxMIXWtMD0S9s2k4mM58aBqknhPDlp&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=7038608341731691823&share_link_id=412686F9-9887-49F9-A2AB-D70149209B02&source=h5_m×tamp=1638830750&tt_from=copy&u_code=dkl91gk6a054k8&user_id=7011150160509174789&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy) Lies, damned lies, and (Cloudflare) statistics: debunking Cloudflare's recent performance tests (https://www.fastly.com/blog/debunking-cloudflares-recent-performance-tests) AWS Top Secret-West (https://twitter.com/aselipsky/status/1468062726656167937?s=21) Social Media Trends 2022 (https://www.hootsuite.com/research/social-trends) $50M to reinvent security automation (https://torq.io/blog/a-new-beginning-security-automation/) Anyscale - Introducing Anyscale: The Future Is Distributed (https://www.anyscale.com/blog/the-future-is-distributed) GitGuardians announces a $44M fundraise to further enable the AppSec Shared Responsibility Model (https://blog.gitguardian.com/announcing-our-44m-fundraise-to-further-enable-the-appsec-shared-responsibility-model/) Liqid raises $100M as demand for composable data center infrastructure grows (https://siliconangle.com/2021/12/07/liqid-raises-100m-demand-composable-data-center-infrastructure-grows/) Launched Managed Kubernetes service (https://serverspace.io/services/managed-kubernetes/) An Amazon server outage is causing problems for Alexa, Ring, Disney Plus, and others (https://www.theverge.com/2021/12/7/22822332/amazon-server-aws-down-disney-plus-ring-outage) The Trump SPAC Did a PIPE (https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-12-06/the-trump-spac-did-a-pipe) Salesforce, Zoom lead $580M investment in call center software company (NYSE:CRM) (https://seekingalpha.com/news/3777464-salesforce-zoom-lead-580m-investment-in-call-center-software-company) Kelsey wades into Bitcoin (https://twitter.com/kelseyhightower/status/1468263886323261443?s=21) AppNeta Acquired by Broadcom in Order to Bring Its Award-Winning Visibility Platform to the World's Largest Enterprises (https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/appneta-acquired-by-broadcom-in-order-to-bring-its-award-winning-visibility-platform-to-the-world-s-largest-enterprises-835894275.html) New Horizons for Open Source (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021_LF_Annual_Report_120721c.pdf) VMware Tanzu Application Platform with TriggerMesh (https://tanzu.vmware.com/content/white-papers/vmware-tanzu-application-platform-with-triggermesh) A Message from Our CEO: Investing in CloudBees Customers and the Future (http://) Software maker HashiCorp raises $1.2 billion in U.S. IPO -source (http://) Hyperscalers don't appreciate the needs of SMBs - what should AWS be doing at re:Invent? 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What is Web3, and why should we care about it? Will it be the digital revolution that brings the internet back to its decentralized and democratic roots? This week, internet expert (and Postlight CEO) Gina Trapani joins Rich and Paul to chat about their experiences with different iterations of the web and break down how it ended up so siloed, control-driven, and centralized. Will Web3 save us? Stay tuned.

Paul and Rich are proud New Yorkers through and through, but sometimes they can't help but feel jealous that California kicked NYC to the curb when it comes to tech and Silicon Valley. This week, they unpack how that happened and try to figure out what it is about California that sparks innovation. They also speculate what the next technological revolution will look like and discuss whether or not we're on the cusp of a crypto explosion.

It's no secret that the past two years have shaped the ways we work with others. We have a growing constellation of tools at our disposal that all orbit around our sun: Slack. But why does it still feel like none of those tools talk to one another? This week, Rich and Paul chat about that disconnect and how it affects the way we work. They also envision a more streamlined future for tools and a better way to communicate.

