The Starr Conspiracy Podcast
1) On babies and bathwater
I never liked the idea of throwing out babies but at least I get the point of the saying, “Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater.” A few companies that have been historically great places to wor...Show More
2) Two green flags and a big yellow one
As January closes, the tech sector is in full-on hunker-down mode, with layoffs (see more below) that unwind recent headcount growth and torpedo long-shot projects. Dark clouds aside, there are two bi...Show More
3) It doesn’t have to be this way
In recent weeks, all of the big names in technology announced significant layoffs. What happened at Microsoft over the past week is endemic to a larger problem here, but I’ll spend a little time picki...Show More
4) Making magic with generative AI? Not yet
The Generative AI Frenzy of 2023 is woven with so many fascinating threads for the implications for the future of all work but especially for marketing — designing better and faster, writing copy, dev...Show More
5) More proof that EX → CX
It’s been almost a month since Southwest Airlines had one of the biggest meltdowns in aviation history. A combination of bad weather in the wrong places coupled with ancient crew-scheduling technology...Show More
6) The future is coming into focus
The tech industry is still roiling as the fallout from the past five years of irrational exuberance continues to unwind. However, the future of Work Tech continues to come into focus.
7) So, what do you do?
January gloom is definitely a thing here in the Pacific Northwest this time of year. With major holidays out of the way, and with about seven hours of actual daylight (if you can call it that), we’re ...Show More
8) 3 reasons to stay positive in 2023
Just to close the book on 2022, it was a bruising year for startups. Layoffs were of 2001 proportions. Many expect 2023 to be another challenging year. After an investment downturn in 2022, VCs are si...Show More
9) 2022 Part Two?
Happy new year! Hopefully, you were able to spend some time away from your e-mail inbox over the last few weeks and enjoy some non-newsletter time. We’re covering what’s keeping HR up at night, employ...Show More
10) Looking back at Work Tech predictions from 2022
Revisiting Work Tech predictions from a year ago, the thing that stands out most is that people’s expectations were all over the place. For example, some correctly anticipated that hybrid and remote w...Show More