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Latest Episodes:

Messy App Ecosystems: Paul and Rich on app stores Dec 10, 2019

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Catering to the masses: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich sit down to discuss the mess that is app stores. We chat about how the race to produce more and more content and why trying to cater to as wide an audience as possible is making for frustrating user experience. We also discuss our dreams of getting rid of in-app micro-purchases and the need for better app reviews.

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How to Get Hired: Paul and Rich on good interviewing practices Dec 03, 2019

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Answer the question: On this week's episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich share some interview advice they've learned after conducting hundreds of job interviews. We give some straight-forward tips on what to do in job interviews. We chat about the importance of listening, keeping your answers concise and being able to have a conversation with your interviewer. We also talk about what you shouldn’t do. For starters, don’t act like you don’t want the job.

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Careers at Postlight

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Promoting Digital at the Met: What does it take to be the CDO at The Metropolitan Museum of Art? Nov 26, 2019

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Facilitating a digital mindset: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich sit down to chat about the current job description for the Chief Digital Officer at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. We go over the demands of the job and talk about the many complexities that come with being a CDO at such a large and political organization. We also talk about why it can be difficult joining a new organization and why you might have to accept that people will hate you for a while. Sadly it’s part of the job sometimes.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Job Posting for Met CDO - LinkedIn

Met Gala 2020 - Vogue

Ralph Lauren Documentary - HBO

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Accountability Tools: Paul and Rich on how they stay on track Nov 19, 2019

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Accountability is friction: On this week’s episode of Track Changes Paul and Rich sit down to chat about different types of accountability software. Whether it’s a CRM, a to-do list or an app, we discuss what works best for staying on track and getting things done. We talk about the importance of empathy and support and why tactics based on fear never work in the long run. We also discuss why some software is moving away from adding accountability into its workflows despite it’s importance.

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Sydney Cummings - Youtube

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Monetizing Your Brand: An interview with New York Times journalist Taylor Lorenz Nov 12, 2019

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The new entertainment system: On this week’s episode of Track Changes Paul is flying solo without Rich. He is joined by New York Times writer Taylor Lorenz. Taylor answers all of Paul’s questions about influencers, including how they actually monetize their brand in such a crowded online market. Taylor addresses stereotypes about influencers being vapid and shallow and shows us just how hard influencers work.

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New York Times - Taylor Lorenz

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Tyler Oakley - Youtube

Hannah Hart - Youtube

Vine

Instagram

Lilly Singh - Wikipedia

Noah Centineo - Wikipedia

Tik Tok

Patreon

Rosanna Pansino - Youtube

United Talent Agency

WME

Community

Forget DMs. Celebrities Want You To Text Them - New York Times

Discord

The Rise and Fall of the Jeremy Renner App, Which Was a Real Thing - New York Times

Kim Kardashian: Hollywood

Taylor Swift’s mobile app, The Swift Life, is the latest celebrity app to shutter - TechCrunch

The Instagram Aesthetic is Over - The Atlantic

Teens Are Being Bullied ‘Constantly’ on Instagram - The Atlantic

Pewdiepie - Youtube

Taylor Lorenz - Twitter

Taylor Lorenz - Instagram

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Layers of Dirt: Paul and Rich on feature driven development Nov 05, 2019

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Software is like people: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich sit down to discuss software baggage. We chat about how a simple software idea can morph into layers and layers of product features and about how implementing use-cases can lead to confusing and bloated software. We also share our many HR software gripes.

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Recruitment Software Market Size, Share and Industry Analysis - Fortune Business Insights

Dash for Slack - Postlight

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Product-Led Growth: A conversation with Variance’s Noah Brier and James Gross Oct 29, 2019

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Removing Friction: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich sit down with Noah Brier and James Gross ahead of a Postlight event to talk about the new trend that is taking enterprise software by storm, product-led growth. We discuss why the shift to PLG is as big as a transition for enterprise as the switch from on-premise to cloud software and how this move to more user-centric products removes friction from all levels of product implementation.

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Salesforce
Lattice
Pingboard
Google Sheets
Google Docs
Abacus
Dropbox
Google drive
Invision
Figma
Sketch
SAP
Slack
Percolate
Variance
Zoom
Datadog
Oracle
Concur
Mailchimp
Notion
Product Led Growth Index - OpenView Partners
Amplitude
Pendo
Atlasian
Jira
ZohoSuite

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How to Make Sales and Influence People: Paul and Rich on how to sell software Oct 22, 2019

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Listen, don’t tell: Having trouble convincing your boss to invest in new software? On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich teach you everything you need to know about selling software services. We chat about changing the narrative to be about selling growth instead of products, and give some great sales tactics. Paul also shares some interesting car purchasing tips he learned from his brother.

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Sarbanes Oxley - Wikipedia

Amnesty International

Node

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Going Codeless: Is this the way of the future? Oct 15, 2019

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Adjust the quirks: On this week’s episode of Track Changes we ask the question, “is programming becoming obsolete?”. As user-friendly visual interfaces continue to get more and more popular, we discuss why programming remains so important to tackle complex tasks and long-term software challenges. Paul and Rich also come up with a new, nicer, way to talk about bugs. In this week’s Hello Postlight segment, we hear from product manager Jorge Mir Alvarez, who tells us how he went from a Track Changes listener to a Postlight employee.

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Understanding Coders: A Conversation with Technology Writer Clive Thompson Oct 08, 2019

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Constant tweaking and improving: This week on Track Changes we are joined by friend and tech writer Clive Thompson, to talk about his most recent book Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World. We chat about coder culture, its influence on society, and why the search for efficiency can sometimes be a double-edged sword. Paul and Rich also share their worst bug stories.

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Coders: The Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World

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