Iteration Podcast

Tech in a Covid World 😷

May 25 '20

Welcome to Iteration, a weekly podcast about programming, development, and design.

Let's talk about layoffs!
https://techcrunch.com/2020/04/15/softbank-backed-opendoor-has-announced-a-massive-layoff-cutting-35-of-its-employees/
600+ employees
I got laid off on my birthday! The response has been overwhelmingly supportive and I've talked to dozens of startups in the last two weeks. (It's been exactly two weeks at the time of the recording)
Sometimes you have to realize how incredibly privileged we are to be in the tech industry. I can't imagine people in the food service industry, for example, getting the same kind of attention
Collab tools:
- vid streaming is hot now
- https://github.com/jeanpaulsio/action-cable-signaling-server

C19 forced our company to extend our runway, laying off half our team.
7 of 11 got laid off
This has been hard to adapt, created a lot of work and pushed out our timelines.

Phone Screens over a dozen
- Leads from personal network + spreadsheets
- Hot tip: If you are in high demand set up a calendly
- Hot tip: Block out time in your calendar so it's not wall to wall meetings
  - 30 minutes is bad 25 minutes and 55 minutes
Interviews 4 or 5 technical interviews

save for another convo? vvv Yea for sure — Going too long.

Let's wrap

John - Notion Pro — Notion Examples - Progress bars, advanced formulas Dependent tasks. A lot of fun tips / tricks / hacks
command + k for links!
Shift + Enter for new lines JP -
JP: Really cool PBS series - Crash Course Comp Sci