EP008: Small Goat Farm to Massive Server Farms with Storied Developer, Author, Blogger, and Speaker Strata Chalup.

Summary:  <br> Today on this episode of Angle Free IT I got together with Strata Chalup, who is a Developer, Author, Blogger, and Speaker from many conferences, including the LISA conference.  Strata has been an influential person in my career because of her framework on troubleshooting.  I got it from a friend who saw her speech at LISA and have gone over it many times with people.  If you’re interested, I have a link to it below the show notes.  We touch on Interview Strategies, Solopreneuring, and Strata’s dynamic career pivots.<br> 01:00: Intro with Strata.<br> 04:30: When to go solo consulting versus employee.<br> 06:00: How to skill build by learning frameworks.<br> 07:45: Strata’s how to troubleshoot presentation and what impact it had on Preston’s career. Logic vs knowledge.<br> 10:30: Diversity and inclusion – today versus yesterday – and what still needs to change.  Talk about <a href="http://www.anglefreeit.com/2017/12/15/pillar-1-helping-people-up-the-ladder-is-easier-than-holding-them-on-the-bottom-rung/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pillar 1</a> as well.<br> 16:30: Imposter sydrome and battling it.<br> 19:45: Joining IT when you’re not fresh out of school.<br> 21:00: ‘Just’ is not just a phrase. It’s a nightmare.<br> 23:00: Conduit – the race to the bottom price and how it affects Tech. Your job is to find out what is going “to be tires” in a few years and stay away from that.<br> 24:30: Mentorship discussions, talk about <a href="http://www.anglefreeit.com/2017/12/29/pillar-6/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pillar 6</a>.<br> 27:00: Building a brand via values.<br> 29:00: Things to avoid when looking to interview – ‘You should be able to explain a technical answer on a subway if you have one stop’.<br> 31:00: Thoughts on pivots, and how Strata has accomplished pivots. PM-ing vs hands on.<br> 34:30: Guest turnover – things Strata Loves: Arduino, and Adafruit. Also – super cool book Vehicles<br> You can find the latest book <a href="http://amzn.to/2GbMvHG" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Strata Co-Authored Here</a>.<br> Later on, we talked about Arduino programming – and <a href="http://amzn.to/2G9XK3s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">I found a great starter set for people interested here</a>.  For small Arduino parts, I love the Colorado company Spark Fun, which can be found at http://www.sparkfun.com.<br> As well, we touched on a cool robotics book from MIT that Strata was talking about <a href="http://amzn.to/2Fa1OzE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">can be found here</a>.<br>