Episode 377
Episode 377: Coffee is for closers
This week we discuss Oracle’s Cloud Growth(?), Starbuck’s blockchain-based loyalty program and André Staltz’s “Time Till Open Source Alternative” article. Plus, some thoughts on free coffee…
September 16, 202246m 49sExplicit
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Show Notes
This week we discuss Oracle’s Cloud Growth(?), Starbuck’s blockchain-based loyalty program and André Staltz’s “Time Till Open Source Alternative” article. Plus, some thoughts on free coffee…
Runner-up Titles
- It’s about me
- Workshop it
- I stand with the workers of Goldman Sachs
- This is their Popeye moment
- Pulitzers and free coffee
- Financial shenanigans
- Hide the gift shop in the data center
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- André Staltz - Time Till Open Source Alternative
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