29 episodes

Turn the Lens is about exploring the people, topics, and pieces of media that help shape my perspective on the world. The concept behind 'turn the lens' is to look beyond the foreground, beyond the obvious, to see things in a different context, to see things that you might have missed before. Let's get past our own bias and point of view to try and look from a broader point of view, to expand our learning beyond the obvious.

Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick Jeff Frick

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Turn the Lens is about exploring the people, topics, and pieces of media that help shape my perspective on the world. The concept behind 'turn the lens' is to look beyond the foreground, beyond the obvious, to see things in a different context, to see things that you might have missed before. Let's get past our own bias and point of view to try and look from a broader point of view, to expand our learning beyond the obvious.

    Marten Mickos: Curiosity, Learning, Hackers, Transparency | Turn the Lens Ep29

    Marten Mickos: Curiosity, Learning, Hackers, Transparency | Turn the Lens Ep29

    Marten Mickos has been navigating Silicon Valley innovation waves for a quarter century and counting, first on the eastern edge of the Atlantic, then into the valley. Web 1, Web 2, OpenSource, Hybrid Cloud, the list is long, including notable stops at MySQL (acquired by Sun), Eucalyptus (acquired by HP) and his current extended run at the helm of HackerOne.

    Please join me in welcoming Marten to Turn the Lens

    Here is how ChatGPT describes the episode

    In the latest episode of "Turn the Lens" with Jeff Frick, we are thrilled to welcome Marten Mickos, the visionary CEO of HackerOne. Titled "Marten Mickos: Curiosity, Learning, Hackers, Transparency," this conversation takes us on a journey through Mickos' profound insights on the cybersecurity landscape, the pivotal role of individual curiosity in innovation, and the transformative power of transparency in leadership.

    Mickos delves into the essence of HackerOne's mission, emphasizing the crucial balance between human ingenuity and technological advancement. He shares his optimistic view on cybersecurity, drawing from his extensive experience to highlight how collective defense mechanisms and ethical hacking are reshaping the way we secure our digital future.
    As we navigate through the evolving challenges and opportunities in cybersecurity, Mickos' leadership philosophies shine a light on the importance of fostering a culture of continuous learning and adaptation. He eloquently discusses the impact of AI and machine learning, not only on HackerOne's operations but also on the broader societal implications of these technologies.

    Join us for this enlightening discussion that transcends the conventional boundaries of cybersecurity, offering a glimpse into the mind of one of the industry's most forward-thinking leaders. Mickos' journey at HackerOne is not just about combating cyber threats; it's a testament to the power of curiosity, learning, and the relentless pursuit of transparency in building a more secure and understanding world.

    Tune in to "Turn the Lens" on LinkedIn Live and YouTube to explore these themes and more, as we uncover the secrets behind HackerOne's success and the visionary leadership of Marten Mickos.
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    (Back to Jeff. Grammerly Premium (which I can’t unlock) has some issues with ChatGPT grammar correctness, clarity, and delivery. #AIWars)

    More laughter and essential questions and human paradoxes than might not be apparent from that description.

    I hope you can join us for this premier event.
    And yes, it will be available on demand after the fact

    Marten Mickos: Curiosity, Learning, Hackers, Transparency | Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick Ep29
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    • 49 min
    OpenAI ChatGPT 4: Influence, Nudge, Direct, Tune | Turn the Lens

    OpenAI ChatGPT 4: Influence, Nudge, Direct, Tune | Turn the Lens

    ChatGPT busted into our consciousness less than 18 months ago, and has since vacuumed up all the headlines, sucked all the oxygen out of the room, pick your metaphor, $Billions of new investment adding fuel to a raging fire.

    Continuing on our exploration of the virtual, digital, and augmentations, and inspired by the very creative Yadin Porter de León, I decided to take some of my questions, right to the source, and interview OpenAI ChatGPT-4.

    And the specific context? I like many of you, signed up and started training our own custom version of ChatGPT, just like Sam Altman said we could at the OpenAI Developer’s conference Sept 2023.

    ‘Introducing GPT’s - You can now create custom versions of ChatGPT that combine instructions, extra knowledge and any combination of skills’
    https://openai.com/blog/introducing-gpts 
    I got mine, loaded it with data, and to double-check my work, asked what it remembered learning, and the answer was…..can you say statelessness? Needless to say, I have questions.

    So I went to the source and interviewed ChatGPT. Full disclosure, recorded the day of the AT&T issues, for whatever reason, was having connectivity issues, so I edited out most of the ‘can you hear me now?’

    But I got some great answers, and now have a better understanding of terms like Influence, Nudge, Direct, and Tune, on top of the heavy lift that goes into training one of these in the first place.

    An Interview with
    OpenAI ChatGPT 4: Influence, Nudge, Direct, Tune | Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick podcast Ep28
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    • 25 min
    Dave Cairns: Digital, Augmented, Inspired, Connection | Turn the Lens Ep27

