On Path

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation:     Thomas Roccia on LinkedIn Thomas Roccia on X Thomas Roccia on Medium Visual Threat Intelligence (Book) by Thomas Roccia

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation:     JBO on LinkedIn JBO on X DEFCON talk by JBO

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation:     Semir on LinkedIn union4digital Clari   Show notes:  Growing up in a village in central Switzerland What prompted a move to London? Working in social care to welcome refugees Landing a job at Accenture Key learnings from consulting Least favorite aspects of consulting union4digital: a bucket for all things outside of daily work Semir's take on side hustles Discovering pre-sales and solution engineering Life at Salesforce What makes a good manager? Leading a team remotely Deciding between email and Slack Joining Clari through a cold message to the CEO Sales kick-off in 2022 Leveraging LinkedIn Posting consistently Prompts to overcome a blank page Advice for his previous self

Here are some relevant links from the conversation:    Patricia Bleiker on LinkedIn. Open Systems Scandit Thalwil, on the shores of Lake Zurich  Show notes: 2:02 How working from home is going 4:47 Working remotely: we're all on the same level 5:19 Growing up in Thalwil 10:05 Discovering Zurich 10:54 An extended trip to South America 20:23 Gaining practical experience while studying 22:20 Intensity of the Bachelors degree at ETH 27:19 Internships 31:16 Joining Open Systems 36:57 A second masters + getting into product marketing 43:14 Continual learning 47:18 Joining Scandit 51:25 Advice for her younger self

  Here are some relevant links from the conversation:   Jennine Heller on LinkedIn JHellerCoaching.com   Show notes:   1:08 How life is two years into the pandemic 2:50 Growing up at a half Jewish, half Puerto Rican household 4:33 Studying Computer Science 7:05 Getting a job 9:16 A love for art 10:19 Becoming a teacher in Malawi 15:42 Staying in touch with family and friends 17:49 The pre-internet, pre-smartphone experience 18:57 Meeting her husband over ultimate frisbee 21:14 Staring a company 23:13 Selling her company 26:07 The highs and lows of launching a venture 27:39 Soft skills 29:12 Finding her calling as an executive coach 34:01 Coaching line managers vs managers of managers 35:33 When do leaders look for a coach? 37:33 What does a successful coaching engagement look like? 40:48 The highs and lows of coaching 43:55 Advice to herself when starting

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation:  Andy Raskin on LinkedIn Andy Raskin on Medium (lots of great articles here, including the one linked below) The Greatest Sales Deck I've Ever Seen by Andy Raskin The Bigger Narrative (Andy's podcast on strategic narrative) Chill Beefs (Andy's podcast celebrating pet peeves) Victoria Zenoff (Andy's career coach)  Show notes:  2:02 Chill Beefs - Andy's new podcast 3:39 The many roles Andy has had 4:13 Getting interested in Japan 6:06 Working for Apple in Tokyo in the 90s 9:36 Miso soup 10:50 Lucky socks, lucky underwear 11:43 Becoming a writer 13:20 Interviewing Marc Benioff 16:10 Product Manager at Skype 19:51 Moving into product marketing 23:43 Free agent 28:02 Feeling nervous before a new engagement 30:32 Productizing your offering as a consultant 32:42 The sales deck is the story 34:38 The Bigger Narrative podcast 37:47 How Andy came up with the intro sequence 41:03 The next season (coming out soon) 42:17 Why Andy invests in a career coach 44:13 20 years with his career coach