It's been a few weeks since Zuckerberg's video broke the internet, but does anyone actually know what the metaverse is? This week Paul and Rich chat with journalist Choire Sicha to figure it out. Will it be a radical new way to live in the future, or did Facebook only need a new story to tell? Together, they predict what digital platforms will look like in 20 years and what such changes will mean for all of us.Links:Choire Sicha TwitterZuckerberg Pivots to Creators and Renames Facebook Meta - Choire Sicha

Tom Watson and Stefan Borsje are avid photographers and creators of the new photography app, Glass. This week they join Paul Ford and Michael Shane, Postlight's Head of Digital Strategy, to talk about developing the app for their fellow photographers. They also share why they chose community funding over venture capital, highlight the importance of transparency with your users, and discuss defining product success when growth isn't the primary focus.Links: Glass Are.na Ravelry Metafilter Nolt 

Clay Shirky is a man of many talents — author, educator, and now Vice Provost of Educational Technologies at the New York University. This week, Clay joins Paul and Rich to discuss his role in procuring tech for a large educational institution and shares how the pandemic made us more aware than ever of ed tech's shortcomings. He also breaks down the dangers of optimizing for stability instead of flexibility. Could low-code solutions be the answer for universities? Clay thinks so, but it's not always that easy. Links:Clay Shirky TwitterHere Comes EverybodyMeet the Numtots

What's a Product Discovery Coach? This week Teresa Torres joins Paul and Rich to break down the mystique of her job title and the important work behind it. They discuss all things product development, and Teresa shares how unearthing product assumptions can help you achieve a better final outcome. Teresa also explains why you should expect your ideas to fail — and use that failure to your advantage.

As an actor and communications coach, Bill Smartt knows how to speak to the room — both in person and online. Bill has been working with Postlight for years, and this week, he joins Paul and Rich with tips on how to communicate effectively and give that presentation you're nervous about. He breaks down how to structure your deck, shares how to make eye contact on a video call, and discusses the importance of rehearsing.

Paul Ford may have coined the term “content strategist” but he's certainly not the only expert in it. This week Paul and Rich are joined by Postlight's Associate Director of Digital Strategy, Chappell Ellison, to discuss the three pillars of content strategy. She also discusses the difference between editorial and technical content strategists, shares her journey in finding the role, and explains why content strategy work will only continue to grow.Links: Chappell Ellison Chappell Ellison Twitter Probable Futures

It's the 300th episode of the Postlight Podcast! To celebrate, Paul and Rich talk with Steph Colbourn, founder and CEO of editaudio and producer of the podcast since early days. Steph gives the inside scoop on how the podcast gets made, what makes a great one, and the latest developments in the podcast production industry. She also shares Rich and Paul's best (worst?) bloopers from the cutting room floor.Links:editaudioSteph Colbourn - Twitter Ali Sirois - LinkedInIzotope NowThis Kids Podcast Episode 141 - (Paul's Deeper Voice Episode)

So, you've agreed on what you'll deliver and signed the contract, but then a stakeholder asks for one more thing. And one more thing. Change is bound to happen when you're shipping software — how do you keep your project on track? In part three of the Catalyst Live! event series, Paul and Rich share tips on managing change from the get-go and explain when it's okay to say no. As always, they top it all off by answering listener questions.Links:Catalyst WhitepaperYou Can't Fix a Relationship With a Contract

Both Rich and Vicky didn't start off in software, so how did they end up there? This week Rich is joined by Postlight's Head of Product Management, Vicky Volvovski, to talk about their professional paths. They discuss what drives them and share tips on how to get that next role you have your eye on. Hint: Don't be afraid to show your work in progress.Links:Vicky Volvovski A Remote Success Story - Postlight Podcast Postlight Careers 

Acronyms can feel cheesy, but they sure are effective — in the world of software and beyond. This week Paul and Rich discuss the value of naming your initiatives and urge you to embrace the inevitable acronym that will follow. They chat about how strong naming can help teams internalize processes and rally around projects. They also discuss how the power of naming has been a powerful communication tool of the pandemic.Links:QORETuskegee Study - CDC

If you've been a customer of Amazon Web Services, you know the billing nightmares of services that weren't built to talk to each other. After learning firsthand, Corey Quinn founded The Duckbill Group to help companies tackle their confusing and wildly expensive AWS bills. This week, he joins Paul and Rich to share advice on cutting down your AWS bill and tips on what cloud services you should be using.Links:The Duckbill GroupLast Week in AWSCorey Quinn - Twitter

The MTA is one of the largest transit systems in the world, and recently, Postlight helped take it digital. This week Joshua Gee, Director of Digital Customer Experience at the MTA, joins Paul and Rich to get into the nitty-gritty of updating massive government systems. From legacy platforms to procurement to getting different parts of government to talk to each other, they chat about implementing new tech platforms at the government level and why it is often so difficult.Links:Joshua Gee Postlight's Digital Transformation at the MTA 