    Dave Cairns: Digital, Augmented, Inspired, Connection | Turn the Lens Ep27

    Dave Cairns has chosen paths less traveled, since leaving university. He was a pioneer of sorts in digital spaces, and digital communities, and has tasted personally, a small slice of digital expansion possibilities. Taking full advantage of digital tools, he’s living his values with his family in the ‘why vacation only, let's move there full time’ home east of the eastern time zone, on Prince Edward Island. His day job, SVP Office, CBRE Canada.
    So what do Dave and Eric Yuan, Founder and CEO of Zoom have in common? More than you might think. One of Dave’s most recent endeavors is building a community around Inspired People, Inspired Places, in a web3 virtual world, in a platform called Virbella. Dave was telling me one day how some people can feel more comfortable participating as an avatar, without the pressure of turning on the camera for whatever reason. 
    I passed this ‘feature request’ information on to Eric at Zoom, to which he quickly replied
    ‘Jeff, we already have it. Try it out, let me know what you think’
    So I called up Dave, who has hosted over 20 events in Virbela, and we conducted the interview in the virtual world, as Zoom avatars, as Virbela avatars, and un-animated face to face. 
    We can all benefit from Dave’s experience, all he asks is you keep an open mind.
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    • 35 min
    Drew Palos: Community, eBikes, Collaboration, Mobility | Turn the Lens Ep26

    Drew Palos: Community, eBikes, Collaboration, Mobility | Turn the Lens Ep26

    Drew Palos: Community, eBikes, Collaboration, Mobility | Turn the Lens with Jeff Frick Ep26
    In business school, we learned about competing, by being the best in one product attribute. Highest technology, lowest cost, pick a parameter to win.
    I don’t recall learning to beat the competition with the community. We’ve seen it to a degree in the tech world with companies like Red Hat, competing with with open-source community, but even those are rare.  That said, everyone’s trying to strengthen their relationship with developers, and an extended ecosystem, to be more of a platform than application, play. 
    And that’s why I wanted to have Drew Palos, Community Creator Extraordinaire, join us for a very special episode, to share his experience on what it takes to create, build, and sustain a community, that not only strengthens the brand among its various constituents (customers, partners, etc.) but become a core pillar aside culture and design, to set this brand apart from a sea of competitors selling very similar products. The thing is, Super 73 does sell products too, but it’s much bigger than that.
    And community sits squarely in the center, with Drew at the controls and the face of the franchise at events around So Cal, the USA, and around the World. 
    Full disclosure, I’m a customer and fan, have led group rides, and was the subject of a short Super Squad profile. That said, Drew’s lessons can be applied far and wide.
    I’m excited about more ‘e’ in our future, and the easiest place to start is an eBike. 
    And with Super 73, it’s a LOT more than a frame, motor, battery and wheels and a great way to get around and run errands, it’s a community.
     
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    • 52 min
    Phil Simon: Nine Tectonic Shifts, Steer into the Skid | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Ep25

    Phil Simon: Nine Tectonic Shifts, Steer into the Skid | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick Ep25

    Phil Simon has published over 14 business books over the last 20 years, on everything from data science and visualization to platform company domination, to zoom for dummies, and most recently, a focus on the future of work.
    In Phil's latest book, The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace, he focuses on what I might call the mega-trends, like sunlight, they impact everything on the planet, and dives into the impact on work, workers, and the workplace, in this 4th book in the in a mini-series on the future of work.
    We didn't touch on all nine, but we explored a few of my favorites in detail, as their impacts reach beyond the work into everything we do. Automation, digitization, dispersion, factions, and more. With the accompanying law of unintended consequences.
    Phil is well read, and well written, a huge fan of Breaking Bad and pushing barriers. If you enjoy quotes, laws, power dynamics, and the difficulty in assessing talent, come for employee empowerment, and stay for the unhealthy analytics. Nick Bloom to Goodhart's Law, Mark Twain to Darko Miličić, GenAI, Blockchain, we traveled.
    And with all that, what it's like to be an author in 2023 when 43% of people don’t read a single book in a year, while Amazon has to limit author submissions to 3 books per day. Three books a day? Can you say generative AI.
    Phil's a fun conversation 
    Laughs and Seinfeld quotes are generally in the making.
    Transcript and show notes 
    https://www.turnthelenspodcast.com/episode/phil-simon-nine-tectonic-shifts-steer-into-the-skid-turn-the-lens-with-jeff-frick-ep25#Episode-Transcript 
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw_uumogyiw&list=PLZURvMqWbYjk4hbmcR46tNDdXQlrVZgEn  

    • 53 min
    Derek Kerton: Trends, The Future, Innovation | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick

    Derek Kerton: Trends, The Future, Innovation | Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick

    What does the future look like? How long til we get there? 
    What models and assumptions will get flipped on their head?

    Thrilled to share this conversation with Derek Kerton, Founder and Principal Analyst, Kerton Group in the latest episode of the Turn the Lens podcast with Jeff Frick

    Derek and the team have created a unique process to bring the speed of Silicon Valley innovation, to three of the largest industries supporting our world, Telecommunications, Transportation, Energy, and all the ancillary industries that orbit the core.

    The Cleantech Council Council connects cutting-edge technologies focused on sustainable, circular, and greener energy alternatives, to the largest multinational players on the planet. From SAF (sustainable aviation fuel), to pulling energy out of recycled aluminum through an almost reverse manufacturing process, to smart microgrids and the critical role EVs will play in an extended, modern, software-defined grid.

    Derek and the team have done it before with the Autotech Council, and the Telecom Council, connecting auto manufacturers and their ecosystem of partners, to the latest technology breakthroughs..

    Many megatrends are aligning to accelerate the move to energy alternatives, reducing our reliance on fossil fuels, and increasing our quality of life, from the air we breathe to more people-friendly urban centers.

    From Silicon Valley to Paris, from micro-grids to alternative aviation and marine fuels, to electric cars’ role in softening supply and demand spikes, from government influence to Adam Smith’s invisible hand, to eBikes, we covered it all, or at least as much as we could in a fifty-minute conversation.

    As Derek concluded, the future’s a lot closer than most people know.
    Thanks again Derek.

    The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed - William Ford Gibson

    • 50 min

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