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AGL 185: Average Joe with Shawn Livermore

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world
A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world
Episode • Dec 4, 2020 • 55m
About Shawn
Shawn Livermore is a tech startup founder, entrepreneur, and technology consultant for over 20 years. He’s written books on software development and writes software in at least ten different programming languages. After raising investment capital for his startups six times, Shawn began to look beyond the code to see the bigger picture— systems, patterns, and mental models that most deserve our attention. Instead of hype and hustle, Shawn focuses on tangible, factual, and replicable bits and bytes that most people wouldn’t see or pay attention to. From small fragments, Shawn assembles larger stories, and helps people think, speak, and create like a tech genius.



Today We Talked About

Shawn's background
Why write Average Joe?
Average Joe: Be the Silicon Valley Tech Genius examines six claims:

#1: Genius is required.
#2: Creativity is sudden and inspired.
#3: Secrets are elusive.
#4: Growth is magic.
#5: Their thinking is mysteriously inverted.
#6: Their mystique is real.


Slow Create Framework
Big C and Little C Creative
Inflections
Invoking Fascination
Sustainable Mystique Approach
Imposter Syndrome
The Sustainable Mystique Triad

Narrow Focus
Articulate Speech

API = Analogy, Portrayal, Inversion


Interesting Problems


Debunking the myth of Tech Genius
Narrow your scope




Connect with Shawn

Twitter
LinkedIn
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
Book
Website
Product Perfect

 






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