Since the 1950s, Fender has been one of the leading names in music. Six years ago, Ethan Kaplan pitched Fender to build out a digital take on a traditionally analog experience — guitar lessons. This week, Paul and Rich sit down with Ethan to discuss how he pitched the idea to the team and why Fender needed a digital strategy. He also shares valuable project management advice and REM album recommendations.Links: Ethan Kaplan Twitter Fender Play Fender Tune

Deadlines might be the best productivity tool invented to date. But what are other ways to motivate your team? This week Paul and Rich grapple with how to operationalize work processes without exerting too much power. They also give cheeky tips for employees to navigate deadlines with their bosses.Links:Paul Ford - Wired

Exciting things are happening at Postlight! This week Paul and Rich introduce the new President and the new CEO of Postlight. Paul and Rich explain why they are stepping back into their roles as Co-Founders and share what they'll be doing next. Also, Gina Trapani and Chris LoSacco talk about their new roles and what they envision for the future of the firm. Don't worry — the Postlight Podcast isn't going anywhere. Links: Gina Trapani Chris LoSaccoDigital Transformation for the MTA Careers at Postlight

Billionaires live in a different reality — but that's no reason why you can't connect, communicate, and collaborate. This week Paul and Rich share tips for successfully communicating with the wealthiest leaders. They explain the importance of keeping it simple and why billionaires often respond with gusto when you tell them what they shouldn't do.

Agendas are important, but can you stick to them too much? This week Paul and Rich break down how to transform your meeting from a rigid list of bullet points to a more creative and collaborative environment. They discuss how remote work has changed meeting dynamics and share what they've missed about the spontaneous, quick-fire meetings brought on by working in person.

As the Co-Founders of Postlight, Paul and Rich don't often hack away and engineer anymore. This week though, Rich shares a little side project he's been working on. He breaks down why he's programming in Python and shares his realization that although the languages may change, the problems stay the same.Links: Flask Frozen Flask FlutterWhat is Code? - Paul Ford

Throughout his engineering career, Andrew Childs used his fair share of project management tools. None of them felt quite right, so he quit his job and built his own — Clubhouse.io. Andrew joins Paul and Rich to discuss why the tool has become so popular at Postlight, and how it's managed to survive in such a crowded project management marketplace.Links:Clubhouse.io Whimsical Mural Don't Let the Backlog Drive Your Product - Rich Ziade

What happens when software eats the world? Industry veterans Paul Ford and Rich Ziade chat with their friends about technology, design, and business from a distinctly East Coast point of view. Decades of experience inform their no-BS, quick-witted patter about what digital transformation really means. Created by Postlight, the digital product studio they co-founded in New York City.

  What Is Creative Capital, Anyway?: This week, Paul Ford and Rich Ziade meet with Jules Ehrhardt, founder of Creative Capitol Studio FKTRY, the author of the term ‘digital product studio’, and an advocate for authenticity. On this episode, we talk about the problems with the old-guard agency model, where creatives are going instead, and how creativity is commodified and sold like sausage links. How does authenticity impact design? How are we changing the way we think about creativity by defining the language around it? Jules — 3:15: “I think one of the problems the industry has is that people who are representing the industry and interfacing with partners and brands or clients, they don’t actually have a deep empathy and understanding for creativity.” Paul — 5:25: “Sometimes we’re just delivering bad news to people. Like hey, that’s actually going to be hard and expensive. I hate to say it because I can see how optimistic and enthusiastic you are, but building things is really hard and it’s going to take a lot of time. That’s actually been really effective for us.” Jules — 7:35: “There [are] enough people out there in this city, in this country, in the market who have been sold wonderful things and been disappointed. So for me, the only place to be is real, and in a world of perfect information — which we don’t live in — you will find your place and you’ll find that work.” Jules — 8:45: “Our expertise is working with you, deploying our processes to get to a better place. You say that and it’s completely true, but then they’re going to reflect on this super-polished bullshit that they’ve just been presented by an agency. […] Yes, there’s a degree of sales if you want to call it [that], but it’s true, even in the honesty you’re actually doing the job of sales.” Jules — 11:20: “The perception of this space [as an agency], there’s definitely a contagion effect from the worst practices of the industry.” Jules — 13:05: “That was one of the miss-steps of the add-on marketing industry of pretending to do digital product work by just basically redressing case studies. In fact, rather than building product teams and product processes and getting away from the creative director model top-down, they’re going bottom-up.” Jules — 17:45: “You’ve got tech companies providing a compelling alternative for creatives and people are increasingly going tech-side for better salaries and different conditions.” Jules — 19:27: “I’m pushing something called ‘creative capital’. You can raise venture capital or you can raise creative capital. So for me, creative capital is a subset of Sweat Equity. What you do and what [teams I’m building] are capable of doing is making a pivotal impact upon a business.” Jules — 21:05: “We [the creative class] need to understand how angels work, how VCs work, how investors work, how pension funds work, and everyone else — we need to understand their language, their business models, build relationships and understanding so we can build and forge these new models where it’s not a zero-sum game, it’s a game in which we can all win.” Paul — 29:30: “The model is [to] name it, make a market, prove it’s real, and the rest of the entreprise — at it always does — will see it and go, ‘oh, that’s working, we should do that so we don’t get too far left behind.’” Jules — 29:45: “I believe that we in the creative class should be exploring the intersection between creativity and capital.” LINKS Track Changes: Are You My Digital Product Studio? State of The Digital Agency 2016 by Jules Ehrhardt State of The Digital Agency 2020 by Jules Ehrhardt FKTRY ustwo Accenture Acquisitions The 5 Cs R/GA Sweat Equity Special Purpose Vehicle Creative Class Track Changes is the weekly technology and culture podcast from Postlight, hosted by Paul Ford and Rich Ziade. Production, show notes and transcripts by EDITAUDIO. Podcast logo and design by Will Denton of Postlight.  

