Keynote: Back to First Principles
summary
Argues that software is eating the world and cites broadband growth from 50 million to over two billion users as actionable context. Recommends returning to first principles for concrete decisions: replace meetings, offices, managers or hiring screens with small software experiments, measure what changes, and iterate. Gives company examples (open source workflows, Valve handbook, Gore lattice) and reports that these experiments produce workable alternatives when teams adopt them and keep changing.
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chapters (16)
- 0:00Intro
- 1:00Software is eating the world
- 4:00Let your frustration guide you
- 6:20The theory of first principles
- 8:07The workplace
- 9:56Workspace
- 12:08Managers
- 13:13Hiring Process
- 14:53Why do we do this
- 18:22Expense reports
- 19:33Commission
- 23:28Work of Tomorrow
- 25:48Change Constantly
- 27:43Rise of the Network
- 31:17Office Time
- 39:03Customer Feedback
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