Here are some relevant links from the conversation:\n\nJon Rooney on LinkedIn\r\n\nScott Guthrie\r\n\nShow notes:\n1:30 Crash course in programming\r\n\n3:05 Considering careers outside academia\r\n\n3:21 Andersen Consulting\r\n\n5:38 Instilling discipline at on-boarding\r\n\n6:58 An outsider in tech?\r\n\n8:37 Not even rocket science is rocket science\r\n\n10:09 What\'s changed about learning new topics\r\n\n11:23 Tech trainings for non-tech teams\r\n\n12:00 San Francisco at the peak of the dot-com bubble\r\n\n15:35 Monetizing the long-tail\r\n\n16:48 Mass layoffs\r\n\n20:19 Working on Windows Azure\r\n\n22:15 Server and Tools at Microsoft\r\n\n23:07 \"Don\'t monetize the developers, get them loving your stack\"\r\n\n24:24 The transition from on-premises to cloud\r\n\n28:11 Product Managers doing product marketing\r\n\n30:06 Joining Splunk\r\n\n33:18 Brought in to be the developer marketing person\r\n\n34:05 Internal moves and promotions\r\n\n38:10 Leading product marketing\r\n\n39:48 Hypergrowth: like a new company every year\r\n\n41:07 Zigging when everyone else is zagging\r\n\n44:25 From 80 to 1200 quota-carrying sales reps\r\n\n45:21 New Relic comes calling\r\n\n51:19 Joining Oracle\r\n\n53:15 A remote on-boarding\r\n\n54:01 Early-stage startup or enterprise?\r\n\n\r\n

Here are some relevant links from the conversation:\n\nSherryl Manalo on LinkedIn\r\n\nWomen @ Microsoft Switzerland\r\n\nShow notes:\n1:26 Demo fail\r\n\n3:39 Early childhood in the Philippines\r\n\n5:41 Moving to Nigeria\r\n\n9:15 Falling sick\r\n\n10:40 Adapting to a new reality\r\n\n11:45 Another move to Ausria\r\n\n13:33 Navigating the Austrian school system\r\n\n15:25 Starting a PhD in Physics\r\n\n16:13 Learning German\r\n\n17:13 Discovering coding\r\n\n21:36 Lessons in economics\r\n\n24:18 The challenges of small business\r\n\n26:42 Joining Microsoft\r\n\n29:07 Intrapreneurship within Microsoft\r\n\n30:47 Sherryl\'s day-to-day work today\r\n\n32:06 Role model growing up\r\n\n35:01 Women in tech\r\n\n37:17 Rapid-fire questions\r\n\n

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Nelson Haung on LinkedIn Conan O’Brien Needs A Frien‪d‬ on Apple Podcasts The Dave Chang Show on Apple Podcasts Show notes: 1:28 Nelson's last name 2:55 Growing up in Mountain View 6:20 Was working in tech a foregone conclusion? 8:29 Visiting Cisco in the early days 10:36 Why Electrical Engineering at UC Davis? 14:49 Background of Sales Engineering peers 15:50 Deciding to do an MBA 17:13 Highlights of the MBA 19:46 Would Nelson still do an MBA now? 21:17 Highlights from Salesforce 25:52 Why return to the Bay Area? 26:23 Leading marketing at Zinier 27:42 Joining as the first marketer 30:00 Key factors when hiring 31:25 Large tech company or startup? 33:57 What to look for in a manager? 36:20 Why take a sabbatical? 39:39 The reaction of friends and family 41:16 What next professionally for Nelson? 43:21 Nelson's favorite product-led companies 45:25 Rapid-fire questions 51:43 A love of surfing

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Braze.com where Sunny currently leads Global SMB Sunny on LinkedIn Omar Johnson on Wikipedia Pedro Martínez on Wikipedia Knowledge Project podcast Show notes: 2:02 Most memorable presentation 4:36 Immigrating to the United States 6:06 Being a Boston sports fan 7:35 Chance event that led to studying at WPI 11:47 Joining GE as an aeronautical engineer 13:47 Decision to pursue an MBA 17:56 Why Harvard? 20:42 Challenging moments as a founder CEO 26:19 The many roles of a founder CEO 27:33 Emotional experience of being acquired 30:08 Why marketing? 33:31 How would you explain product marketing? 37:12 What skills Sunny looks for when hiring Product Marketers 40:46 Sunny's recent promotion 43:59 Role models growing up 46:21 Becoming a father 48:39 Pivotal moments and best decisions 51:26 Rapid fire questions

