The mark of a great artist is, they steal, broadly. I steal all of it. And like anyone who says that they don't is lying or incompetent, in my opinion. The last thing, pre-fixed, bored pre- fixed, do people make that connection or no? Is that too deep? Sometimes they do, but usually they don't. But the other thing you did was brilliant, understanding that you can colonize already well-trodden, neural mind real estate. People silently see when they see this, they see perfect.
Jeremiah Lowin is the founder & CEO of Prefect, a dataflow automation company. Jeremiah joins Jim for his second appearance on Infinite Loops to discuss executing, storytelling, artificial intelligence and, of course, puns. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Slack, puns and the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
- Planning, executing and the story of Prefect in 2022
- Why naming things is a superpower
- If you can’t pivot, you’re dead
- Make original mistakes
- AI, storytelling, deep fakes and open source
Books Mentioned:
- The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
- What Works on Wall Street; by Jim O'Shaughnessy
- The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch