bravery is relative
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This presentation was given to DevBootCamp Chicago in March of 2014. The thesis is that being brave is based on the information you have at the time. Unfortunately, there are concerns keeping you from having all the information you need.TRANSCRIPT
BRAVERY IS RELATIVEOR THE INFORMATION YOU LACK IS THE INFORMATION YOU NEED
SILENT EVIDENCE !
WHAT KIND OF TECH WORK TO DO !
EMH !
OPPORTUNITIES
Things to come
STEPHEN RYLANDER MORNINGSTAR !
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• Experience = Full stack web • In = Entertainment, agencies, commerce, finance • Now = API’s • Occasionally write something • Helping others get in on a great career. !
BEING BRAVEVS WALKING AWAY
FAIL !
CHANDLER
MORNINGSTAR + ME !
PORTFOLIO AGGREGATION• 2 years • 4-7 developers; designers, etc • Market moving past us
SUCCESS !
WINDOWS NT
PROBLEM OF: SILENT EVIDENCEDEAD MEN TELL NO TALES
PEOPLE DON’T WRITE LABORIOUS TIME CONSUMING BLOGS ABOUT JOBS THEY HATE
VARIETY OF WORK
FULL STACK DEV (JAVA, C#, RUBY, PYTHON…) WEB FRONT END DB DATA SCIENCE (?) M2M MOBILE CORE ENGINEERING
BIG SHOP OR SMALL SHOP !
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SHOW OF HANDS
PREJUDICES DON’T LEAD TO BRAVE DECISIONS
Small Shop Bigots Big Company Fools
I AM JACK’S TOTAL LACK OF INFORMATION
EMHEFFICIENT MARKET HYPOTHESIS
YOU CAN’T BE THE MARKETS
price
time (information and news)
ticker: foo
YOU AND YOUR JOB ARE NOT FAIRLY VALUED. !
NOT ALL INFORMATION IS KNOWN.
> INFO FOR A PROJECT !
> INFO WHEN TAKING A JOB
PUT YOUR MONEY/TIME WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS …
John Resig
What am I famous for?
WHO CARESOPPORTUNITY COST
Friedrich von Wieser
THE LOSS OF POTENTIAL GAIN FROM OTHER ALTERNATIVES WHEN ONE ALTERNATIVE IS CHOSEN
You chose door 1, so don’t get to enjoy door 2. You chose to work there, so you don’t get to work here.
NOT A MATTER OF COURAGE. !
IT’S ALL UTILITY. !
CHOICES -> NEEDS !
A = UTILITY * 2 B = UTILITY *5
WRAPPING UP
BEING BRAVE IS JUST AN OPINION. !
NAIVETY WON’T HURT YOU. !
BEING BRAVE IS RELATIVE.
THANKSinteresting books: - The Black Swan - The Fall of the Alphas - Dreaming in Code - Showstopper!
http://www.linkedin.com/company/morningstar/careers careers.morningstar.com