Elon is messing up and the sharks are circling. In his wake, we’ve seen the proliferation of new micro-blogging platforms to serve a disgruntled user base. Threads by Instagram(Meta) is the newest entrant and probably the biggest threat to Twitter’s dominance.

In this episode, we share some thoughts and immediate reactions

Getting into a new role can be daunting, often we think there’s a right way, an expectation. As you grow in it, you learn that it’s not as clear. It’s easy to get lost in the sauce - sometimes your own sauce. In this episode, we retro Sihle’s experience coming into his role as a technical lead.

ChatGPT will not change your life - probably. Neither will the 100s of AI tools being released alongside it. Although Innovation brings change, the heart of change is people; It’s people and their big brains. Technology alone isn’t enough. In this episode, we talk about the unspoken parts of successful software, technology and business.

In a hierarchy, employees tend to rise to their level of incompetence.

“In time, every post tends to be occupied by an employee who is incompetent to carry out its duties."

This week we chat about competence and how it affects teams. Can it be helped or fixed? Listen and let us know

With the continued layoffs happening around us, many might be feeling uncertain - especially because it’s now so close to home. In the episode, we have a deeper chat about the layoffs and give our perspective.

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South Africa has become a challenging th environment to operate in both as a business, consumer and even operator. From power failures to lack of innovation and competition.

In this episode we explore how much is enough technology, and is South Ahh doing enough

As the saying goes, “You never get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate for”. A lot of devs are reviewing their salaries and looking to bump the cheese up. How do you effectively do it?

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Tech has money - this is good. It means previously disadvantaged groups can make massive gains in bridging the past’s divide but to make the impact generational, we’re gonna have to establish some new habits especially where money is concerned.

How do we ensure the glass floor isn’t artificial? Where do we start?

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New year, better us. How we left was sudden - life happened. So much change in the world, so much to reflect on - lots to be grateful. We have a new timeslot next week but the same great insights!

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