Harpal Singh Design is Not an Add-On: Why did it take so long for design to come back into the conversation? This week, Paul Ford and Rich Ziade talk about Digital Transformation and the marriage between Design and Engineering. We talk about how how the importance of design is often misjudged when it comes to Digital Transformation (hint: it’s crucial), and how what may be common sense to designers isn’t always common sense to others. What are people risking when they forgo good design? [soundcloud] ►iTunes/►SoundCloud/►Overcast/►Stitcher/►MP3 /►RSS Rich — 1:35: “The days of just getting a technology project up and running isn’t enough that you have to think about your whole business in terms of the world [having] changed, technology is part of everything and it needs to be part of how your business works.” Rich — 2:20: “People are fully digitized in terms of how they interact with the world, and that’s how they need to interact with your business.” Rich — 3:10: “This is something different. [Digital transformation] is about literally dismantling process as it exists today.” Rich — 6:30: “I’m old enough to remember when it was really hard to sell User Experience services to big companies. They just didn’t get it. They didn’t want to get it. It was just too bizarre.” Paul — 11:05: “I would say that without strong sea-level leadership, don’t do [a Digital Transformation project].” Rich — 12:25: “Probably one of the biggest public failures of a massive technology mandate is the Obamacare debacle.” Paul — 13:10: “That’s why Open Source is really good. Why are we building things for the government in secret? There could have been a collaborative public presence driven by a small team where that code was going right into the Commons.” Rich — 13:35: “The truth is, if you’re not able to transact on the web on your phone, you’re kind of screwed. You have to get there.” Rich — 17:45: “I think the way that they’re thinking about it is that design isn’t a phase or a discipline, but actually it’s no different than [somebody] saying I’m going to go ahead and build this sky scraper, but I’m going to skip the architect.” Rich — 21:25: “We don’t call them ‘designers’ at Postlight […] we call them Product Designers. The spirit behind it is that the designer is not peripheral. They’re key to the quality of the product, to the definition of the product, [and] how the product is going to be differentiated.” Paul — 22:00: “The engagement will fail if design doesn’t lead.” Paul — 28:35: “Design is about making that least possible effort — my god, don’t just throw a bunch of candy corn on the floor and call that dinner.” LINKS Chili’s To Go Digital Transformation Obamacare and Health Care Design User Interface Design Amazon Web Services IBM Track Changes is the weekly technology and culture podcast from Postlight, hosted by Paul Ford and Rich Ziade. Production, show notes and transcripts by EDITAUDIO. Podcast logo and design by Will Denton of Postlight.  

Jeffrey Zeldman and Dan Benjamin talk with Rich Ziade about how Arc90 manages the balance between product development and client services, and how to build a reputation when your client services agreements prevent you from having a public portfolio. Links for this episode:Readability - An Arc90 Lab ExperimentArc90 LabBASEMENT.ORGHome | Kindling Idea Management