À PROPOS DE CET ÉPISODE
Chris Harden, Director of Production Verification and AI Liaison at Unity, shares how a career spanning theme parks, embedded software, EA Sports, and a startup that was featured on Shark Tank shaped his approach to building the systems around software. He breaks down the AI debate in gaming, how he used agents to write his latest book, and why communication is the most underrated leadership skill.
Main Topics Covered:
- A career built on systems thinking, from programming Epcot control systems to shipping NBA Live at EA Sports to co-founding a Shark Tank startup
- Why the hardest part of shipping a triple-A game isn't the code, it's coordination and integration across hundreds of people
- How Chris uses AI agents at Unity, including a jargon remover, a Scrum Master agent, and a multi-agent workflow for writing his latest book
- The AI and gaming debate: where rapid prototyping wins, where human taste still matters, and why engineers are the orchestrators and verifiers
- Communication as the most common leadership gap, from IC to executive, and why everyone should work in sales at least once
Links & Resources
- Connect with Chris Harden: LinkedIn | Website
- Connect with Stephen Koza: LinkedIn
- Connect with EverOps: Website | LinkedIn
Books Referenced:
- Scale by Geoffrey Moore (systems thinking)
- Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore
- Little Robot, Big Dreams by Chris Harden (Shark Tank memoir)
- Mastering Commitment by Chris Harden (building trust in teams)
- The 4 Piece Operating Plan by Chris Harden (operating plans framework)
Anglais
États-Unis
TRANSCRIPTION 🔗
Are you the producer of this podcast?
Add a podcast transcript
Need Audio-to-Text?
Transcribe with Listen411 in Just 60 Seconds
RECHERCHER LES ÉPISODES PASSÉS
Rechercher les épisodes précédents de TechPod Talks.
AUTRES ÉPISODES DANS CE PODCAST
Discover how organizational structure impacts performance, innovation, and growth. Join us as Dr. Janet Sherlock shares insights from her 30-year career, research, and practical experience transforming organizations for the digital age.
Main Topics Covered:
The overlooked importance of organizat…
Robert Gonzalez, VP of Engineering at SugarAI shares how he's transforming a 115-person engineering org into an AI-native operation, from building Scrum Master agents to rethinking how engineering value is measured. He also makes the case that in the age of AI, your product's durable moat isn't the…
Discover how engineering leaders in gaming navigate the constant tension between keeping the lights on and building what's next. Meir Wasserman shares hard-earned lessons from EA Sports, Amazon Games, and 2K Games on driving change, creating urgency, and evolving as a leader, plus his take on how A…
Explore how top tech leaders, like Chris Robertson, leverage unconventional career journeys, self-education, and cutting-edge AI strategies to achieve remarkable success in tech industries. Gain insights into building resilient teams, optimizing cloud economics, and fostering innovation through rap…
In this episode, Francisco Trindade, VP of Product Engineering at Braze, shares his insights on how AI is transforming software development, leadership, and education. We explore the evolving roles of engineers, the importance of understanding the system, and how leaders can create effective, adapt…
Avertissement: Le podcast et les illustrations intégrés sur cette page proviennent de EverOps, qui est la propriété de son propriétaire et n'est ni affilié ni approuvé par Listen Notes, Inc.
MODIFIER
Merci de nous avoir aidé à tenir la base de données de podcasts à jour.
