Type A Podcast

A CTO who is building his own Chief of Staff

Salesforce's Chief Technology Officer, Gavin Barfield talks about a half-human, half-agent workforce unlocking a “limitless” future and how he is knee-deep in experimentation. Companion newsletter on Substack [https://typeapodcast.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Find out more on our website [https://www.typeapod.com/]

I want to “lie flat” but no one around me will allow me to

Lying flat or tang ping has been widely understood as a Gen Z protest against China's grind. Hazel Xia, a first year rookie at one of China’s biggest tech companies says she wants to lie flat - but her parents, employers and her own ego won’t let her do it. Companion newsletter on Substack [https://typeapodcast.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Find out more on our website [https://www.typeapod.com/]

If the F&B industry faces manpower issues, can robots help? (ft. Jonathan Lim)

Jonathan Lim, founder of Oddle, created a tech platform for restaurants before tech became cool. He gives his view on the F&B scene in Singapore, why alcohol sales are low among Gen Zs and whether robots can replace people in a restaurant. Companion newsletter on Substack [https://typeapodcast.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Find out more on our website [https://www.typeapod.com/]

The elite school kid who grew up to advocate for sex workers in Singapore (ft. Vanessa Ho)

Vanessa Ho, the Executive Director of Project X talks about her extraordinary life - from the privileged halls of Nanyang Girls’ to the gritty streets of Geylang and Little India talking to sex workers.  Companion newsletter on Substack [https://typeapodcast.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Find out more on our website [https://www.typeapod.com/]

The 22-year-old entrepreneur working on making AI more human (ft. Jeremy Soo)

Jeremy Soo is on to his third start-up and he is building AI chat bots that feel less like a machine and more like a human. Crispina Robert and Edwin Yeo go from technical (how does this even work) to philosophical (would you have an AI partner) in this conversation. Companion newsletter on Substack [https://typeapodcast.substack.com/?utm_campaign=profile_chips] Find out more on our website [https://www.typeapod.com/]