A half hour discussion of realities of life in general and in technology. Quarantine amplifies some of the challenges. Lots of idiot savant wisdom from my 35 plus year career building technology products. Some interesting stuff in here that relates to attitude, approach to interacting with people, and providing a growth experience for everyone you intersect with. Get specific with one person and discuss my current team (with the appropriate focus on NDA and personal privacy issues for most people involved). Stories from my life raising money as a CTO pitching and working with VCs such as the classic question: "what is your succession plan if you were hit by a bus?" Believe it or not this is an incredibly common question and proves more difficult to answer than you would have thought even if you're not an arrogant narcissist. I try to soak of the rays of wisdom that every gifted and capable person I meet and let them merge into my essence through osmosis (note: liberties with science and analogies there!). Includes a discussion of "greatness" -- whatever that means to you.

This episode also features fade in and out music from my chaos-inspired song "Harsh Echoes of Quarantine" which began life as just an experiment in attempting to melt the tube in my little practice amp. Published under my new solo-band name: Pandemic Richie and the Quarantined. Slightly different portions of the song than the prior episode used.

The image was taken today at noon on Monday May 18, 2020 by MacOS PhotoBooth with me attempting to put on an exaggerated angry face. The shirt I'm wearing gives another hint to my anger dissipation strategy. It says: "I might look like I'm listening to you, but in my head I'm playing my guitar (or I'm thinking about buying another one...)." Over my shoulder on left is Time Magazine cover with Jibo robot on the cover from Nov 27, 2017 issue of Time. On my right is my trusty Fender Telecaster Custom Shop HH (the guitar used for both tracks of "Harsh Echoes...").