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In Conversation with Patricia Ferreiro on In Your Shoes Podcast about Philosophy of languages, Large language models, future of intelligence and how to be effective in the age of information abundance.Patricia is the founder and CEO of Luar Labs based out of Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to this, she had technical and strategy roles at Microsoft, DataBricks and IBM. At Luar Labs, she trains executives in AI literacy and critical thinking or the digital age, cultivating resilient mental models for a meaningful collaboration with present and future technologies. Connect with Patricia : https://www.linkedin.com/in/patriciaferreiro/

In this conversation, Vivek interviews Mathias Meyer, discussing his journey from a software engineer to a leadership role, the challenges of management, and the importance of company culture. They explore the impact of burnout on leaders, the dynamics of middle management, and the insights shared in the book, 'The Intentional Organization' written by Sara Hicks and Mathias Meyer. The discussion emphasizes the need for transparency, the balance between protecting teams and allowing autonomy, and the significance of finding support networks for leaders.Mathias is reachable on LinkedIn at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/Please find the book 'The Intentional Organization' at http://intentionalorganization.com/Takeaways* The journey to leadership is often filled with challenges and learning experiences.* Company culture plays a crucial role in the success of an organization.* Burnout is a significant issue for leaders and needs to be addressed.* Middle management is often underappreciated and requires more support.* Transparency and open communication are vital in leadership roles.* Finding a support network can help leaders navigate challenges.* The importance of balancing protection and autonomy for teams.* Leadership is a spectrum, and different styles work for different people.* Simple, relatable advice can be more effective than complex theories.Timestamps[00:00:00] Introduction[00:03:09] The Journey of Mathias Meyer[00:07:08] Tech scene in Berlin in early 2000s[00:08:04] Early exposure to Management and Leadership[00:11:52] Transitioning to Freelancing[00:14:30] Startups and leadership challenges[00:18:47] Journey with Travis CI[00:22:26] Starting as CEO and company culture[00:26:48] Getting into coaching and mentoring leaders[00:28:51] Meeting co-author Sara[00:30:50] Writing the book with Sara[00:32:10] Working with Sara on Coaching leaders[00:33:56] Building Safety Culture in workplace by learning from NASA[00:42:45] Defining Good Leadership: A Spectrum of Practices[00:52:24] Influence of Military Practices and Sports on Leadership behaviors[01:06:25] Book recommendations[01:08:16] Poop Umbrella and Coddling behaviors of managers[01:18:14] The Evolving Role of Middle Management[01:27:27] Addressing Burnout and Anxiety in Leadership[01:37:04] Why should you read 'The Intentional Organization' [01:40:32] Closing thoughts

In this conversation, Vivek Juneja engages with Daniel and Jan, two researchers deeply involved in the ARC Challenge and the field of deep learning. They discuss their backgrounds, motivations for participating in the ARC Challenge, and the implications of the challenge for future AI research. The conversation covers the limitations of current language models, the importance of energy efficiency, and the role of benchmarks in AI. They also explore the startup culture in Europe, the challenges posed by regulations, and the exciting breakthroughs in AI research, particularly in reasoning and program synthesis. The discussion concludes with advice for newcomers in the field and reflections on staying updated in a rapidly evolving landscape.Takeaways1. Daniel started coding at eight and switched to computer science and Jan began with mathematics before moving to computer science.2. The ARC Challenge represents cognitive puzzles for AI. LLMs showed promising results in the ARC Challenge.3. Energy efficiency is a significant concern for AI models.4. Consumer interaction with LLMs often leads to over-reliance.5. Benchmarks in AI may lose their relevance over time.6. Startup culture in Europe lacks the drive seen in Silicon Valley.7. Regulations can hinder innovation in AI development.8. Exciting breakthroughs in reasoning models are on the horizon9. Starting with AI is not that hard, and is highly approachable

On this edition of this podcast, I have Sönke Bullerdiek talk about EU Tech, Startups & Journey from Silicon Valley Partnerships to Purposeful Innovation. Sönke had the ring side access of the Tech eco system in Europe having worked with multiple startups and corporates. You can connect with Sönke at https://www.linkedin.com/in/soenkebullerdiek/

On this edition of this podcast, I have Vlad Știrbu, a leading Quantum Software researcher based out of Finland. As a Nokia alumni, Vlad shares his journey to get into Quantum Computing and the state of the art in the Quantum Computing world. You can connect with Vlad at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladstirbu/

On the 5th edition of this podcast, I have Abhishek Parolkar on the show for the first time. He is one of my oldest friends, and a deep thinker and practitioner of various fields. He started as an engineer and moved to lead product and engineering in wide variety of startup as a senior leader. He moved to Sales in the last years, and now is starting his new company Manx.AI (https://www.manx.ai/). We talk about technology in general, AI and startups, and lastly Singapore where he lives today. You can connect with Abhishek at https://twitter.com/parolkar and https://www.linkedin.com/in/parolkar/

