This is awesome! Great parallels you illustrate between (ambitious, yet judicious) high altitude climbing & the life of folks in the software dev arena or startup world.
Alex Honnold [Free Solo] gave a Keynote at EDA Summit 2023 earlier this year, which was a super neat interview offering a glimpse inside his brain & how he approaches climbing/decision making. Brian, I bet he would agree with much of what you wrote here in your substack!!
You may have also checked out these climbing documentaries (all solid)... Meru, 14 Peaks, The Alpinist. I've heard that "Dirtbag" is an excellent film too.
*Brian, what related books or documentaries you would recommend? Thx & great post :)
I have seen Meru. I just watched 14 Peaks last week. Both really good. Alpinist I don't recall and will have to check out. Dirtbag.... not sure I have seen that either.
Climbing related books / movies: [book] Into Thin Air (disaster in the Everest Climbing Season), [movie] Dawn Wall... I am sure there are others but its been a while. I will have to do some searching.
I also heard (from the guides) that Valley Uprising is really good. I plan to watch it but its not free on any services right now so need to plan for a time I can sit down and make it all the way through.
I have also seen most of the mountain biking movies and there are some really good ones out there.
Nice! Yes sir, Into Thin Air was a wild read (also, really liked Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild). Just looked at the synopsis of Dawn Wall. Will definitely check that out as well as Valley Uprising!!
Thanks again, Brian. Looking forward to the next the Chamber's next tech secrets release. Cheers & glad you made it back safely!
Hi Brian! I feel like Miley Cyrus "The Climb" should have been playing while I read your Grand Teton story. Loved it, as I do all of your Tech Secrets. But this is coming from an Edge AI nerd lol.
Hey - I have an exciting opportunity for you. I'm organizing the keynote panel at the Global Restaurant Leadership conference this November in Miami and I'd like to invite you to be a panelist. You'll be joining NVIDIA and another operator or two to share your keen insights on AI disruption and innovation in QSR. I'll send an email with more details!
Incredible what the eyes, and mind, can see, from a different vantage point.
The "Slow is Fast" part has me thinking.
Oh and the Inception-Approach to objectives... an objective within an objective... "Get Home Safe >> Climb Mountain". That also has me thinking what objectives I'm undertaking, that have an overarching Objective where even in falling short on Objective #2, it still means success for the more important Objective #1. Inception!
Love reading the beautiful analogies that draw a parallel with a “day in life” at Chick-fil-A. Perfect work-life balance. Keep climbing.
Thank you, Yogesh!
This is awesome! Great parallels you illustrate between (ambitious, yet judicious) high altitude climbing & the life of folks in the software dev arena or startup world.
Alex Honnold [Free Solo] gave a Keynote at EDA Summit 2023 earlier this year, which was a super neat interview offering a glimpse inside his brain & how he approaches climbing/decision making. Brian, I bet he would agree with much of what you wrote here in your substack!!
You may have also checked out these climbing documentaries (all solid)... Meru, 14 Peaks, The Alpinist. I've heard that "Dirtbag" is an excellent film too.
*Brian, what related books or documentaries you would recommend? Thx & great post :)
I have seen Meru. I just watched 14 Peaks last week. Both really good. Alpinist I don't recall and will have to check out. Dirtbag.... not sure I have seen that either.
Climbing related books / movies: [book] Into Thin Air (disaster in the Everest Climbing Season), [movie] Dawn Wall... I am sure there are others but its been a while. I will have to do some searching.
I also heard (from the guides) that Valley Uprising is really good. I plan to watch it but its not free on any services right now so need to plan for a time I can sit down and make it all the way through.
I have also seen most of the mountain biking movies and there are some really good ones out there.
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/best-climbing-mountaineering-films-of-all-time/
This looks like a solid list.
Thx for sharing! Looks solid indeed. Here is a link to that EDA Summit Keynote of Alex Honnold from May 2023 referenced above:
https://edasummit.com/videos/keynote-scaling-new-heights-an-inspiring-chat-with-renowned-climber-alex-honnold/
Nice! Yes sir, Into Thin Air was a wild read (also, really liked Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild). Just looked at the synopsis of Dawn Wall. Will definitely check that out as well as Valley Uprising!!
Thanks again, Brian. Looking forward to the next the Chamber's next tech secrets release. Cheers & glad you made it back safely!
Hi Brian! I feel like Miley Cyrus "The Climb" should have been playing while I read your Grand Teton story. Loved it, as I do all of your Tech Secrets. But this is coming from an Edge AI nerd lol.
Hey - I have an exciting opportunity for you. I'm organizing the keynote panel at the Global Restaurant Leadership conference this November in Miami and I'd like to invite you to be a panelist. You'll be joining NVIDIA and another operator or two to share your keen insights on AI disruption and innovation in QSR. I'll send an email with more details!
What a view.
Incredible what the eyes, and mind, can see, from a different vantage point.
The "Slow is Fast" part has me thinking.
Oh and the Inception-Approach to objectives... an objective within an objective... "Get Home Safe >> Climb Mountain". That also has me thinking what objectives I'm undertaking, that have an overarching Objective where even in falling short on Objective #2, it still means success for the more important Objective #1. Inception!