# 231: Single Origin Coffee

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2018-01-25
- Length: 1h 09m
- Episode: 231
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/231-single-origin-coffee

## Summary

Tim O'Reilly, founder and CEO of O'Reilly Media, discusses his new book 'WTF: What's the Future and Why It's Up to Us', exploring the shift from shareholder value to platform ecosystems and the future of work. He argues that while technology creates dislocation, it also generates new jobs through the 'law of conservation of attractive profits,' citing the rise of single-origin coffee as an example of value creation. O'Reilly also reflects on his role in defining open source, the importance of building trusted institutions, and the history of O'Reilly's iconic animal book covers.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=7) Introduction and Guest Background
- [0:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=36) O'Reilly Media's History and Open Source
- [3:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=181) Rapid Fire Questions and Future Tech
- [4:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=268) Navigating Change and Knowledge Networks
- [16:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=1015) Manipulation, Echo Chambers, and Trust
- [28:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=1688) The Future of Work and Platform Economics
- [57:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=3454) Antitrust, Capital, and Institutional Trust
- [1:01:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-25-231-single-origin-coffee#t=3688) O'Reilly Book Cover History

## Topics

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- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)

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## Mentioned

- O'Reilly Media (company)
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- Uber (company)
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- Android (product)
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- Kickstarter (company)
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- Apple (company)
- Facebook (company)
- Microsoft (company)
- Alibaba (company)
- Black Rock (company)
- Institute for New Economic Thinking (company)
- Computational Propaganda Initiative (company)

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