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Jonathan Moffett (a.k.a. Sugarfoot) playing Smooth Criminal on the drums Usain Bolt in the 2011 World Championship Semi Finals (the key part is from minute 1:00 to 2:00) Show notes: 2:54 My semi-deportation from the United States 4:41 How moving often helped me deal with the sudden move 6:56 Comfortable with being an outsider 7:33 Where am I from? 7:48 What brought me to Switzerland 9:37 My work at startups 10:06 My shift from computer science to marketing 11:28 Marketing to software developers 12:57 Why I started the On Path podcast 16:10 A quote that shapes my view on careers 18:05 Who I look to for inspiration 21:33 How I integrate inspiration into my life 22:54 Creative pursuits: conceptualization vs execution 25:18 My family and the inspiration I get from them 28:40 My #1 travel recommendation 30:38 What I would want in an 80th birthday toast

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: siilo.com where Drashti currently leads marketing and brand Drashti Patel on LinkedIn First Round Review by First Round Capital "Today's CMO" article on Google Think Show notes: 1:05 Interning at Tom's shoes 3:19 Transition from individual contributor to manager 5:03 How Drashti explains her role 6:06 What is product marketing? 7:26 Product marketing at Microsoft 10:51 Drashti's process for nailing down brand 15:23 What shaped Drashti growing up? 16:19 Favorite book as a child 17:11 Moving from the US to the Netherlands 18:56 Work-life balance 20:01 How Drashti landed her job at Microsoft 23:24 Bootcamp at Microsoft 25:50 Still in touch with bootcamp mates 26:37 Takeaways from her time at Microsoft 27:53 Moving to an agency then startups 33:00 In-person vs virtual conferences 35:25 Influential people in Drashti's career 37:44 How to go about seeking a mentor 39:00 What she used to insist on that she's now flexible about 40:42 What she used to be flexible about that she now insists on 41:48 Life now as compared to envisioned a decade ago 44:15 Can she believe she's in Amsterdam? 43:48 Collecting hobbies as a hobby 46:04 Writing a children's book: Hamsterdam 46:48 What would a perfect day look like? 48:49 Drasthi's preferred tea 49:28 A bicycle work desk 50:34 Recommended blogs and reading

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Shikha's food blog: shikhalamode.com One of Shikha's on-demand webinars for Slack Shikha's online pastry classes Shikha on LinkedIn Show notes: 1:18 Swimming with sharks 2:42 What is product marketing? 4:36 What skills are needed to be a great product marketer? 6:17 Growing up in the Bay Area 7:55 How Shikha keeps in touch with people 9:42 Slack as a personal communication tool? 10:20 From a food blog to working in tech 12:56 Shikha's favorite pastry recipe 13:55 Working at high-growth ventures: Uber, Dropbox, Slack 14:39 Working in restaurants 15:49 Internal opportunities 17:14 Building internal relationships 17:42 Screen-free interaction 19:33 Influential people in Shikha's life 20:41 Great managers 21:29 How is life different than envisioned 10 years ago? 22:17 What Shikha doesn't compromise on anymore 24:06 Specific aspects of company culture 25:16 The impact of virtual on company culture 26:55 Important life lessons 28:43 Juggling being a professional pastry chef with a career in tech 30:32 Saying no to things to create time 31:52 Calendar blocks 32:50 Road trip from California to Vermont 36:20 Virtual pastry classes

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Bridgewater Associates Ray Dalio Principles by Ray Dalio Young, Gifted, and Non-dominant CORE at Columbia ABRA, a cryptocurrency startup Richard Feynman Rachel Syme, a writer Show notes: 1:29 100+ hours of user interviews 2:49 Interviewing a Bletchley park code breaker 4:11 How payments in the US differ from Europe 5:32 What is Bridgewater Associates? 7:09 The culture at Bridgewater 8:23 Discovering blind spots 14:42 Building product at Bridgewater 18:16 How Kevin landed his position 21:19 Growing up in Southern California 21:39 Kevin's love of reading 27:20 Kevin's first job working with city's Community and Parks Dept. 28:42 Co-founding Young, Gifted, and Non-Dominant 32:27 Serving as President of CORE at Columbia University 38:38 How Kevin plans to make future career decisions 40:25 "Seek out the counter-cultural. Live out your counter narrative. And dare to imagine better." 44:41 Kevin's perfect day

