From punch cards to streaming at Netflix: What can we learn from Peter Stout's career? (audio fix)
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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...