The world is a probabilistic and wonderfully intricate place. The idea that we're going to declare precise outcomes and then have not only our own efforts, but also the entire world conspire to materialize them is insane. And so reconciling our ability to speak the future and achieve it in a way where all of these companies,. all of these actors, all of these players aren't going to do it in the same way is sort of what I obsess over a lot.
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