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We are doing something new and different in this episode. Instead of the episode being a conversation between an entrepreneur and a venture capitalist, we have a conversation between a product/business person i.e Chander, your regular host, and a software developer/technologist i.e. David Krieger, Principal Software Engineer at  Pivotal . You will still get two different perspectives. We cover how software development has changed in the last two decades, relationship between product managers and engineers, and how a software developer thinks about coding.  Arne sends his regards!  Useful links:  1.  Book: The Mythical Man-Month 2.  Why the tech products are mediocre?   Subscribe to the podcast  here . See the notes from the previous podcast  here . 

Softbank has changed the late stage venture industry. After the recent delay of the WeWork IPO, Softbank's strategy of injecting a lot of capital in startups at high valuations is being questioned. In this episode, we discuss the structure of Softbank Vision Fund and how Softbank is influencing startup founders and smaller venture capitalists.  Useful Links: 1. Softbank vision fund  2. Softbank  3. Masayoshi Son Subscribe to the podcast  here . See the notes from the previous podcast  here . 

We get deeper into startup operations, specifically how to develop and market products. How do you prioritize things in pre product launch and post product launch stages of the startup? What are the boundaries between product and marketing? Furthermore, we discuss frameworks that can be applied to product development and marketing.  This episode also touches upon the current state of WeWork IPO and Apple's product announcements this week. Correction: It was mentioned in the episode that the the new Apple A13 chip has trillions of transistors. We meant to say billions (8.5B) of transistors. Sorry.  Useful links: 1. Five stages of the sales process 2. How do people adopt new products? 3. Why do we buy things? 4. Capitalism and advertising  Subscribe to the podcast  here . See the notes from the previous podcast  here . 

In our latest episode, Arne and I talk about the streaming video market. The history, the current state, and how we think the market will evolve. Streaming video is a very diverse and deep area so we could not include everything we wanted to discuss like the current value chain of cable tv channels. However, you will get a good idea about the current state of streaming.  Correction:  Netflix did lose customers in the US in 2Q19 but had net adds globally. See details at  https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/18/netflix-loses-16-billion-in-market-value-following-earnings-miss.html Useful Links  1. Hollywood vs. Silicon Valley  2. Netflix culture  3. Apple movie rental service  Subscribe to the podcast  here . See the notes from the previous podcast  here .