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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly provides a candid look into the top companies in business and tech. Go behind the scenes with industry and workplace leaders and explore work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and thrive in your career. Hosted by Jack Kelly and Rick Chen and presented by the professional social network Blind.
Lewis Tuff, Vice President, Engineering at Blockchain.com: The Best Way to Start Your Web3 Career
Lewis Tuff, Vice President, Engineering at Blockchain.com
Lewis presents the future of Web3 and outlines how anyone can become a cryptocurrency engineer or Web3 technologist. He also walks through the latest at the $14-billion crypto unicorn, including upcoming features and products, plus his interview and hiring process.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/5f1uzgkp
59:2029/06/2022
Nick Bushak, Chief Technology Officer and President at Gem: Everything You Might Want to Know About Tech Recruiting
Nick Bushak, Chief Technology Officer and President at Gem
Nick explains that being a CTO is really all about recruiting and retaining tech talent. He breaks down everything from managing a new team in a new country, insider tips to attract the first engineering hires, and how company culture changes after an acquisition.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/gd91j9u0
43:4722/06/2022
Radhika Malik, Principal at Dell Technologies Capital: How Far Off Is the Singularity?
Radhika Malik, Principal at Dell Technologies Capital
Radhika lets us into the world of corporate venture capital. She explains how to look beyond the hype in AI, why starting an enterprise startup may be the best thing you can do, and what it takes to get an investment from Dell Technologies Capital.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/bhp05pp8
43:1815/06/2022
Conrad Irwin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Superhuman: What It's Really Like As a Founder
Conrad Irwin, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Superhuman
Conrad dispels myths about startup life by giving us a walkthrough of the real day-to-day as a startup founder and CTO. He explains why it took more than two years to launch Superhuman, how startups should tackle hiring, and what it's like to know that the buck stops with you.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/qgieaq5h
46:4708/06/2022
Amit Matani, CEO at AngelList Talent: Silicon Valley From the First iPhone Apps to Today
Amit Matani, CEO at AngelList Talent
Amit reflects on being one of Apple's first featured iPhone apps, experiencing two startup acquisitions, and whether tech salaries can continue to grow. He also shares his hot takes on whether hybrid work will last and whether you should raise venture capital for your startup idea.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/b39wxd28
54:4801/06/2022
Rod Barlow, Chief Technology Officer at Sidecar Health: Navigating the Career Jungle Gym
Rod Barlow, Chief Technology Officer at Sidecar Health
Rod thinks a career as an engineer or technologist is like a jungle gym. It’s why he says it’s important to make career pivots and place big bets on yourself and others. He also outlines the importance of having a growth mindset and gives a roadmap to engineering leadership. As a bonus, Rod even explains how much coding a tech lead or engineering manager should do.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/39uiaz33
59:4925/05/2022
Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel: The Future of Work is Remote and International
Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel
Dan shares how remote and international hiring is changing work. He walks through how hiring differs in each country, why you might want to get paid in a different currency or crypto, and how remote work has changed employee benefits. Finally, he also gives Blind a sneak peek into the interview panel and company culture at Deel.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/qfyopjuj
48:1318/05/2022
Maryanne Caughey, Chief People Officer at Notion: How to Get Hired at Notion
Maryanne Caughey, Chief People Officer at Notion
Maryanne explains how the company’s values actually work in practice, including an engineering rotation program that sends technologists abroad and management that tells you to go on vacation if you haven’t used your PTO. She also shared an in-depth look into the entire hiring process, including their three-part decision process, how they expanded internationally, and why the CEO still interviews every candidate personally.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/r39xf01y
46:1711/05/2022
Fredrick 'Flee' Lee, Chief Security Officer at Gusto: From the South to Silicon Valley
Fredrick "Flee" Lee, Chief Security Officer at Gusto
Flee explains how the road to becoming a chief security officer is like a sine wave, what it was like working at a startup in Oklahoma during the Dot-Com boom, and why he credits his time at a big bank to his becoming a Silicon Valley executive. He also dives into how he knows when to move to another job, how to face fears at work, and why he will help a team member leave if they ask. Finally, Flee shares how to get a job at Gusto, why company values are important, and how Gusto's no-title company culture works.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq
52:2805/05/2022