Here are some relevant links from the conversation:

• kirupa.com
• Doom, Quake, and Wolfenstein 3D video games
• Pixel art
• Kirupa's Youtube channel
• Kirupa's books on web development
• Microsoft Silverlight

Show notes:

• 2:12 IDDQD cheat code
• 3:03 An explanation of Product Management
• 4:27 Skills Kirupa looks for when hiring PMs
• 5:12 Solutions sometimes provided by a technical customer base
• 6:40 Why MIT?
• 7:51 Online personality = Offline personality
• 8:54 Working at large tech companies
• 10:54 Working on Silverlight tools
• 12:05 A love for pixel art
• 13:37 Gray areas of fields like design and development
• 15:54 Staring kirupa.com
• 19:31 Juggling a full-time career with side projects
• 20:39 Youtube videos
• 21:30 Kirupa's cat: a regular attendee at work meetings
• 22:25 Deciding what to invest time in
• 23:36 How working from home has changed things
• 24:58 Walking meetings
• 25:17 Influential people in Kirupa's life
• 26:37 The role of luck
• 28:36 Would any of this have been a surprise?
• 31:02 An 80th birthday toast
• 32:25 Ask for help early, ask for help often