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EP 27 - The Hidden Connection Between Talent Drain and Digital Transformation Failure (And How to Fix It)
Michele Brissoni
October 3, 2024

EP 27 - The Hidden Connection Between Talent Drain and Digital Transformation Failure (And How to Fix It)

Hey there, fellow digital warriors! ⚔️

How’s the battle going on your side of the screen? Grab your coffee, energy drink, or whatever fuels your day, because we’ve got some exciting talk coming your way. We’re diving deep into the wild world of digital transformation (DX), where the struggle is all too real and the stakes are sky-high.

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EP 26 - Why Digital Transformations Keep Failing at a Massive Cost. The Billion-Euro Trap
Michele Brissoni
September 26, 2024

EP 26 - Why Digital Transformations Keep Failing at a Massive Cost. The Billion-Euro Trap

Welcome back, my fellow digital warriors! ⚔️

In our last episode, we uncovered the Volkswagen Group’s colossal missteps, where they failed to treat software as the core foundation of their business. Instead, it was relegated to just another cost center—a mindset that led to heavy layoffs, drastic budget cuts, and desperate, last-minute billion-dollar partnerships to buy skills and mindsets they lacked. The result? A staggering loss of over €20 billion in just four years, a perfect case study in how digital transformation (DX) can spiral out of control.

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EP 25 - Volkswagen’s €20 Billion Software Disaster: How Poor Engineering Crippled the German Giant!
Michele Brissoni
September 19, 2024

EP 25 - Volkswagen’s €20 Billion Software Disaster: How Poor Engineering Crippled the German Giant!

Hey there, digital warriors! ⚔️

Welcome back to the Forge of Unicorns! Last time, we blew the lid off the AI code generators market, exposing how relying too heavily on AI-generated code is a one-way ticket to Disasterville 🚨. Remember the shocker? No tests. Zero. Nada. Code straight out of the AI box without a single test 🥴. Brown code, baby—since day zero! 💥

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EP 24 - The Ugly Truth About AI Code Generators Exposed! - Goodbye tests, Welcome disasters!
Michele Brissoni
September 12, 2024

EP 24 - The Ugly Truth About AI Code Generators Exposed! - Goodbye tests, Welcome disasters!

Hey there, fellow digital warriors! ⚔️

Before we jump into today’s AI code generator buzz, let’s take a quick stroll down memory lane to Episode 23. Remember that jaw-dropping tale about The Deadly Price of Cheap Code? Yep, we’re talking about Boeing’s tragedy and the looming AI crisis. (ICYMI: check it out here) 🔥 It was a raw, no-holds-barred look at how cutting corners in software engineering leads to disasters—no exceptions. This wasn’t just a coding error; it was a full-blown catastrophe with lives lost 😞.

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EP 23 - The Deadly Price of Cheap Code: Boeing’s Tragedy and the Looming AI Crisis
Michele Brissoni
September 5, 2024

EP 23 - The Deadly Price of Cheap Code: Boeing’s Tragedy and the Looming AI Crisis

Welcome back, my fellow digital warriors ⚔️!

Today, we’re diving into a hot topic that’s been making waves lately. You might have heard about those eye-opening interviews with ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and Amazon’s top brass Jeff Bezos. If you haven’t, well, let’s just say they’ve been stirring the pot (and maybe, just maybe, getting a bit too real for some folks). Schmidt’s chat at Stanford, which you can’t easily find on the usual channels (wonder why), and the Bezos’ talk, both dropped some serious bombshells about the future of software development and the role of AI.

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EP22 - From Tech Lead to Top Speaker: How 'The Pragmatic Engineer' Helped Shape My Journey
Michele Brissoni
August 29, 2024

EP22 - From Tech Lead to Top Speaker: How 'The Pragmatic Engineer' Helped Shape My Journey

Hello, my fellow digital warriors ⚔️ and all you tech-savvy enthusiasts out there!

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