Legacy Code Podcast

Lisa Lee

On Legacy Recode, we'll be talking to the people who are upgrading the tech industry. The people making tech more creative, more innovative, and more exciting — by making it more diverse.

Episodes

  1. Episode 4: “Is This a Lost Cause?” feat. Leslie Miley, Engineering Leader

    04/18/2016

    Episode 4: “Is This a Lost Cause?” feat. Leslie Miley, Engineering Leader

    Reverend Jesse Jackson has been advocating for diversity in tech since 1999. Since then, the percentage of people of color and technical women have actually declined. Leslie Miley, engineering leader, joins me to take a step back and ask the hard question of “Is This a Lost Cause?” Show Notes: - About Leslie: https://twitter.com/shaft - “Tech's Invisible Workers”: http://www.siliconvalleyrising.org/TechsInvisibleWorkforce.pdf - Steve Job's “Here's to the Crazy Ones”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAVW-jLRLE8

    25 min

  2. 03/21/2016

    Episode 3: "Where Do We Begin?" Part II feat. Marvin Stickel from Pandora

    Enough talking about the problem! How do we change the status quo? Marvin joins me to talk about change, honing in on staffing, and why.

    21 min
  3. Episode 2: "Where Do We Start" Part I feat. Rachel Williams from Yelp

    03/04/2016

    Episode 2: "Where Do We Start" Part I feat. Rachel Williams from Yelp

    Enough talking about the problem! How do we change the status quo? Rachel Williams, Head of Diversity from Yelp, joins me to talk change, honing in on people managers, and why. Show Notes: - Follow Rachel at @heymsrachel - Essentialism: http://gregmckeown.com/essentialism-the-disciplined-pursuit-of-less/

    17 min
  4. Episode 1: “What is Diversity Anyway?” feat. Nicole Sanchez from Github

    03/04/2016

    Episode 1: “What is Diversity Anyway?” feat. Nicole Sanchez from Github

    Diversity in tech has been a hot-button issue for the last few years, but what *is* diversity anyway? I mean, aren't we all diverse at the end of the day? I talk with Nicole Sanchez, VP of Social Impact at Github and OG tech diversifier, about dad issues, what we've already lost, and how to think about diversity in tech. Show Notes: - Follow Nicole at @nmsanchez - Nicole's piece on Medium: https://medium.com/@nmsanchez/diversity-in-tech-and-what-we-ve-already-lost-987aeb58eb41#.d85yf4jme

    28 min
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On Legacy Recode, we'll be talking to the people who are upgrading the tech industry. The people making tech more creative, more innovative, and more exciting — by making it more diverse.

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  • Creator
    Lisa Lee
  • Years Active
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  • Episodes
    4
  • Rating
    Clean
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