Why I've Started a Podcast
and what "Root Cause" is really about
I started paying more attention to being online and writing content around September last year. This is not one of those “I wrote consistently for six months and got 10.000 followers” story. Far from it. This is a story of gauging the relationship with “content creation”, online presence and community.
Every piece of content feels like a little product. If you know me, or have read some of my pieces (I love calling them “pieces”, makes me feel like a “real” writer) like my reflection on previous startup and build your own Arcane you have come to know that I like building something. And building a product or startup is one of the most complex things I’ve built. There are million things to take care of and the downside is - it’s such a long run. It takes you 2 years at best to start seeing results. Any results. Life’s too short.
Writing an article on the contrary, has a shorter lifespan - research, drafting, refining, posting, getting feedback. Same messy “success” criteria. Same “are you doing it for yourself or others”. Same “iterate to get it right”.
What’s missing? Well, now it’s too short. And too “solo”. Even though I’m good at working solo, and that’s actually the preferred mode, I’m still a human being, who needs social network for various reasons(not the point of this article).
For opsworker(my current endeavor), I started talking to some of my old colleagues and friends. Almost all 10+ years in IT. All great specialist. Almost all feeling “tired” of the industry, like “things are changing again” and we’re all “figuring out” the mechanics again. And I’m not just talking about AI. They all can handle the technical part well. But it generally feels like the world is changing too fast, too much and everything is too loud. Too confusing. Too many things you read make you feel ... stupid. FOMO level is at lightspeed. Too many people sounding overconfident. And one spends hours and hours “trusting” first a certain content, and then realizing - there’s no base for it, and getting yet-another disappointment.
I don’t want to feel this way. I want to have people around me who don’t bullshit and who can say things the way they are. Who can share insecurity, while being specialists. Who are asking questions, instead of wanting ready-made answers.
Yes, I want to have more followers. I want to have more followers, so I can share what kind of awesome people I’ve come across, highlight their strengths and make them more visible to larger audience.
Yes, I want to get better at telling stories. I want to get better at talking to people. At having productive conversations. I want that - so that I know how to better share the fascinating ideas I come across.
I want to talk with awesome people, to find more awesome people and to share that with the rest 😃 It’s a self-feeding cycle, really.
Creating content, that requires longer production cycle AND involves talking to people... well that sounded like podcast to me. So I’ve started one! 😃 And I’ve already interviewed two amazing people, who’ve been so kind to share their time and energy with me. In the upcoming weeks, I’ll be sharing those episodes and of course planning and working on new ones.
Let me tell you a bit more about it. It’s called “Root Cause”. Because I like getting to the “Root Cause” of things (you’ll find out soon enough everything that’s WRONG with that name - stay tuned).
This isn’t:
Another AI explainer show
Another founder hype podcast
Another dev tutorial channel
This is:
Senior operators reflecting on hard decisions
Post-hype clarity
Career realism
Architecture decision consequences
AI through historical perspective
I want it to almost be a therapy session for senior engineers and technical leaders. You are seen, you are heard, you still matter. Real content sticks. Honesty matters.
That’s the bet anyway.
When I used to read “please leave comments” or “feedback matters”, I’d usually scroll over... Now I have felt it - one interested follower, one positive feedback, ONE person that “gets it” - this trumps 1000 negative ones, or the negativity in my head. So please reach out, leave comments, suggest topics to “Root Cause” or guests you’d be interested to see.
I am looking forward to this journey of learning, sharing and discovering.
Love,
Nune
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