Episode 211 | Jeff Meyerson - Software and Business For Humans

Guest: Jeff Meyerson @the_prion Jeff Meyerson talks with Dave Rael about podcasting, learning and listening, gratitude, and mentors Jeff Meyerson is the host of Software Engineering Daily, a podcast about the world through the lens of software. He is also the creator of Adforprize and a musician who writes music as The Prion, which can be found on Spotify and SoundCloud. Chapters: 1:46 - Dave introduces the show and Jeff Meyerson3:49 - Jeff, music, and flow states7:41 - Adforprize - Jeff's startup business and product and the problems with advertising he intends to address11:16 - Software Engineering Daily - motivations, approach, and execution for Jeff's podcast relating to software14:31 - Software Engineering Radio - "The crown jewell of software podcasts" - Jeff's involvement and learning from Robert Blumen and others in a long-running and respected software podcast16:58 - Jeff and professional poker - some lessons learned in difficult ways21:45 - Gratitude and productivity22:22 - The things that "light Jeff up"23:34 - How Jeff got started in software24:18 - Jeff's story of failure - a shortage of fulfillment and meaning in cubicle life27:03 - Jeff's podcasting journey - learning, growing, producing valuable content, and being rewarded29:20 - Jeff's success story - growing in understanding of what makes good music and how to inspire the intended emotion34:22 - How Jeff stays current with what he needs to know36:26 - Jeff's book recommendations39:56 - The things that have Jeff most excited42:17 - Jeff's causes of pain and suffering47:48 - Jeff's top 3 tips for delivering more value50:23 - Keeping up with Jeff Resources: Software Engineering Daily Adforprize The Prion on Spotify The Prion on SoundCloud FL Studio Chaos Monkeys: Obscene Fortune and Random Failure in Silicon Valley - Antonio Garcia Martinez Entrepreneur On Fire - John Lee Dumas John Lee Dumas on the Economics of Podcast Sponsorship Software Engineering Radio Robert Blumen Markus Voelter Haseeb Qureshi on Developer On Fire Quoracast RJD2 John Mayer Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport Cal Newport Waking Up - Sam Harris's Podcast Task Rabbit Jeff's book recommendation: Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future - Peter Thiel How to Be a Poker Player: The Philosophy of Poker - Haseeb Qureshi Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind - Yuval Noah Harari The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon - Brad Stone Jeff's top 3 tips for delivering more value: Think long term Try to be more empathetic Listen more than you talk