Can you "break into" tech? Paul doesn't think so, and Lidia agrees. The good news is that there is more to say than just, well that. Which is good when it's the chosen topic for a podcast episode. As well as discussing our journeys into careers in tech, what the right adjective should be to describe how we found our way into technology, sales and the moments of doubt when we realised that maybe we had made a mistake.

Before all of that, there's a reminiscence about playing "vintage" games, whether or not watching other people play games is a new thing (Spoiler: It's not) and our two very different approaches to how we coped with the early days of lockdown through gaming.

In AI therapy... Paul opens up about how he is now using AI... what he will use it for and what he definitely won't be.

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Time Stamps:

00:00 - All things gaming

20:21 - How we "broke into" tech

55:05 - AI Therapy

Links:

• All we had to was follow the damn train CJ
• Paul on We the Sales Engineers

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In the hottest (literally) episode yet... Paul & Lidia talk about working in the heat, and whether or the British will ever understand the concept of actual summertime and Paul fails to remember Tommy Cooper's name. They then get into the best (and worst) gym workouts and the challenges of building habits around a busy lifestyle. Especially when travelling. There is the inevitable reference to Atomic Habits and when a priority isn't actually a priority.

Lidia revisits her yearly theme (more on that way back in Episode 2)

They then dive into the main topic, which is what the function of being a Presales professional is, and what it should and shouldn't be. Why bringing a deal to closure is like landing a plane with the Solutions Engineer and Account Executive as co-Pilots. The various different sporting analogies (note: Quarterbacking the team doesn't work outside the US). The need to see the team as equal, and how life changes when you move from being the field to being in a leadership role.

And finally... AI therapy, why Microsoft's Co-Pilot recall was recalled and another rallying cry for AI to "do the boring stuff".

Intro - 00:00:05

Workouts & Habits - 00:05:45

What is Presales function? - 00:25:02

AI therapy - 01:20:52

Links:

Atomic Habits

Co-Pilot Recall

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Apple did it. They finally did it. They’ve also been doing it for sometime but only know is anyone paying attention because they used the acronym. Lidia and Paul react to the Apple World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC). What they’re excited about, what they’re perhaps somewhat skeptical of (spoiler: it’s all the creative stuff).

It’s then Paul’s turn to indulge in a pet topic of “why do we get what we think technology will be” or is there too much influence taken from science fiction in technology advances?

There’s another edition of AI therapy… and a diversion into the topic of a transgressive musical.

• https://www.theverge.com/24171190/apple-wwdc-2024-biggest-announcements
• iPad crush ad
• AvenueQ
• Le Voyage dans la Lune
• San Bernadino
• Baudrillard

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