Josh Knell has been building computers since he was 11 years old to feed his gaming habits. Now that he's grown up, he continues to build computers for his gaming habits. Josh took used his passion for computers from hardware to software while working on his undergraduate degree in digital media. Josh built a career around user experience and user interface development. As Josh's career progressed, entrepreneur opportunities turned into building his own full time digital agency. That business turned into other leadership opportunities at other companies and soon Josh was CTO of a 20+ million dollar revenue generating business. During all of this Josh was teaching web fundamentals at his local university as an Adjunct Professor. Josh is currently working as an Instructor and Curriculum Developer at Lambda School.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and Josh Knell
- - Josh on aviation and digital liberty
- - Video games as a net positive
- - Josh's story of failure - leaving a good situation to find more money, getting out-influenced, and ultimately becoming an educator
- - How Lambda School works
- - Josh on being a CTO, teacher, and other roles not directly responsible for writing application code on a daily basis
- - Josh's book recommendations
- - Teaching remotely and remote work in general
- - Josh's top 3 tips for delivering more value
- - Keeping up with Josh
Resources:
Josh's book recommendation:
Josh's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Become a mentor as soon as possible
- When you identify problems, also present at least two options for solutions
- Stay curious