Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href=""></a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/">@</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Trae Robrock talks with Dave Rael about opportunity, efficiency, delivering, giving, values, and dealing with friction </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Trae Robrock is the CTO and Co-founder of Green Bits, where they build a retail platform for the cannabis industry. He has been coding forever and professionally for over a decade. He's passionate about automation and how software enables this. He's also a youtuber who vlogs about automation, time management, and general life stuff.</p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Trae Robrock</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's focus on automation and daily routine</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Green Bits - origins and intent</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae, the CTO of a technically focused startup</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Trae got started in software</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The technology behind Green Bits</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's experience with being a video content creator</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that "light Trae up"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The problems GreenBits solves for small businesses</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's story of failure - difficulty growing a team and system, missing visibility to diagnose problems</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Organizational culture and hiring and firing based on values</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's success story - identifying an opportunity, focusing, and executing on a solution that provides real value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The difficulties and friction associated with working in the cannabis field</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Trae stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Trae most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Trae's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Trae</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.greenbits.com/" target="_blank">Green Bits</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/trobrock" target="_blank">Trae's YouTube Channel</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/bcurren" target="_blank">Ben Curren</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/andrewkatz00" target="_blank">Andrew Katz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.twilio.com/" target="_blank">twilio</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.greenbits.com/values" target="_blank">The Values of Green Bits</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=16008589011" target="_blank">Amazon Go Stores</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.darkroom.tech/" target="_blank">Darkroom</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Trae's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0061914177/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion - Gary Vaynerchuk</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Trae's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Always give and help people without expecting anything in return</li> <li>Understand the intersection of your passion and ability</li> </ol> </div> </div>
