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CEO GitHub, Thomas Dohmke: Open-Source Values
In the middle of the Great Recession, Thomas Dohmke ...
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Jan 30 2023 1h 11m
Chapter 1 4 mins
Titles at Microsoft and working with CEO Satya NadellaChapter 2 3 mins
Being “85% happy” and the temptation to leave big companies for a startupChapter 3 3 mins
How Thomas went from early user to CEO of GitHubChapter 4 9 mins
Growing up in East Germany and the fall of the Berlin WallChapter 5 4 mins
Why Thomas quit his job at the height of the financial crisis: “I wanna build stuff again”Chapter 6 6 mins
Being acquired by Microsoft and coming to AmericaChapter 7 6 mins
The startup mindset and “open-source” valuesChapter 8 5 mins
How Github’s “AI programmer,” Copilot, will change everything for developersChapter 9 5 mins
When will generative AI have its “iPhone moment?”Chapter 10 6 mins
Exponential change and preparing your kids for the unknown futureChapter 11 3 mins
Communicating in English, and whether Thomas’ family would ever go back to GermanyChapter 12 5 mins
Tech culture in Europe vs. Silicon Valley and the pressure of “more”Chapter 13 3 mins
The “LEGO room” in Thomas’ house