Episode 202: Does Nike make pleated khakis?

How important is domain knowledge for a new CEO? What is the key to building a successful Open Source Business? What is Kelsey Hightower really asking? We answer all these questions and more. Plus, Matt explains why a bus pass is better than a driver’s license in Australia.

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• Executive Shuffles
  • Google just hired a former Microsoft exec to spearhead G Suite and Javier Soltero’s Bio
    • Microsoft’s Q1 earnings boosted by cloud and Office as Surface and Xbox stall
  • ServiceNow Announces Bill McDermott to Become CEO, Succeeding John Donahoe, Who Is Stepping Down to Become CEO of Nike
    • Nike, ServiceNow and SAP CEOs play a game of musical chairs
• Free Software a.k.a Open Source
  • In 2019, multiple open source companies changed course—is it the right move?
  • Free Software and Open Source Business - Andreessen Horowitz
  • Databricks announces $400M round on $6.2B valuation as analytics platform continues to grow
  • What $24 Million Means for Our Open Source Community — Grafana
• Security
  • Getting Started with Security Keys
  • Don’t use admin/admin as username/password
  • The Chintzy Way Zappos Wants to Compensate Victims of a 2012 Data Breach
• Kelsey Hightower asks a question…
• Good news for developers: The CLI is back | ZDNet
• IBM stock downgraded on fears of long-term Red Hat impact, other worries
• Six Reasons Why iOS 13 and Catalina Are So Buggy
• Not LibreOffice too? Beloved open-source suite latest to fall victim to the curse of Catalina

Nonsense

• Gulfstream’s New G700 Is Set to Become the World’s Biggest Private Jet

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