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3 Bosses Walk Into a Room

3 Bosses Walk Into a Room

Hosted by boss.radio

Episodes

13

Latest episode

Jun 2024

Language

EN

About the show

...and nothing gets done. Join us as we dive into the good, the bad, and the eye-opening of our experiences with work-culture and product-development at major tech companies. What's it really like to work for a FAANG company? How does it feel to have a tech-salary? How have our perspectives changed since joining and leaving the world's most influential organizations? Tune-in to find out. Find us on your favorite streaming services. Links on our website: boss.radio

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June 18, 2024Episode 1312 min

Conflicting Incentives: Product Managers vs You

In Episode 13 we explore obstacles and opportunities for creating great products. What does it mean to set expectations? What does it mean to lose trust in an organization? How can we handle the conflicting incentives that individuals and teams face?

June 10, 2024Episode 1213 min

FAANG insights on developing products and customer trust

What does it take to create a great product? How can you find that perfect market fit when you're not sure where to start? 💸 It's common for product teams to cut corners, but when you cut the wrong corners that can create bad situations for the users and for the company.  In Episode 12 we're sharing our experiences and our advice on how to do it right. 🫡

June 5, 2024Episode 1114 min

Mechanical Turk is People! Millions of people watching you shop

Amazon shut down their "cashier-less" stores, and with the announcement came the revelation that they've been still secretly operated by Amazon's human-powered "automation" system this whole time. 👀 It feels creepy to have strangers watching you shop.. But how did we get here? And what are the consequences? Join us for Episode 11 of the Boss.Radio Podcast 🎉

May 20, 2024Episode 1013 min

AI is coming for our photos. Should we care?

What's the difference between what we perceive and what is? 📸 Join us for episode 10 where we discover our own "If a tree falls in a forest..." thought experiment about the nature of recordings, and what matters to us. 🌲

May 13, 2024Episode 911 min

300 words per minute? Shorthand changed the world. Did it change you too?

There's some serious techno-philosophy in this short episode. Are you the same person when you send messages 💬 versus the person you are -in person-? If most of your social interactions happen online... which 'you' is the "real" 'you'? 👤 Don't miss Episode 9 of Boss.Radio.

May 6, 2024Episode 813 min

Automation is inevitable; May the best (customer) service win

In episode 8 we're chatting about parts of our lives that haven't been digitized, from pharmacies to notebooks, there's still a place for people in the world. On the other hand, the march of technology is inevitable. When it feels like AI is coming for all of us, how can we decide which parts of jobs should really be automated? 🤖

April 29, 2024Episode 716 min

What makes a Life-Changing Technology? Notebooks, Typewriters, and Computers (oh my!)

We're back for episode 7! ✌️🤚 We started off strong with an interesting prompt... and then we spent the whole time talking about "obsolete" technology. Who would've guessed? Do you have an archaic technology still filling the gap in your life? What time-tested tools do you still prefer to computers? Listen to our take in Episode 7 of the Boss.Radio podcast, and let us know what you think in the comments.

April 23, 2024Episode 614 min

Star Wars, Shareholders, and Economies of Scale?

"Synergy" the idea rocking the business world in the 1980s has come to the future to ruin your favorite products... so that sucks. What else happens when businesses scale? Is Han Solo living the life of the future or is he a cautionary tale for the collapse of capitalism? Tune in to Episode 6 of the Boss.Radio podcast and leave us your thoughts in the comments! 🫡

April 23, 2024Episode 513 min

Innovation, Steve Jobs, and the zero-sum game of Office Politics

What's the difference between derivative work and innovation? Why do big corporations stop innovating? Is creative stagnation inevitable after a certain scale? Welcome back to Episode 5 of the Boss.Radio podcast 💪

April 23, 2024Episode 413 min

Failure = Corruption? Expectations, Happiness, and The Corporate Ladder

Why do we so-often give up on hobbies and projects? Why does it feel bad to be a beginner? Does really it matter if you go into accounting, engineering, or baking? Don’t miss Episode 4 of the Boss.Radio podcast!

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