Swipe for Freedom: Recent Episodes
Randy Perecman
I will invite leaders in tech, business, and wellness, on the show to explore the current state of the attention-economy and how Digital Minimalism can help people take back their freedom.
Alec, my friend, mentor, and the Founder of OpenClass, joins me on Swipe for Freedom to share his perspective on digital minimalism.
0:00 - New podcasting studio?
1:42 - Alec’s intro
7:00 - “Working”
9:00 - Work-life balance
14:33 - Social media is net-negative
21:35 - Cleaning out your social media can offend some people
23:18 - It’s hard to power off
28:00 - Phones at dinner
29:54 - The iPhone is too good
32:47 - Managing screen-time & building a software startup
34:47 - Any app can be addictive
36:30 - The digital divide in education
43:30 - Public Benefit Corp
44:50 - AI ethics
45:50 - Tech tries to be too cute
48:28 - Handwrite your notes!
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Simeon, my friend and the Head of Engineering at Speechify, joins me on the first episode of Swipe for Freedom to share his perspective on Digital Minimalism.
0:50 - Simeon's Background
5:20 - Creating Value
8:58 - Market Forces
24:40 - Internal Drive
33:50 - External Applications
38:10 - Managing Developers
40:12 - Machine Learning
43:13 - Speechify
48:10 - My Goal for this Podcast
49:10 - Book/App Suggestions from Simeon
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