Guest: Arvind KC,
Chief Information Officer for Palantir Technologies
Arvind KC is the CIO of Palantir Technologies, a company that builds software that connects data, technologies, humans, and environments. In this episode, Arvind shares his thoughts about the idea of augmented intelligence, how to fight mediocrity and keep resisting it, and the meaning of encouraging employees to “taste the soup.”
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Show Notes
2:00 - Arvind’s Role and Responsibilities at Palantir
7:00 - How You Can Fight Mediocrity and Keep Resisting It
8:30 - Customer Transparency and Cultural Transparency
10:30 - The Idea of Augmented Intelligence
11:20 - Palantir’s Successes Across Many Industries
15:00 - Connecting Employees to the Meaning of the Company
16:27 - Engineer Lessons KC Learned from the Early Days of Facebook
20:43 - The Meaning of Tasting the Soup
21:20 - IT Business Partnerships
24:45 - Encouraging Innovation
Guest: Arvind KC,
Chief Information Officer for Palantir Technologies
Listen On:
Show Notes
1:00 - Why IT?
2:00 - KC’s Article on The Seven Qualities of Successful Engineering Leadership
3:15 - Quality #1: Stay In Touch With Tech
6:20 - Quality #2: Don’t Under-Manage
9:25 - Quality #3: Set a Clear Vision
11:25 - Quality #4: Set a High Bar For Talent
13:25 - Quality #5: Get to Know Your People
15:20 - Quality #6: Create a Mechanism for Accountability
20:50 - Quality #7: Set Few Outlandish Goals
23:10 - The Lightning Round
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