The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly provides a candid look into the top companies in business and tech. Go behind the scenes with industry and workplace leaders and explore work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and thrive in your career. Hosted by Jack Kelly and Rick Chen and presented by the professional social network Blind.
https://www.teamblind.com/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 14 hours 7 minutes
episode 20: Zach Nunn, Founder and CEO at Living Corporate: Why Most Diversity and Inclusion Programs Are Scams
Zach Nunn, Founder and CEO at Living Corporate
Zach thinks corporate diversity, equity and inclusion programs are a scam. He explains why most programs become nothing more than PR-driven memos or mandatory employee training. Finally, we tackle why some of the best-resourced companies, such as Google, Meta and PwC, haven't made an impactful change in the workplace just yet, despite spending millions of dollars and countless hours on diversity and inclusion...
episode 19: Jonathan Heiliger, Founder and General Partner at Vertex Ventures: The Winners to Pick in a Recession
Jonathan Heiliger, Founder and General Partner at Vertex Ventures
If you've read "The Hard Things About Hard Things," you're already familiar with Jonathan and his work. We ask the prolific B2B operator and investor how to pick startups and industries in a down market. He explains how to look at public comparables, determine whether you're a profit center or a cost center, and why the cloud may be your best bet.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/43ia43kr
episode 18: Sean Kim, Chief Product Officer at Kajabi: What I Learned at TikTok and Amazon
Sean Kim, President and Chief Product Officer at Kajabi
Sean explains what he learned from his failures as the head of product at TikTok and Amazon. He breaks down how to get recruited as an executive and what most product leaders at Amazon had in common. (Hint: It's not an MBA or coding.) Finally, he shares his foolproof method for becoming a product manager or owner.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ftpus17i
episode 17: Joe Gillespie, Former Head of Technical Recruiting at Robinhood: How Engineer Recruiting Really Works
Joe Gillespie, Former Head of Technical Recruiting at Robinhood
Joe reveals everything you want to know about technical recruiting from his time at Robinhood. He explains how recruiters find engineers, how to think about boosting your total compensation or job level, and why people get lowballed or down-leveled.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/ftpus17i
episode 16: Shailesh Kumar, Senior Vice President of Engineering at ClickUp: Should Productivity Apps Be Worth $1 Billion or More?
Shailesh Kumar, Senior Vice President of Engineering at ClickUp
Shailesh helps us learn why so many productivity apps have such high valuations. He shares why he thinks acquisitions and exits are inevitable and how to tell the winners from the losers in the space. Finally, he reveals what it takes to get a job at ClickUp.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/25shx0sv
episode 15: Gillian French, Expert in Residence at Workvivo: Everything You Want to Know About Layoffs
Gillian French, Expert in Residence - Employee Experience at Workvivo
Gillian answers all of our questions about layoffs, from who makes the decision, how companies decide who to lay off, and even what they're like from the chief people officer's perspective. She also reveals the different strategies companies can take to cut costs and why layoffs and rescinded job offers might be one of the worst things a company could do.
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episode 14: Christoph Fleischmann, Founder and CEO at Arthur Technologies: How I Became a Metaverse Entrepreneur
Christoph Fleischmann, Founder and CEO at Arthur Technologies
Christoph founded his metaverse startup to create a mixed reality for enterprise. He breaks down how he got started working on augmented and virtual reality and admits that the early days of building and fundraising involved a lot of inelegant brute force. Finally, Christoph shares the mental biases everyone should watch out for, especially as an entrepreneur or startup founder.
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episode 13: Matt McLarty, Global Field CTO at MuleSoft: The Secret to a Future-Proof Career in Tech
Matt McLarty, Global Field CTO & Vice President of the Digital Transformation Office
A globally recognized expert in APIs, Matt has seen it all in the tech industry. He explains the secret to a long-lasting career in tech, why you shouldn't get caught up with specific languages or technology, and why the best tech jobs might be outside the tech industry.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/d2qia9ct
episode 12: Ravi Swaminathan, Founder and CEO at TaskHuman: How to Find Different Entry Points in Tech
Ravi Swaminathan, Founder and CEO at TaskHuman
Ravi has been programming since he was seven years old. While coding had always come naturally, he doesn't do much of it anymore. We explore his pivots from programmer to project management, product marketing and corporate strategy before settling on being a CEO.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/1zhwur04
episode 11: Morgan Teachworth, VP, Engineering and Supply Chain at Cisco Meraki: Why Proximity Matters in Tech
Morgan Teachworth, Vice President, Engineering and Supply Chain at Cisco Meraki
Morgan outlines how to advance your career in tech. He explains how moving to a tech hub early in your career could pay off and why hybrid work isn't so bad. Plus, Morgan, an early engineer at both NVIDIA and Meraki, shares how to pick a company to bet your career on. (Hint: It's not always the pre-IPO unicorn.)
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/cwmx8fu5