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Robert Stanley is an NCAA All-American hurdler who's been coaching track for decades. He shares the secret of the 100m, rationale for relay ordering, as well as insights on what makes some athletes coachable toward success. 0:00 Intro 0:45 Robert's coaching and racing career 2:00 The phases of a 100m race 3:59 The lean: what actually stops the clock 5:24 Hot lanes and lane strategy 9:30 Hurdlers vs. sprinters 10:43 Is there an ideal height for a sprinter? 13:51 Relays: who should run first? 15:25 The handoff: "running by faith" 17:56 Why relay order matters when the math says it shouldn't 19:36 Body position: upright vs. leaning 21:27 How the 100m got 6 meters faster 23:04 Why the world records still stand 24:52 The first thing he tells new athletes 26:20 Why natural talent can work against you 27:38 What makes an athlete coachable 28:45 Advice to his younger self

Cory Ondrejka has had an amazingly varied life: nuclear sub pilot, cofounder of Second Life, leader of Meta's shift to mobile, and CTO of an AI company.0:00 Intro1:29 The Study of Luck2:45 Life on a Cold War nuclear sub4:13 Seven days without sleep7:26 The myth that Facebook missed mobile9:11 Why Facebook had just 3 iOS engineers12:08 Telling Mark Zuckerberg his mobile instincts were bad13:32 Better is always different15:22 What is Second Life?18:34 The magic of Second Life 20:46 Stroke survivors, concerts and a UFO22:08 What is Onebrief?25:16 Why AI works for coding: error signals26:23 Should tech build for the military?28:46 How much should AI decide on it's own?30:20 The Authorization Matrix32:04 Nearly 40 years of code, what's next?35:35 Where did the flow state go?39:32 Is AI bigger than the internet?41:35 Bonus: the C++ test43:34 Bonus: What AI agents are best at

Steve Huynh quit his Amazon Principle Engineer job to run his YouTube channel, A Life Engineered, building it to 200k subscribers. He then launched a coaching business, all bootstrapped from his willingness to take a giant leap into the unknown. Hear his take on how to bet on yourself and to succeed. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Speed-running YouTube success 8:05 Paying to fast-forward success 12:12 Taking action to reach your goals 18:28 Going all-in on YouTube while at Amazon 26:56 Is an engineering mindset helpful in the content & coaching business? 28:35 Guessing an engineer's level in 5 minutes 31:28 Most common engineer growth mistakes 37:34 Worst career advice ever 40:40 Psychology of careers 42:54 Biggest mistake at Amazon 44:33 You learn nothing from success 46:35 Biggest thing you've changed your mind on Subscribe to Philip Has Questions for more interviews with tech luminaries and entrepreneurs.

Joaquin Quiñonero Candela has led AI initiatives at OpenAI, Meta, and LinkedIn. But one thing you might not know about Joaquin is his deep expertise in making paella. 00:00 Intro 00:18 Transition from Theory to Practice 03:56 Ethical Challenges and Societal Impacts 14:01 Recruiting at OpenAI 17:01 The Art of Making Paella 43:00 Paella Equipment and Cooking Setup Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@HiddenTrackPodcast

Ashok Kuppusamy was a Corporate Vice President at Microsoft with decades of experience, including being Bill Gates's technical assistant. In this interview he shares his insights from his 29 years, along with some unexpected thoughts about Debbie Gibson. 00:00 Intro 00:38 Early Days at Microsoft 02:28 Inside Bill Gates's Office 04:19 Leadership and Management Style 10:14 AI in the Workplace 14:56 Executive Isolation and Networks 16:32 Living and Parenting in Norway 22:24 Reflections on Career and Youth 25:39 Pop Fandom and Life Lessons Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@HiddenTrackPodcast

Making things cheap is the best way to get climate solutions to scale. Mike Schroepfer shares the reason for his optimism behind solving key climate challenges through enabling technology that scales in the physical economy. 00:00 Intro 00:23 Early Facebook, Sun Microsystems, and Firefox 05:20 Facebook's change to mobile and Sun's innovator's dilemma 07:42 Going from Firefox/Mozilla to Facebook 11:48 Founding Gigascale Capital 15:45 Reason for optimism about our future 20:38 Exciting projects at Gigascale 24:40 People need to see things to believe 27:25 Biggest levers to positively impact climate 30:50 Cow burps — 6% of carbon emissions 35:55 Political involvement vs. high-impact career choices 37:37 Offshore datacenters in the ocean 39:52 What is Gigascale's value-add? 43:25 Is it lonely at the top? 48:06 Advice for college students 51:06 How Schrep changed Philip's life Learn more about Gigascale Capital: https://gigascale.com/ Subscribe on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@HiddenTrackPodcast