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- The "Most A/B Tests Perform Worse Than a Coin Flip" One: Travis Corrigan Part 2 of 2, busting blindspots, pragmatic vs statistical relevance and why personas don't workPart 2 of my conversation with Travis Corrigan. In this episode we discuss why most A/B tests perform worse than a coin flip, the difference between pragmatic relevance and statistical relevance, why most user persona's don't work, and a systematic process for overcoming blindspots. It was a conversation so nice, we had to publish it twice.30 min
- The Research as a Superpower One: Travis Corrigan Part 1 of 2, AI's impact on user research, conducting 1200+ user interviews & tips for creating your first project
Travis Corrigan who, majored in Entrepreneurship in college to combat the financial climate of the Great Recession, discusses how a car ride in Utah changed his life and led to his love for user research. Highlights include conducting over 1200 customer interviews, how AI is transforming the user research profession by reducing the biases of user research, creating a 400K row excel spreadsheet analyzing all of the VC funding round from 1980-2010, and paying it forward by teaching classes where he gives the gift of creating a first product for folks trying to break into Product. Also, a run-in with Jon Favreau at a Christmas Eve screening of Elf!
41 min - Chris Chenet: Homeless Tech, Diversity in Data and Pop-up Movie Theaters
Chris Chenet describes how his team approaches LA's homelessness challenges with technology, and how LA Tech4Good helps train folks to use data in more equitable ways. He also walks us through his journey into technology, in which he didn't even have a computer in his home until age 20!
26 min - Derek Kwan: Poker’s parallels to Product, creating internal champions, and Probabilistic thinking.Derek Kwan provides an amazing account of how creating organic relationships led to internal champions who helped catalyze his career. He also blows minds with the concept of Probabilistic thinking that’s not only aided him on the poker table, but also in building successful digital products.29 min
- Josh Grayson: Edutainment in Kids & Family Tech, Intrapreneurship, and a Roadside Dinosaur Wedding ProposalJosh Grayson looks back at how a summer job blossomed into a full-fledged career in Tech. He describes how creating a cross-section of fun, entertainment and learning led him from roles as a counselor and a digital intrapreneur at a kid's coding camp to NBC, Fender, and Amazon, all while remaining close to his passion for education and self-improvement tech.24 min
- Rhys Quirk: Grandpa’s Commodore 64, Early Days of Bluetooth & Finding Success After Being Laid OffRhys Quirk recalls being inspired to join tech via his Grandfather’s own work in digital transformation. He also describes his journey through the 2008 recession and advice for making it through the Layoffs of 2022 and 2023.30 min
- David Subar: ChatGPT vs the early days of ML/AI, science vs technology, and outcomes vs outputs
David Subar, Founder and Managing Partner of Interna, describes his early work in ML/AI and how it compares to the new world of ChatGPT. We also discuss the differences between science and technology as well as the evolution from output-based results to outcome-based results.
28 min - Miles Montes: Platform and Fintech PM, Founder, and Playing Halo + Getting Banned
Miles Montes discusses his journey into tech, turning a childhood passion into a professional career and enlightens us with one of the pieces of advice that helped him break into Product; if you want a role that is unavailable, "get into the role that you can now and work your way horizontally." He also describes his experience as a founder from leveraging his 401K to bootstrap a startup to participating in Techstars.
26 min - The Early Days of PM in SF One: Pam Yoon, Product in SF in the Dot-Com Era and the Industry of Product Management
Pam Yoon recounts her experiences working in Product during the Dot-Com era in San Francisco. We also discuss the "Industry" of Product Management; where it is today and where it is headed in the future.
24 min - The Renewable Energy One: Alec Miller, Data and renewable energy, and a needs based approach to Product
Alec Miller brings over 10 years of experience in renewable energy to the conversation where we discuss the critical importance of data and data management in current and future wind and solar farm deployments. We also chat about the needs-based approach to Product Management and his cameo on the TV show, Silver Spoons!
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About Founders In LA
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Welcome to the Founders In LA Podcast with Ethan Cole, PhD – where we shine the spotlight through the Product lens on some of the exceptional Startup Founders we have as part of the LA Tech Community…
in an unedited, one-take organic conversation. New guests each episode share their Startup’s purpose, their journey into becoming a Founder, and of course, what’s the most "LA" thing that’s happened to them (tech-related or not!).