This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 354.

My company doesn't have an AI research lab.

Facebook does.

Amazon does.

And this helps them minimize execution work, make room for idea work, and then reinvent

themselves over and over again. And it's worked out really well for that idea work, and then reinvent themselves over and

over again. And it's worked out really well for that.

Hi, and welcome once again to the Read to Lead podcast, the podcast that's dedicated to your

personal and your professional growth. I believe in reading your way to success so much so that

I'm writing a book about it, a book that comes out in August, August the 31st, to be exact.

I'd love for you to check it out.

You can actually pre-order the physical copy right now on Amazon. Go to read-to-leadpodcast.com slash book. To find out more, that's read-to-lead podcast.com slash book. If you're looking to up your reading game, but not sure where to begin, the read to lead podcast is a great place to get yourself started because I'm not only going to help you narrow your reading list, but bring you key insights and valuable ideas from some of today's most successful and inspiring authors.

Today, that person is Alex Cantorowitz. Alex is a journalist and has written a book his first called Always Day One, How the Tech Titans Plan to Stay on Top Forever.

Alex and I are going to chat about the book's theme of the engineer's mindset and how you can make it work for you.

What big tech is getting wrong and getting right? How all of this can be

applied to education and much, much more. Now say what you will about big tech. They've certainly

done their share of damages I've hinted, but they've also done a few things right along the way,

things that Alex says we can learn from if we're willing to listen and take time to educate ourselves.

Alex has conducted over 130 interviews with insiders from Mark Zuckerberg to hourly workers,

both current and former employees of big tech companies, in an attempt to show how these

tech titans operate cultures of invention.

Alex Cantrowitz is the founder of big technology, a newsletter and podcast, about the tech giants.

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