(AUDIO GLITCH) From punch cards to streaming at Netflix:What can we learn from Peter Stout's career?
This video has an audio glitch at about 13 minutes. Peter's answer to why he does not conduct code interviews was "blanked out" in a bit of an editing mishap. Watch this version of the same video to see what he says: • From punch cards to streaming at Netf...
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In a recent online discussion around the topic of "the mythical 10x engineer", a friend of mine made the bold claim "they're really not all that mythical."
When I asked them "what makes a 10x engineer then?" my friend simply replied: "Peter Stout."
In this interview we discuss Peter's career from his first interactions with technology to what he's up to today with a goal of learning as much as we can from his experience.
It is also important to note that Peter doesn't refer to himself as a 10x engineer. I found him to be humble, introspective and, incredibly generous with his time and knowledge.
I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I do and get as much insight into your professional practice as I have.
References:
the story of General Magic
wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General...
documentary: https://www.generalmagicthemovie.com/
A number of books were recommended during our chat.
Vernor Vinge: a fire upon deep https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Fire_...
leadership pipeline: https://ram-charan.com/books/the-lead...
Staff Engineer by Wil Larson https://staffeng.com
range https://davidepstein.com/the-range/
start with why https://simonsinek.com/product/start-...
the infinite game https://simonsinek.com/product/the-in...
leaders eat last https://simonsinek.com/product/leader...
viktor frankel: Man's search for meaning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27s...