12 December 2024 - Building Technology That Supports Humanity

In this fascinating episode, get ready to geek out with Lindsay Tabas, a technologist also known as The Lady Engineer®.  Lindsay and I have some great discussion around why technology works against us instead of for us.  I only make a few diversions...like why that red button requires a new security architecture.

REFERENCES:
Lindsay Tabas professional website:  https://www.lindsayt.com/
Follow Lindsay on LinkedIn:  https://linkedin.com/in/lindsaytabas
Make Sense w/ the Lady Engineer®: https://www.lindsayt.com/make-sense
Product-Market Fit E-book: https://www.lindsayt.com/product-market-fit

  • (00:00) - Show opening
  • (00:36) - Introducing Lindsay Tabas
  • (08:02) - The Lady Engineer brand
  • (12:47) - The tech industry gets an unwarranted free pass
  • (17:09) - Developers give entrepreneurs a snow job...
  • (18:57) - ...and sometimes the entrepreneur is just a dick
  • (23:00) - Breaking the myths of entrepreneurship
  • (28:53) - Dialing in your product's sights
  • (32:00) - Find a real problem to solve
  • (35:30) - The real problem in technology is hubris about the solution
  • (41:59) - Being risk-averse is a good trait!
  • (46:05) - Let go of the ego to invoke success
  • (49:35) - Changing the system is neverending
  • (57:45) - And in the end...this is identity
  • (01:01:48) - Show closing
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Amethysta Herrick
Host
Amethysta Herrick
Writer, Transgender Activist, Philosopher, and sometimes Software Consultant
12 December 2024 - Building Technology That Supports Humanity
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