Episode 0034 - Justin

Feel Free to Deviate

The guest on episode 34 of Feel Free to Deviate is Justin Baum. He is the VP of Product at a software company called LeaseUp. He’s also a designer and a user experience guru. He probably won’t like that I called him a guru, but that’s too bad…
He’s a very knowledgeable guy who digs deep into the philosophy surrounding the tech industry. I have always admired his technical skills, but also his uncanny ability to find an actual career path at an early age. He’s a sort of a wunderkind, who rocketed to early success, experienced some bumps along the way, and then reinvented himself on a different coast. We talk about the tech industry, image generation, and a bunch of other stuff. I’m hoping he’ll come back sometime so we can follow up on some of the many topics we started talking about.

• Topics include:
• The pleasures and pains of a rapid rise in the tech industry
• the tech industry in general
• Startup culture
• Web 2.0!
• Flat brim New Era
• The perils of constant growth/the effects of constant growth on innovation
• Toxic work environments
• Sociopathic tech bros
• What is “Product”
• AI generated art
• SO MUCH MORE!

Check out Justin’s company, LeaseUp if you have commercial real estate needs, or if you are curious - https://www.leaseup.co/

• Some other related things you might want to check out:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_Diffusion
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DALL-E
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_McLuhan
• C-level - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate_title#List_of_chief_officer_(CO)_titles
• https://hbr.org/2019/01/the-era-of-move-fast-and-break-things-is-over
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_startup

That should keep you busy for a little while...

Feel Free to Deviate is the podcast about people, their careers, and their relationships with success. My name is Jim Turbert, and I am the host. You can find me at https://feelfreetodeviate.com or on Instagram @feelfreetodeviate
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