Metamuse 63 // Platforms with Joe Wadcan
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Sep 1, 2022 Joe Wadcan shares lessons from building products on GitHub and Slack, from creating the GitHub Marketplace to turning Slack channels into visual calendars. The conversation explores platform power, ecosystem partnerships, the dangers of being copied or sidelined, and the tradeoffs of building on Apple and other platforms. Time zones get their own playful mention as a programmer’s nightmare.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Using Your Trust Network
02:00 • 2min
How Did You Get Into the Tech Space?
03:37 • 5min
Is the Git Version Control Suited for a Really Big, Very Binary, Difficult to Dif Files?
08:08 • 2min
Is Google Dock Really Popular With Writers?
09:40 • 4min
Calendarig
13:59 • 4min
How Do You Manage to Be a Teacher?
17:40 • 3min
I've Got a Great Letter, Salst
21:00 • 3min
The Customer Focal Point
23:55 • 2min
Platform Play - It's Hard to Leave
25:35 • 2min
Github - What Was the Drive for That?
27:23 • 3min
How Did You Get Started With Get Up?
30:08 • 5min
Aft Story - It Helps Multiply Efforts
35:26 • 5min
The Risk of Being on Someone's Platform
40:37 • 5min
Building on the Slack Platform
45:44 • 3min
JST
48:22 • 2min
Slack and the Platform Creator
50:45 • 4min
Is Google Calendar a Better Platform to Integrate With Slack?
55:05 • 4min
How to Create a Visual Calendar on a Slack Channel
59:04 • 2min
Is There Trust in the Apple System?
01:01:33 • 2min
Building a Platform for a First Time Founder
01:03:15 • 3min
Design and Marketing - The Limitations
01:05:58 • 4min
Is the Apple Lap Store Restrictive?
01:09:52 • 3min
The Pros and Cons of Building on Platforms
01:13:08 • 3min