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Issac Roth

The John Poelstra Show

Mike Vardy

Ryan McRae

Stephen Warley

John Poelstra

Michael Doyle

AARON GRAHAM

Dave Stuart

Yann Toutant

Michael Marvosh

Josh Bressers

Ron Renaud

Vinod Jain

Kathy Jorsch

Greg DeKoenigsberg

Tina Robinson

OwlTail

Today I’m sharing another conversation with Issac Roth about the state of the world as I was seeing it in August 2020 which was admittedly a little grim aided by old memories from OpenShift &amp; Red Hat.This was a couple months before we knew things would get worse with wildfires in California and Oregon (I couldn’t outside for a solid week or more). In the last published episode (recorded in October 2020), Issac shared his experience of almost losing his house in the California wildfires.Issac helps clarify what I was seeing and experiencing in the world (not positive at all) and naturally weaves in his past experiences in startups and our time at at Red Hat creating OpenShift. Issac’s optimism is a natural and effective antidote. I love Issac’s calming presence, wisdom, optimism and unique way of seeing the world.Conversation Highlights Troubling current events and the themes of uncertainty, anxiety and instability Remembering that I have a choice and wanting to use it My own internal conflict about what I’m personally experiencing what I help people with The entrepreneurial journey of holding uncertainty while being super positive and how to manage those doubts Issac’s biggest fears when we were creating OpenShift and how he managed them Building a product based on anticipated usage when real customers are few The constant refinement of priorities, resources and time Reserving time for serendipity Experimenting full fidelity and it’s impact on the data you collect Pushing a boulder up a hill–fulfilling fate or creating fate The ups and downs of startup life How does one find hope in times of uncertainty? The urge to just want things to be okay or know that they will be okay–certainty The distinction between fidelity and integrity Acting in the public or private good Making decisions in a time of very little data without a known framework The apparent absence of truth creates anxiety Taking a “So. What.” perspective to your situation Learn more about Issac Roth Shasta Ventures LinkedIn   Credits Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod Original photo source All songs licensed under Creative CommonsThe post 104: Issac Roth–Experimenting with Fidelity appeared first on John Poelstra.

<p>Today I’m sharing another conversation with <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com/tag/issac-roth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Issac Roth</a> about the state of the world as I was seeing it in August 2020 which was admittedly a little grim aided by old memories from OpenShift &amp; Red Hat.</p><p>This was a couple months before we knew things would get worse with wildfires in California and Oregon (I couldn’t outside for a solid week or more). In the last published episode (recorded in October 2020), <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com/issac-roth-decomposition-fire-103/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Issac shared his experience</a> of almost losing his house in the California wildfires.</p><p>Issac helps clarify what I was seeing and experiencing in the world (not positive at all) and naturally weaves in his past experiences in startups and our time at at Red Hat creating <a href="https://www.openshift.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenShift</a>. Issac’s optimism is a natural and effective antidote. I love Issac’s calming presence, wisdom, optimism and unique way of seeing the world.</p><h2>Conversation Highlights</h2><ul> <li>Troubling current events and the themes of uncertainty, anxiety and instability</li> <li>Remembering that I have a choice and wanting to use it</li> <li>My own internal conflict about what I’m personally experiencing what I help people with</li> <li>The entrepreneurial journey of holding uncertainty while being super positive and how to manage those doubts</li> <li>Issac’s biggest fears when we were creating OpenShift and how he managed them</li> <li>Building a product based on anticipated usage when real customers are few</li> <li>The constant refinement of priorities, resources and time</li> <li>Reserving time for serendipity</li> <li>Experimenting full fidelity and it’s impact on the data you collect</li> <li>Pushing a boulder up a hill–fulfilling fate or creating fate</li> <li>The ups and downs of startup life</li> <li>How does one find hope in times of uncertainty?</li> <li>The urge to just <em>want things to be okay </em>or <em>know that they will be okay</em>–certainty</li> <li>The distinction between <em>fidelity</em> and <em>integrity</em></li> <li>Acting in the public or private good</li> <li>Making decisions in a time of very little data without a known framework</li> <li>The apparent absence of truth creates anxiety</li> <li>Taking a “So. What.” perspective to your situation</li> <li>Learn more about Issac Roth<br><ul> <li><a href="https://www.shasta.vc/bio/issac-roth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shasta Ventures</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/issacroth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul><h2>Credits</h2><ul> <li><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christian_Bjoerklund/Skapmat/christian_bjoerklund_-_skpmat_ep_-_01_-_hallon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hallon</a> by Christian Bjoerklund</li> <li><a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> by Kevin MacLeod</li> <li>Original photo source</li> </ul><p>All songs licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com/issac-roth-experimenting-with-fidelity-104/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">104: Issac Roth–Experimenting with Fidelity</a> appeared first on <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Poelstra</a>.</p>

