Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://www.eriktrautman.com/">Erik Trautman</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/ErikTrautman">@ErikTrautman</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Erik Trautman talks with Dave Rael about education and learning, finding depth and meaning in life and work, and delivering on something that matters </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Erik Trautman is an entrepreneur, developer, dreamer, marketer, designer, photographer, analyst, data geek, quoter of Super Troopers and lover of all things obscurely nerdy or powerfully artistic. He's a geek with a passion for words and a highly competitive athlete in the body of a banged up former wrestler; introspective and philosophical but extroverted among the genuine and the good; an explorer and an adventurer with a burning curiosity about the natural world but the approximate memory of a goldfish. He's ridden my Triumph across each of the lower 48 states... most during one epic trip before his move out to San Francisco. He is usually found hiking around the Bay Area, cycling for his life through traffic, or trying something completely new and random because Reasons. He wants to add real value to the world by building things people want and which will make a significant impact in their lives. He believes we have the greatest capacity to impact future generations through improvements in education and technology so that's the focus of his efforts. </p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Erik Trautman</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Viking Code School - the nature of what it is</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's history and origins of deciding there was something more needed in software development education</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Erik up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's story of failure - overlooking the importance of people and nondeterminism and failure to understand the complexities of systems involving humans</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's success story - optimizing and rethinking the bootcamp education model - completing a project and turning it into something with autonomy</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The relationship of the Odin Project and Viking Code School and providing an opportunity to build something real to students</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's quest for fulfillment and meaning and thoughts on having "made it"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Erik stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Erik most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Influencing education beyond just software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The importance of self in the value calculation for doing good for others</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's prediction for the future of software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Erik</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.vikingcodeschool.com/" target="_blank">Viking Code School</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.theodinproject.com/" target="_blank">The Odin Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future?language=en#t-95610" target="_blank">Peter Diamandis on Abundance</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1451639619/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - Stephen R. Covey (for more on abundance vs scarcity mindsets)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/145161683X/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think - Peter H. Diamandis (for more on abundance vs scarcity mindsets)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PartyPoker" target="_blank">Party Poker</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-120-quincy-larson-teacher-with-enough" target="_blank">Qunicy Larson on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.freecodecamp.com/" target="_blank">Free Code Camp</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Erik's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0307887898/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">The Lean Startup: How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses - Eric Ries</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Erik's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Identify value</li> <li>Understand the system in which you are operating</li> <li>Work with other people: Find and assemble a team</li> </ol> </div> </div>
