Ep 25: SUM-OF-TECH-PARTS with Jamie Skella - a podcast by ALTS Projects
from 2021-10-19T19:00
Excellent to have Jamie Skella, technologist and outspoken distributed workforce advocate, join us for this episode as part of the re-launched A Lot To Say podcast.
Jamie's spent 20 years in the design, building and advising of emerging industry businesses across blockchain, IoT, VR, and even future food.
Formerly Head of User Experience at the AFL, Jamie's current appointment is that of Chief Product Officer at TRAVLR, a travel-tech business decentralising the consumer travel booking paradigm.
Jamie's prior startup, Horizon State, won the World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer award for his work in democratic innovation, which was also voted 7 of 100 on a list of world changing companies by The Australian - ahead of Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
A few points in the chit-chat:
- A new direction in life
- An emphasis on design
- Distributed workforces and frequent collaborators
- Tech as empathy tools
- Understanding the implications of what we are creating
- Immersed in Gaming and eSports
Notes and Links:
- Jamie Skella
- TRAVLR
- Adam Jacoby
- AFL
- Benedict Evans
- Contact Light
- Embark
- Fortress
- GG EZ
- Horizon State
- How to Understand Blockchain
- MiVote
- Mogul
- Nick Bostroms Simulation Theory
- Oculus creator Palmer Luckey
- Osqo
- Pantheon Esports
- Startup Grind
- Steam Deck
- Valorant
- Valve
Follow Jamie on Twitter: @JamieSkella
Follow Jamie on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jamieskella
Follow Jamie online: skella.com.au
Follow TRAVLR online: https://travlr.com/
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