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Episode 42 – Agile Team Production Methodologies pt 1

By shaundmcmillan June 7, 2021PodcastNo Comments

How do the software companies of Silicon Valley grow from two man teams in garages, to world dominating monoliths like Microsoft, Apple, Google, and Facebook? How is it possible that teams of engineers could completely revolutionize the way we interact with the world. Or at the very least, how can we organize our teams to solve problems as quickly and effectively as they have?

Episode 40 – The Lean Startup Part 1 of 2

By shaundmcmillan May 23, 2021PodcastNo Comments

What would you need to start an organization? What does it take to make a new business successful? Does it take a lot of money to make money? Not according to Eric Ries, the author of the popular book on entrepreneurship titled, “The Lean Startup.”

Episode 39 – Design Thinking

By shaundmcmillan May 9, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Have you ever wondered how two guys living in San Francisco starting a small business out of their garage could disrupt an entire industry? And yet time and time again, we have seen Stanford school dropouts become international billionaires and outperform corporate giants like the music industry, Walmart, and IBM. What is the slingshot that is allowing these Davids to strike these Goliaths down?

Episode 38 – Entrepreneurship Series

By shaundmcmillan May 9, 2021PodcastNo Comments

Have you ever thought about starting a business, a side hustle, or a non-profit? Or maybe you dream of starting a movement, or being a pivotal part of one. Well for those of us who do, I think there is a lot we can learn from the world of entrepreneurship.