Ray and Jock are joined by co-founder and CTO of GiveVision Stan Karpenko. They discuss the most valuable skill university can teach, what's critical for a successful product, and the constraints on our freedom of choice.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Y3FO0YH-f8

In this episode

0:00 Opening titles 0:27 Don't take yourself too seriously 1:46 How GiveVision started out 4:22 An unconventional education 12:49 ROI for taxpayers 14:23 Hallmarks of good communication 20:16 What does a product need to be successful? 22:46 Chocolate or happiness? 26:33 Do we have freedom of choice? 29:04 The path of least resistance 35:25 Evaluating a human life 42:42 Closing credits

Other media mentioned

"Goggles 'give back' sight to Maisy so she can read again" - BBC Click - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/technology-48501600

"What can we learn from shortcuts?" - Tom Hulme - https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_hulme_what_can_we_learn_from_shortcuts

https://www.ted.com/talks/tom_hulme_what_can_we_learn_from_shortcuts

About The Pig Wrestlers

Recorded on 25 June 2021Music: Crazy Glue (Instrumental Version) by Josh Woodward (CC-BY 4.0)