104: Issac Roth–Experimenting with Fidelity

Issac Roth and I cover a wide-range of topics linked to our personal lives, our work together at Red Hat and the technology world in general–all sparked by wildfires he almost lost his house to.Issac and I go back to the early days of OpenShift at Red Hat. This conversation is not about that though maybe some day we’ll do one. Today I’m sharing a reflective Saturday morning conversation we had in October 2020 about what Issac is seeing in technology and the world around him. It’s an exploration and reflection on what it was like to be five houses away from having his house destroyed by fire and the process he and his family went through to save as much as they could.Conversation Highlights John and Issac reconnect after a long while Wildfires in the California were stopped five houses away from Issac’s The world is decomposing and it’s not necessarily a bad thing The internet enables decomposition Decomposition makes space for new things The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson The Long Tail is already happening TikTok has millions and millions of videos instead of one movie  Platforms like BandCamp and SoundCloud   Finding smaller ways to influence policy and the big divide More choices leads to decomposition which makes way for new things Fire as a good thing  Controlled burns Tree species that require fire to germinate seeds   Purging old stuff often makes us feel better and creates space Possibility as the opposite of scarcity Empty space and lack of consumption makes room for creativity and possibility Parallels between the startup world and a burned out forest Consciously creating space in the day to have all the time that’s needed Cross pollinating ideas between different communities TikTok as a way to connect and experience people completely different than ourselves New technologies that help us connect were made possible because of decomposition The things that technology enables also comes with tradeoffs Makes privilege gap wider Exchange of personal privacy   The systematic process Issac and his partner went through to evacuate their house, save what was most important and say good bye How the process of almost losing his home changed Issac and the parallels he sees to technology and the environment The changing nature of story telling with TikTok and Instagram John’s version of better story telling  The meaning and focus we give is a choice Sometimes our thought patterns and beliefs need to be decomposed Setting aside fear and living with uncertainty   The practice of creating space to deal with uncertainty Celebrating uncertainty The opposite of fearing what’s around the bend “Showing up to serendipity with preparedness”   Is the future brighter than we think as a result of decomposition? Possibility does not negate the things that are hard to be with Credits Hallon by Christian Bjoerklund Cold Funk by Kevin MacLeod Original photo source All songs licensed under Creative CommonsThe post 103: Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth appeared first on John Poelstra.

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/issacroth" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Issac Roth</a> and I cover a wide-range of topics linked to our personal lives, our work together at Red Hat and the technology world in general–all sparked by wildfires he almost lost his house to.</p><p>Issac and I go back to the early days of <a href="https://www.openshift.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OpenShift</a> at Red Hat. This conversation is not about that though maybe some day we’ll do one. Today I’m sharing a reflective Saturday morning conversation we had in October 2020 about what Issac is seeing in technology and the world around him. It’s an exploration and reflection on what it was like to be five houses away from having his house destroyed by fire and the process he and his family went through to save as much as they could.</p><h2>Conversation Highlights</h2><ul> <li>John and Issac reconnect after a long while</li> <li>Wildfires in the California were stopped five houses away from Issac’s</li> <li>The world is decomposing and it’s not necessarily a bad thing</li> <li>The internet enables decomposition</li> <li>Decomposition makes space for new things</li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Tail-Future-Business-Selling-ebook/dp/B000JMKSE2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson</a></li> <li><em>The Long Tail</em> is already happening<br><ul> <li>TikTok has millions and millions of videos instead of one movie</li> <li> Platforms like BandCamp and SoundCloud</li> </ul> </li> <li>Finding smaller ways to influence policy and the big divide</li> <li>More choices leads to decomposition which makes way for new things</li> <li>Fire as a <em>good thing</em> <ul> <li>Controlled burns</li> <li>Tree species that require fire to germinate seeds</li> </ul> </li> <li>Purging old stuff often makes us feel better and creates space</li> <li>Possibility as the opposite of scarcity</li> <li>Empty space and lack of consumption makes room for creativity and possibility</li> <li>Parallels between the startup world and a burned out forest</li> <li>Consciously creating space in the day to have all the time that’s needed</li> <li>Cross pollinating ideas between different communities</li> <li>TikTok as a way to connect and experience people completely different than ourselves</li> <li>New technologies that help us connect were made possible because of decomposition</li> <li>The things that technology enables also comes with tradeoffs<br><ul> <li>Makes privilege gap wider</li> <li>Exchange of personal privacy</li> </ul> </li> <li>The systematic process Issac and his partner went through to evacuate their house, save what was most important and say good bye</li> <li>How the process of almost losing his home changed Issac and the parallels he sees to technology and the environment</li> <li>The changing nature of story telling with TikTok and Instagram</li> <li>John’s version of better <em>story telling</em> <ul> <li>The meaning and focus we give is a choice</li> <li>Sometimes our thought patterns and beliefs need to be <em>decomposed</em></li> <li>Setting aside fear and living with uncertainty</li> </ul> </li> <li>The practice of creating space to deal with uncertainty</li> <li>Celebrating uncertainty<br><ul> <li>The opposite of fearing what’s around the bend</li> <li>“Showing up to serendipity with preparedness”</li> </ul> </li> <li>Is the future brighter than we think as a result of decomposition?</li> <li>Possibility does not negate the things that are hard to be with</li> </ul><h2>Credits</h2><ul> <li><a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Christian_Bjoerklund/Skapmat/christian_bjoerklund_-_skpmat_ep_-_01_-_hallon" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hallon</a> by Christian Bjoerklund</li> <li><a href="http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100499" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cold Funk</a> by Kevin MacLeod</li> <li><a href="https://unsplash.com/photos/icrhAD-qidc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Original photo source</a></li> </ul><p>All songs licensed under <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Commons</a></p><p>The post <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com/issac-roth-decomposition-fire-103/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">103: Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth</a> appeared first on <a href="https://johnpoelstra.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Poelstra</a>.</p>

103: Decomposition, Fire and Optimism with Issac Roth