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Career Pivot Sparked By 2008 Tech Shift
- Vlad Tenev describes switching from a pure math PhD to exploring tech after the 2008 financial crisis and the iPhone SDK release.
- That night learning the SDK launched his career and eventual company creation.
Job Disruption Is A Recurrent Human Pattern
- Job disruption has recurred across human history from Paleolithic hunters to industrial and internet shifts.
- Such disruptions subdivide and create many specialized new jobs rather than eliminating work wholesale.
Family Story Shows Rapid Job Change
- Vlad recounts his family's shift from farming to academic and urban careers across generations.
- He uses his great-grandfather seeing a car as a metaphor for rapid societal change.