For the past decade, since 2009, tech opportunity has been collapsing into a taller and taller ivory tower. This is a result of the unique financial model created by digital distributed software and an "top talent only" mindset set in motion by Netflix CEO, Reed Hastings and the Silicon Valley Echo Chamber. Fewer and fewer, higher and higher paying jobs have been made available - which stems from a failure in imagination in creating an entry-level tech job track.
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A bit about me
There is no harvest to wait for, buildings to buy, no machines needed, no packaging to print, to time lost in transit.
There is only money, instantly deposited in bank accounts - and the cost of workers and profit for owners.
Some of you may have seen this slide and know what is coming next...
A lack of process and demand for “top performers” has lead to almost no entry-level opportunities.
A lack of process and demand for “top performers” has lead to almost no entry-level opportunities.
For people lucky enough to get into the tech industry, significant increases in salary over time are huge.
For those who aren’t aware of it’s impact this is what Sheryl Sandberg said about the slide deck
It has been viewed more than 19 million times Slide Share and has set the cultural north star for countless number of tech companies
it has created the largest elitist wealth consolidation systems humanity has ever known.
And it came from this guy, Reed Hastings the CEO of Netflix.
This is the intro slide. It was called “Freedom & Responsibility”
Here’s the link
Reed said that as businesses grow, complexity increases. Which is true.
His solution, rather than to use process, was to hire the “right” people. Top talent - aka people with lots of experience.
He also set a ruthless bar for people whos performance is adequate.
So what’s the problem?
If you graduated from the Computer Science program at Stanford, Berkeley or Harvard, you’re probably doing pretty well.
In 2009 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings set the cultural direction for all of Silicon Valley with a slideshow presentation called “Freedom and Responsibility”.
In order for us to appreciate the true impact of this orientation on the tech industry, it’s useful for us to think about the medical industry.
Similar to the tech industry today, the medical industry is highly complex and specialized. Nobody enters a hospital for any reason and says: “I want my procedure to be completed by someone with no experience”
In order for us to appreciate the true impact of this orientation on the tech industry, it’s useful for us to think about the medical industry.
Similar to the tech industry today, the medical industry is highly complex and specialized. Nobody enters a hospital for any reason and says: “I want my procedure to be completed by someone with no experience”
Except maybe this kid. He looks super cute!
In order for us to appreciate the true impact of this orientation on the tech industry, it’s useful for us to think about the medical industry.
Similar to the tech industry today, the medical industry is highly complex and specialized. Nobody enters a hospital for any reason and says: “I want my procedure to be completed by someone with no experience”
In order for us to appreciate the true impact of this orientation on the tech industry, it’s useful for us to think about the medical industry.
Similar to the tech industry today, the medical industry is highly complex and specialized. Nobody enters a hospital for any reason and says: “I want my procedure to be completed by someone with no experience”
The first formal residency programs were established by Sir William Osler and William Stewart Halsted at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
By the end of the 20th century in North America, very few new doctors went directly from medical school into independent, unsupervised medical practice, and more state and provincial governments began requiring one or more years of postgraduate training for medical licensure
In order for us to appreciate the true impact of this orientation on the tech industry, it’s useful for us to think about the medical industry.
Similar to the tech industry today, the medical industry is highly complex and specialized. Nobody enters a hospital for any reason and says: “I want my procedure to be completed by someone with no experience”
In 2009 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings set the cultural direction for all of Silicon Valley with a slideshow presentation called “Freedom and Responsibility”.
In 2009 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings set the cultural direction for all of Silicon Valley with a slideshow presentation called “Freedom and Responsibility”.