🚀 Remember When Tech Was Fun and Hopeful? What Changed? (Issue 655)

About this episode

Larry Cornett interviews Tague Griffith about the evolution of the tech industry and the cultural shifts in Silicon Valley.

My guest for this episode is Tague Griffith . He is a seasoned engineer who has been building products and leading teams across a number of the tech industry’s best-known companies, including Google, Apple, Amazon, as well as some lesser-known startups. Most of his career has focused on new product development. He’s also dipped into research and advisory work, including helping develop Stanford’s wastewater pathogen monitoring project and consulting on 1 -> 2 growth for engineering teams. Tague and I worked together at Apple back when the company was struggling and kind of unpopular. At that time, we were the underdogs. Most of us didn’t join Apple for the money. We joined because we loved the company and its products, and felt that we were a bit different as well. He has strong opinions and some cool stories, so I know you’ll enjoy this episode! We talk about * What the tech industry and Silicon Valley were like in the early ‘90s * Tague’s career since Apple (Netscape, Google, Amazon, Flickr, etc.) * The project he is most proud of after decades of working in tech * The double-edged sword of technology’s evolution * Modern product development challenges * The current state of…

People in this episode

Host: Larry Cornett

Guest: Tague Griffith

Topics covered

• tech industry history
• product development
• Silicon Valley culture
• technology evolution
• modern challenges in tech
• hope in technology

Keywords

• tech history
• Silicon Valley
• product development
• technology evolution
• hope in tech
• Tague Griffith
• Larry Cornett

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, Apple, Amazon, Netscape, Flickr, Stanford

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