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

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: The Knowledge Project podcast The Peter Attia Drive podcast How to Get Rich by Naval Ravikant Ayrton Senna on Wikipedia Show notes: 1:50 Killer coffee 2:22 A perfect day 3:30 Dan's role at Google 6:16 Skills to be on Dan's team 8:07 Growing up in São Paulo 9:07 Personal safety 11:54 Industrial engineering at Georgia Tech 13:46 Getting into consulting with Deloitte 15:20 Deciding to do an MBA 17:46 What Dan got out of the MBA experience 19:31 Traveling with classmates 21:43 MBA coursework that served as a career inflection point 24:22 The second stint at Deloitte 26:30 How to be a stand-out candidate on the job market in 2020 28:20 How Dan landed his position at Google 30:38 People that have inspired Dan: Ayrton Senna 32:23 People that have inspired Dan: Naval Ravikant 37:08 How is life different than envisioned 10 years ago? 39:22 Decompress time in schedules 40:36 How being a father has changed Dan 42:20 Injecting a bit of Portuguese at home 43:04 Dan's love of golf 45:20 More on coffee 46:51 Recommended podcasts

 Here are some relevant links from the conversation:  Revisionist History podcast Rough Translations podcast Singular Show notes: 1:18 Studying Art History in university 3:41 Product Management 6:19 Background of Product Managers 7:31 What does Singular do? 8:33 Singular customers 9:35 Growing up in Venezuela 12:51 Moving to Canada 13:46 Adapting to a country that's much safer 15:48 Learning to love where you live 16:32 Moving to Israel 18:44 Learning Hebrew 21:15 Lisi's 85 year old grandmother 22:31 Summers in Peru 23:03 Lisi's great grandfather 24:05 Learning to be more confrontational 26:50 Discussing issues without attacking people 29:23 "You look tired" 29:49 Lisi's perfect day 30:28 Podcat recommendations

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Dan's TechTalk with a drone demo DevOps Cafe podcast Kubernetes on Wikipedia DevOps on Wikipedia Show notes: 1:06 Dan's drone demo 3:54 What is DevOps? 6:34 Automation is not the core purpose of DevOps 7:07 Growing up in Moldova 8:32 Being a competitive candidate on the job market 9:07 "Programming for Managers" course 14:58 Dan's career path so far 17:21 Hackathon at EY 19:27 What keeps Dan in DevOps? 21:03 Kubernetes Slack group 21:48 DevOps Cafe podcast 23:25 Influential people in Dan's life 24:38 A new interest 25:28 Conquering a fear 26:21 Dan's ideal day

Here are some relevant links from the conversation: Lumi by Pampers Boogaloo dance video by Yoav in Japan How I Built This Podcast Invisibilia Podcast Perpetual Traffic Podcast Kara and Nate Income Reports Show notes: 2:06 - What got Yoav in to dancing 3:06 - Lumi by Pampers 5:03 - What got Yoav in to marketing 8:41 - On setting KPIs 12:33 - Reviews in ecommerce 16:53 - Always treating your ecommerce store as a first iteration 17:40 - The value of email marketing in ecommerce 22:25 - HTML vs plain-text emails 23:20 - Working with agencies 26:31 - Resources to learn about ecommerce marketing 29:15 - In-house vs freelancers/agencies 32:54 - Trying new things 34:28 - Yoav's time in Japan 37:42 - Failures 39:21 - People who influenced Yoav 40:43 - Yoav's podcast recommendations 42:00 - A perfect day for Yoav 43:20 - Lessons Yoav has learned for himself 45:28 - Links between dance and life 47:45 - Hip hop and popping 51:08 - Money or time to solve challenges 53:44 - Kara & Nate Vlog Thank you very much for listening!