This week I spoke to Tim Wegner, the CEO and co-founder of Workist. We discussed (amongst a lot of other topics)...

- How the past informs the future: from steam engines to AI driven knowledge work
- Previous experience as a physicist + consultant and the lessons learnt
- Projects never being fully formed or finished
- How the end user and customer is the most important element for creating a benchmark product
- Why Ready Player One is the real benchmark of the near future

Find out more about Workist: Workist.com

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This week I spoke with Zeke Arany-Lucas, a software generalist with a passion for building browsers with experience at Microsoft, Amazon + Forto.  I spoke with Zeke about... 

• how the society around tech has changed dramatically 
• How valuation is the only thing that’s stayed constant over Zeke’s 25 years
• Tech has flipped growing a business organically/naturally on it’s head over time
• Idolising the black swan monopolists Vs sustainable growth 
• Do companies need a lightning rod founder to create a zeitgeist/benchmarks
• Institutions are larger  than the individual
• Culture fosters great leadership 
• Leadership vs management 
• What hipsters and distractions have in common 
• Why we can’t spot a digital transformation until it’s in the rear view mirror
• Why you should consider language changes in your code 
• How do you define a career path in development

Find out more about Zeke: 

• Blog - https://blog.introspectivedeveloper.com 
• Contact - https://zeke.aranylucas.com

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This week I spoke to Alex Dohr.

 Alex is the CCO and a Partner at &why and talked about the following... 

- What is a digital benchmark 

- Why it matters when companies strive for a level of excellence 

- How  the connected world is pushing benchmarks forward

- What it means to be connected with people via digital possibilities

- We also introduce the podcast in detail and what we hope guests will have insight on

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