Susie Conley

• Independent research lab, such as Inc & Switch, where they try to research for commercialization on a longer timeline by cutting off the corporation part of the equation

About Cal Newport's book, “So Good They Can’t Ignore You.” (Cal debunks the long-held belief that “follow your passion” is good advice.) Career capital is the accumulation of specialization and skills, as well as reputation, network, and people who know you and your work well. Kevin Kwok, a tech investor applies a compelling P/E ratio analogy to ca... See more

9:04 - Reflecting on the difference between a finance career and tech career. In finance everything is zero sum. If you get a trade idea you should try not to leak it before you’ve established your position. And then once you’ve established it, fine to go ahead. Whereas in tech, we share our code. We get up on stage and we share our failures. It’s ... See more

0:00 - People are drawn to you for your specific skillset that only you can fill. There’s a U-shaped hole in the universe. And you created that gravitational pull that people find you. And I think as far as careers go, the more unique you are, the more un-subsitutable you are, the better compensated you will be. And the more you enjoy your job.

Ramses Career origins to becoming community manager for Logseq, a notetaking software as "open-source knowledge base." In learning many languages, Ramses has built skills in community building and in notetaking. Language learning hugely benefits from community support. Now there are new tools in flashcards & notetaking as well. These factors al... See more

It wasn’t until I read “The Wisdom Way of Knowing,” by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, that I began to wonder if something was getting lost in our culture’s emphasis on time management. In the book, Ms. Bourgeault describes her rationale for how she organized a retreat for participants seeking to deepen their spirituality: “On Eagle Island... See more

41:40 - The danger of developing on top of platforms is that you're basically always at risk of the platform eventually replicating their own version of your app. Take for example what Apple did with Sherlock app. It copied to create what is now Spotlight, a feature built into the platform. 42:30 developers on a platform should realize they are doi... See more