Learn, Make, Learn

This week, we dive into Joachim's career as an applied microeconomist. What does an applied microeconomist do, how is it relevant to product innovation, how do you enter the field, and much more! FOLLOW-UPS – 01:43 Margaret Heffernan: A Bigger Prize Ed Catmull on The Hungry Beast and the Ugly Baby WTF IS AN APPLIED MICROECONOMIST? – 08:44 David Hume: “Reason Is and Ought Only to Be the Slave...

In this episode, we challenge tech industry dogma around A/B testing & Minimum Viable Products (MVPs), and propose alternatives better suited to today’s post-low interest rate economy. FOLLOW-UPS – 01:41 Apple Vision Pros & Cons How to book a Vision Pro demo at an Apple Store Apple Vision Pro has finally made virtual reality worth it First insights about Apple Vision Pro optics Steve Jobs...

We dig into the perils of crossing over from niche to mainstream. How can a brand built on a niche product or service successfully expand its appeal? Should this even be an aspiration? FOLLOW-UPS – 01:24 “Low-Resource” Text Classification 78% MNIST accuracy using GZIP in under 10 lines of code MNIST by zip Clustering by compression Kolmogorov complexity Normalized compression distance ChatGPT is a...

Ernest & Joachim dive into the dilemma faced when a promising business opportunity conflicts with your own or your company's values. The duo offer perspectives on how to navigate this conflict, including tools you can apply to your day-to-day work making products. FOLLOW-UPS – 01:15 History of Jobs-to-Be-Done WHEN VALUES & OPPORTUNITY COLLIDE – 02:15 Follow us on Threads Apple’s Priva...

Ernest & Joachim share a deep-dive on the jobs to be done approach to customer-centric product & service innovation. They explain what it is & why it matters, share real world examples of jobs-to-be-done in action, and highlight situations where it might not apply. FOLLOW-UPS – 01:11 Apple Vision Pros & Cons Disconnect Blog & Newsletter Tech Won't Save Us: Will AR Glasses...

Ernest & Joachim debate Apple Vision Pro: Does it represent “the beginning of a new era for computing,” or will it offer more proof that VR is an answer to a question no one’s asking? E & J then highlight lessons that can be applied to anyone in the business of making products, irrespective of category. CONTEXT ON SPATIAL COMPUTING – 00:34 WWDC 2023: Apple Vision Pro Simon Greenwold's...

Get to know Ernest & Joachim, hear their hopes and dreams for Learn, Make, Learn, and get their first-ever weekly recommendations! INTRODUCTIONS Meet Joachim – 01:00 Meet Ernest – 10:21 PRODUCTS WITH A POINT OF VIEW – 18:51 OUR HOPES FOR LEARN, MAKE, LEARN – 23:53 WEEKLY RECOMMENDATIONS – 26:55 Joachim – Telehack Ernest – Lavinia Text of Ursula K Le Guin’s speech in acceptance of the National...