Matt Amdur

Like that stuff is like important, you know?

Like that stuff is like important, you know?

The tchotchkes from having to throw away the trash from ordering the ping pong table and not having it show up and having to like invent something. It's like there is all of these things have these kind of these origin stories that are that where these quotidian accoutrements of the office become the stuff of legend. I mean, surely every office has this, right? This is not just us.

The tchotchkes from having to throw away the trash from ordering the ping pong table and not having it show up and having to like invent something. It's like there is all of these things have these kind of these origin stories that are that where these quotidian accoutrements of the office become the stuff of legend. I mean, surely every office has this, right? This is not just us.

Meanwhile, every Oxide employee is like, is this their very long walk up to the Oxide return to the office mandate? So... But these are the kinds of things you only get in an office. I do think, and when I kind of replay the history, I've got those moments in the office. I've got the chariot race in the office. Do you remember that each floor had the emergency chariot to evacuate someone?

Meanwhile, every Oxide employee is like, is this their very long walk up to the Oxide return to the office mandate? So... But these are the kinds of things you only get in an office. I do think, and when I kind of replay the history, I've got those moments in the office. I've got the chariot race in the office. Do you remember that each floor had the emergency chariot to evacuate someone?

It was like a stretcher. It was a stretcher with wheels. With one set of wheels. I don't know if it was called a chariot, but please continue. But it's like, obviously, we're going to race these. Like, why would you? Who in their right mind would put this in the hand? It's a total apple of discord. I mean, just right to the fastest. The absolute apple of discord.

It was like a stretcher. It was a stretcher with wheels. With one set of wheels. I don't know if it was called a chariot, but please continue. But it's like, obviously, we're going to race these. Like, why would you? Who in their right mind would put this in the hand? It's a total apple of discord. I mean, just right to the fastest. The absolute apple of discord.

The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until you're in your late 20s, folks. And we were at 22, 23, 24. Like, sorry, these things are getting raced 100%. So it's like, okay, yeah, you only get chariot races. You only get Z ball. You only get the market game. You only get fish pong, all these things that require the office for sure.

The prefrontal cortex is not fully developed until you're in your late 20s, folks. And we were at 22, 23, 24. Like, sorry, these things are getting raced 100%. So it's like, okay, yeah, you only get chariot races. You only get Z ball. You only get the market game. You only get fish pong, all these things that require the office for sure.

And the, and you, and then, I mean, the things we talked about, about, you know, a slightly more serious note about the lunchtime conversation and so on. Okay. You get that, those things from the office. But I was trying to remember, like, when have I had like the work product, uh, has like that flash of work product has happened in the office at a whiteboard. And it's not like that.

And the, and you, and then, I mean, the things we talked about, about, you know, a slightly more serious note about the lunchtime conversation and so on. Okay. You get that, those things from the office. But I was trying to remember, like, when have I had like the work product, uh, has like that flash of work product has happened in the office at a whiteboard. And it's not like that.

It hasn't happened. And I could remember a couple of times in my career, but not very many. I mean, there are, it's a small handful and honestly, like they kind of predate chat and they predate the things where those things happen today. Yeah.

It hasn't happened. And I could remember a couple of times in my career, but not very many. I mean, there are, it's a small handful and honestly, like they kind of predate chat and they predate the things where those things happen today. Yeah.

That's right. I remember you coming up with the simplifying assumption, for example, in Detroit, which I think we talked about in the Detroit episode. That was at a whiteboard. That was the three of us at a whiteboard really struggling. But on other breakthroughs, I remember working with other people, but the breakthrough itself often happened In the shower. It often happened alone in my office.

That's right. I remember you coming up with the simplifying assumption, for example, in Detroit, which I think we talked about in the Detroit episode. That was at a whiteboard. That was the three of us at a whiteboard really struggling. But on other breakthroughs, I remember working with other people, but the breakthrough itself often happened In the shower. It often happened alone in my office.

It happened driving to work. It happened somewhere else, you know?

It happened driving to work. It happened somewhere else, you know?

God, you know, we had an apartment once with two shower heads. And fortunately, my wife and I have a shared disposition on this one, which is like, uh-uh, no, no, no, no. Shower, solo activity.

God, you know, we had an apartment once with two shower heads. And fortunately, my wife and I have a shared disposition on this one, which is like, uh-uh, no, no, no, no. Shower, solo activity.