Simone Giertz on Her Robots and Returning to Work After Brain Surgery
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Startup Basics80%Product Strategy70%Product Metrics60%AI Product Management50%Project Management Foundations50%
Simone Giertz describes herself as a maker/robotics enthusiast/non-engineer. She’s also known as the Queen of Shitty Robots. She runs a YouTube channel about those robots and is a cohost on Tested with Adam Savage from MythBusters.
https://www.youtube.com/simonegiertz
https://twitter.com/SimoneGiertz
https://www.patreon.com/simonegiertz
Tested with Adam Savage - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiDJtJKMICpb9B1qf7qjEOA
The YC Podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon.
https://twitter.com/craigcannon
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Topics
00:00 - Intro
1:10 - "Whatever feeds the ego kills the soul."
3:50 - Maintaining passion for your work
6:45 - Building a sustainable business as a creator
8:30 - Shipping a real product - The Every Day Calendar
17:30 - Being scared to step away
19:00 - Generating ideas
20:15 - Finding out she had a brain tumor, having surgery, and sharing it
25:30 - Returning to work after brain surgery
27:30 - Learnings from taking time off
28:30 - Asking for help
30:00 - Evaluating how she's spending her time
31:45 - Giving herself permission to try other things
33:50 - Challenges as a creator and entrepreneur
35:30 - Not feeling guilty about play and pursuing the things you enjoy
40:30 - Becoming less disciplined in certain areas over time
42:15 - Ali asks - How to get started when dealing with imposters syndrome?
42:35 - beep boop asks - What's your favorite robot?
43:15 - Beste asks - Are there any moments where she is bored and feels like giving up on creating new things?
44:25 - Khawar Shehzad asks - What thing do you wish you knew when you started your career?
45:35 - Olaf Doschke asks - What would have happened if Simone's toothbrush helmet wouldn't have gone viral?
48:05 - Johnathan Nader asks - What is the best version of yourself?
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Chapters (22)
Intro
1:10
"Whatever feeds the ego kills the soul."
3:50
Maintaining passion for your work
6:45
Building a sustainable business as a creator
8:30
Shipping a real product - The Every Day Calendar
17:30
Being scared to step away
19:00
Generating ideas
20:15
Finding out she had a brain tumor, having surgery, and sharing it
25:30
Returning to work after brain surgery
27:30
Learnings from taking time off
28:30
Asking for help
30:00
Evaluating how she's spending her time
31:45
Giving herself permission to try other things
33:50
Challenges as a creator and entrepreneur
35:30
Not feeling guilty about play and pursuing the things you enjoy
40:30
Becoming less disciplined in certain areas over time
42:15
Ali asks - How to get started when dealing with imposters syndrome?
42:35
beep boop asks - What's your favorite robot?
43:15
Beste asks - Are there any moments where she is bored and feels like giving up
44:25
Khawar Shehzad asks - What thing do you wish you knew when you started your ca
45:35
Olaf Doschke asks - What would have happened if Simone's toothbrush helmet wou
48:05
Johnathan Nader asks - What is the best version of yourself?
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