TechKitchen Talks TechKitchen

How many employees does a company need to succeed? Is ChatGPT really good enough to replace manpower? In this episode, Glyn Roberts and Dave Hecker parse through the questions that have been fueling the future-of-work debate. They deep dive into AI and how it's affecting different industries, tech layoffs' impact on stock prices, and the hire-fire debacle.

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In our final episode for this year, Glyn Roberts and Dave Hecker discuss this year’s standout moments and what 2023 could bring to the tech industry. Our hosts look at Twitter, funding, self-driving cars, the great resignation, AI, and the almighty fall of FTX. They dive into the year ahead and talk about layoffs, and security threats in auto-coding and crypto. Will the Metaverse finally take off?

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Who’s to blame when projects fail? Glyn Roberts and Dave Hecker zero in on the roles of the leadership team, developers, and fractional CTOs. Our hosts discuss the benefits of testing in production; and, while it may not be a new concept and can deliver a much-needed cost benefit, it comes at the risk of alienating users. They then dive into the recent sentencing of Elizabeth Holmes and how the crimes of Silicon Valley are coming under increasing public scrutiny. Will Elon Musk be next?

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Carnage on the employment dance floor. Glyn Roberts and Dave Hecker discuss layoffs in the tech sector, from Twitter’s rapid-fire approach to being given your digital pink slip by an avatar, and shine a spotlight on the need for leadership teams to cut strategically and swiftly. What if kindness can be used as a tool to retain the talent left behind? They also dive into the technical debt knowledge gaps managers face and answer the question, What can engineers do to better communicate the value of their work?
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As companies embrace automation and AI, some jobs will be created or enhanced, but many are likely to disappear completely. Glyn Roberts and Dave Hecker talk through if some automation can be positive, enabling more productivity. Or is it cheating, promoting unhealthy working habits, and a deceptive workplace culture? Our hosts then discuss the confusion employees feel around equity shares and option pools and if they are actually a good thing for staff. 
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Our CTOs discuss the positive engineering culture of Pollen; a world-class experiences company that monumentally collapsed earlier this year. What exactly made their culture so unique? In addition to this, our resident CTOs take a nostalgic stroll down memory lane, looking at old tech that has managed to cling to its relevancy in today’s world. 
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