Episode description

Xe Iaso returns to Screaming in the Cloud, and it’s been quite an interesting few months for them. They’re now the CEO of Techaro and are back for a discussion that spans career trials, the peculiarities of AI, and the intricacies of video production. Xe shares candid insights about being laid off multiple times and how it paradoxically led to career growth (and the tricks to resume-building). Xe also highlights the nuanced world of video editing and they’re learning tools like DaVinci Resolve.

Show Highlights:

(00:00) Intro

(00:50) Backblaze sponsor read

(0:52) Xe’s transparency with their layoffs over the past couple of years

(04:39) What Xe has been up to with their coding lately 

(05:05) Xe’s method of addressing AI models’ Strawberry Problem

(10:44) Xe’s use of prompt injection attacks in their resume

(13:23) Why Xe has been embracing independent contracting

(15:20) How Xe has been working with video

(18:10) Common Fate sponsor read

(19:56) The shifting nature of content creation and the need for practice

(24:23) The importance of having audio backups for presentations

(26:17) What Xe is building toward as a contractor

(28:50) Where you can find more from Xe

About Xe Iaso

Xe Iaso is a top voice on cloud computing, developer marketing, and shitposting. They focus on making computers easier to understand and entertaining people in the process. They also use satire as a way to cope with the surreal madness that is the technology industry these days.

Links

• Xe’s blog: https://xeiaso.net/ 
• Friend pendant ad: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Q1hoEhfk4

Sponsors

Backblaze: https://www.backblaze.com/

Common Fate: https://www.commonfate.io/