I talk about Software Architecture modernization with Nick Tune and David Gebhardt in this episode of In Your Shoes podcast. Nick is an Architecture Modernization Consultant and Author of the book Architecture Modernization. David is Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTO & CPO), mobile.de GmbH (part of Adevinta), and contributed to Architecture modernization book. Few topics we covered in the podcast: 1. How do you avoid being a new leader coming to an organization and asking to change things, and facing resistance when it comes to architecture modernization ? 2. What has been experience with modernizing architecture ? 3. What is the process of writing the book "Architecture Modernization" ? 4. What would the guests advise folks to start considering as "No regret moves" to approach architecture modernization ? Buy the book "Architecture Modernization" here : https://www.manning.com/books/architecture-modernization Contact: David Gebhardt / https://www.linkedin.com/in/gebhardt-david/ Nick Tune / https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-tune/

In a wide ranging talk, I speak to Dr. Mikio L Braun, who is an independent consultant and freelancer in the field of applied AI in Berlin. In past he has worked extensively in building data products and researching AI at companies like Zalando, Get Your Guide and others. He is a prolific public speaker and thought leader in this space. We had a free ranging talk as a follow up from the past appearances in the podcast (back in 2020) and covered lot of areas : impact of LLMs and Generative AI, how education and software development will be affected, impact on society and the art of learning. We also talked about Alignment problem in AI systems and how ideal social media systems can be developed. Mikio is also building a project https://fedistats.cc/ to generate feeds of popular topics off Mastodon. Please check it out. To learn more about him, please find him here :https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiobraun/

In this episode I talk to Manuel Pais discussing Team topologies, Fast flow and adoption patterns. This is round 2 of Manuel appearing on the podcast and we follow up this time on how Team topologies has taken the industry by storm, its adoption challenges and anti-patterns. Manuel also talked about ideas that he is thinking about in 2023 to build high performing teams.

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature Lucy Howie, who is a co-founder of Quan, a startup that provides an end-to-end platform to improve wellbeing and team performance. Lucy is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience and was recently part of the YCombinator W22 batch. She shared inspiring stories behind her new startup and learning in the Silicon Valley. This is an amazing behind the scenes account of what goes in to run a successful startup and preparing it to scale.  You can reach Lucy on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyhowie/  The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/  This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking.  To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/  Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA  CONNECT: -  Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtU...  Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes  #Leadership #startups #ycombinator #siliconvalley #europe  Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:41 About Lucy 1:07 Quan and its origins 3:39 Wellbeing and Health 5:22 Journey towards YC 11:16 Takeaways from YC 16:28 Lucy's journey before Quan 22:00 Dealing with ambiguity 26:15 Self care and well being 29:47 Well being at work 33:24 Mental health as taboo subject 36:03 Hard parts of your journey 41:00 Identifying customer needs 43:43 Message to leaders 45:36 Desired end state of wellbeing

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature an ex-colleague of mine, Daniel Truemper, who is a Principal Engineer at Zalando focussing on internal platforms for developers. In the podcast. he shares his journey moving to Principal engineer, what he learnt over time and what makes this role challenging and exciting. This was a really interesting conversation that would inspire engineers about this role. You can reach Daniel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-truemper/ and on Twiiter at https://twitter.com/truemped The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Leadership #PrincipalEngineer #Engineering #BigTech #IndividualContributor

In this special episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature the author of the book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic" written by Joe Miller, the Financial Times' Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech's COVID-19 project. The book covers the dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. In the podcast, we briefly discuss the key elements from the book, writing about scientific concepts and the lessons it offers to the world around innovation.  The book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic " is now broadly available on all platforms.  You can reach Joe on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Covid19 #BioNTech #Vaccine #pandemic #innovation #healthcare #medicine #Virus

Martin is an experienced engineering manager and in our conversation we talk about a range of topics including mentoring, getting better as a leader through listening and being vulnerable. He had some valuable ideas for new leaders and perhaps this is a session where the conversation felt more like a therapy. Instead of just going over easy bits and making the conversation more snack-able, we insisted to taking our time in building a shared understanding of topics discussed and also share personal stories that will help reinforce the ideas for all listeners.  You can reach Martin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinfluegge/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Sarah is an accomplished Leadership coach and runs the Unique-U program for female leaders in Tech. Before this, she had an esteemed career at Rolls-Royce for many years. In the podcast, we talk about mentoring, especially the process of finding mentors and sustaining a good mentoring relationship. We further explore Sarah's personal journey from Rolls-Royce to her coaching profession, and touch upon critical topics like Burnout and Asking for help. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you find gems from this to apply to your lives. You can reach Sarah on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahneedham/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Manuel Pais is co-author of the book "Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow". He started the Team Topologies Academy to help organizations scale learning around modern team dynamics and fast flow. He is also recognized by TechBeacon as a DevOps thought leader. Manuel is an independent IT organizational consultant and trainer, focused on team interactions, delivery practices and accelerating flow. Manuel is also a LinkedIn instructor on accelerating Continuous Delivery in the enterprise.  In the podcast, we talk about the process of writing, team design, organization sensing and leaving legacy as an author. I am super excited to have this episode shared with all of you. You can reach Manuel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/manupaisable You can find more about Team Topologies here: https://teamtopologies.com/examples and learn about Team Topologies Academy here : https://academy.teamtopologies.com/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #teamtopologies #devops #architecture #teams #autonomy #writing #author #podcast