Ray Deck - Rubber-Ducking your Life
Season 3, Episode 6 | August 10, 2021In this episode of the podcast, Dan and Bekah talk to Ray Deck about rubber ducking your career path, the importance of trust and relationships, and accepting that we're probably wrong more than we're right.
Ray Deck
Ray is a trained data scientist, occasional angel investor, and software entrepreneur. His 25-year career spans industries from law to finance. Most recently, Ray is the founder of Sustained Ventures, a software product studio where he also publishes essays on technology and markets.
Ray's thoughts can be followed at sustainedventures.com/essays, and his less-thoughtful self is on Twitter @ray_deck.
- Sustained Ventures
- Twitter: @ray_deck
Show Notes:
In this episode, Dan and Bekah talk to Ray Deck, a trained data scientist, occasional angel investor, and software entrepreneur, about finding the right career path through growth, learning, and motivation. We talk about the importance of trust and listening, and Ray drops a bunch of great resources to help everyone find their own path.
Favorite nonfiction books:
- Bekah's pick: Beauty in the Broken Places by Allison Pataki
- Bekah's second pick: Scattered Minds by Dr. Gabor Maté
- Dan's pick: Shit, Actually by Lindy West
- Ray's pick: The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edwarde Tufte
Links to things mentioned in the episode:
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