For the start of Season 1(2) we have a computer that types loudly, an interesting list of things that Garret does not engage in, Todo’s not done, and a collection of ass-hat flexes. All of this and more as the team gets back together for another season of scaling a high-tech startup! 

00:00:00 - Pre Show

Mechanical Keyboards

Neti Pots

Dynamite Drop-ins

No Tyler this week

The “flexes” begin

00:01:28 - Show Start

New “Bat Time” / Same “Bat Show”

Darin lets devices tell him how to feel?

00:03:57 - Follow-Ups (with fun new lead in)

Back from a 1 month break (maybe 1 week)

Darin Got Sleep, James is amped up, Garret is giddy

2 of 3 solve problems, James absolutely does not

Strong “flexes” throughout

2 Todos not done

Tyler’s remote “flex” with a recording No Show

00:13:58 - The Headlines

Darin:

No more “pitter-patter”

Moments of Magic and Z.O.G.

Darin can hire people!

Garret

Rocket Fuel Book Club

Rocks = Pushing

New LTM and new routine

James - 3 “quick” points

“Meta EOS”

Seeing himself in clients

Asshat-ness

James is melting away

Growth Capital Journey Begins 

00:32:13 - Topic 1 - Hitting the Ceiling (take it in, there’s only one topic this week)

“Back to the Basics” check list

Simplify

Delegate

Predict

Systematize

Structure

Gotta do the hard work

Right People / Right Seats; Wrong People / Wrong Seats

Makes you do things you don’t want to do (remove the fear around people)

Can a department self identify that they have hit a ceiling?

One final flex 

Oops….one more flex

00:47:55 - Questions and Long Answers?

Level 1 or Level 2 day. What does that mean?

00:50:10 - End of Show (The Sing Out)

Who’s the best drummer ever?

00:51:03 - After Show

Darin explains the “nerd” version of V/I (SPOILER ALERT: it involves a ton of “modes”)

Vi(M) - The Programmers Text Editor