Cracking the code of hybrid working - Dan Bladen - Kadence

Jimmy's Jobs of the Future

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🗓️ 5 October 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Our guest today is Dan Bladen, the founder of Kadence, an online software helping manage hybrid workspaces. When I first met Dan in Number 10, he was running his wireless charging business - Chargify - until the pandemic decimated everything he had built. In the years since, Dan has become a thought leader in the future of work, with his silicon valley startup, Kadence, backed by Intel and Hewlett Packard to name a few. In this episode, we talk about how Dan pivoted from a hardware business to software, why the current form of hybrid working is doomed to fail and how his faith makes him comfortable with taking risks. And of course, make sure you listen to the end to hear which book changed his life. Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift- you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. You can sign up to Jimmy's Notebook here. Once again thank you to our series partner Octopus Group, a collection of 8 entrepreneurially minded businesses that look to back the people, ideas, and industries that will change the world.In this episode we talk about: How the pandemic decimated his first startup- and how he shifted from a Hardware business to Software. How his background as a musician and love of Peloton resulted in the name Kadence. The importance of Rhythm in building our working lives. Why did it take a whole pandemic for us to take the future of work seriously? Building for the connected age. What does the future of work look like to Dan- will we ever get an answer or will we always keep changing our desires? The framework of hybrid working - and why the current form of hybrid working is doomed to fail. Why do US and UK workers have such different views of the office? What is Silicon Valley’s attitude to the office in particular? Kadence’s all-star lineup of investors - and did they follow him through the pivot? How his faith makes him very comfortable with taking risks. The attitude to religion in the US vs UK startup cultures. An inspiring piece of content - Andy Crouch - The Life We're Looking For Subscribe so you don't miss any new episodes, releasing every Wednesday.You can sign up to Jimmy's Substack here for weekly content on the future of work, technology, and politicsFor more information on partnering with us please visit our partnerships page here.Also make sure you subscribe to The Shift, you can find it here on Spotify or on Apple Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.0	Hello and welcome to this episode of Jimmy's Jobs of the Future,
0:32.0	with today's guest, Dan Bladen of Cadence.
0:36.0	Dan is an old friend of mine, so it was great to get him on the show and talk about it.
0:41.0	And there's a lot discussed about the future of work and how that is changing our lives.
0:48.0	Well, Dan's company has been working on it for a long time.
0:52.0	He's not discussed about the future of work and how that is changing our lives.
0:58.0	Well, Dan's company is right at the forefront of doing it,
1:01.0	and as you'll hear, he's been very successful.
1:04.0	He made a pivot away from a hardware company that was charging mobile phones
1:08.0	into software as a service company.
1:11.0	So it's a great story, he's got some amazing investors,
1:14.0	and he is based out in California.
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