Building Systems that Last
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Argues that rushing to adopt shiny tech produces unstable products and burnout and that deliberate pacing yields durable systems; runs a tuition-free two-year academy in Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town that uses logic games selection and a six-day campus assessment to recruit nontraditional talent; measures impact by hires and employer feedback and reports 50% women and ~60% low-income graduates but only 13% rural; prescribes defining why, what, and enough before scaling.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05From burnout to human systems
- 3:56Rush culture consequences
- 7:42Unintended rush effects
- 10:49Rushing slows outcomes
- 13:58Innovation reality
- 17:30Panic creates chaos
- 20:19Perception in decisions
- 23:02Why, what, enough for systems
- 25:54Humanity over speed
- 26:36Q&A: Candidate selection
- 27:39Q&A: WeThinkCode vision
- 28:41Q&A: Tech chasing cost
- 30:45Q&A: New tech temptation
- 32:10Q&A: Beyond software
- 33:36Q&A: Local vs foreign grads
- 34:18Q&A: Gender diversity in tech
- 37:54Closing
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