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If you are the smartest guy in the room, if you speak more than you listen or if your company has executives planning the product roadmap, please listen to this podcast to fully realize how your "brilliance" and "guidance" maybe stifling your team's creativity.
A must listen for anyone who works with other people, so that includes... YOU.
our take:
You know guy #1. He talks a lot. More than anyone else. He is sure that everyone thinks he is brilliant, you think he is stupid.
You know guy #2. He is a thinker. People interrupt him. He keeps his good ideas to himself.
Delivered at Casual Connect Seattle, 17 July 2007
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David Nixon (email)
Dave has harbored long-standing passion for enabling independent developers to bring innovative new products to market. Four years ago, David abandoned a nine-year career in PC and console development to roll the dice on something completely different.
The gamble has paid off thus far. As a founding member of the RealOne Arcade team at RealNetworks, David played a key strategic role in the establishment and growth of the emerging Electronic Distribution (ie – “Downloadable”) game channel. This allows him to expand on-line distribution, merchandising, and commerce opportunities that allow game developers of all sizes to bring unique products to a whole new audience with less risk and more fun.
