EPISODE · Jan 1, 2026 · 44 MIN
Office Hours #830: Building Smarter Systems: Tech, Growth, and the Ethics of Change
from Office Hours with David Meltzer
Johny Duval, co-founder of Sudden, shares how his years at Amazon and in startups revealed a broken economics model in streaming. After watching media companies spend more to deliver video than to create it, Johny left AWS to build a simpler edge network that cuts cloud costs by up to 80% without sacrificing quality. He discusses discipline, clarity, and building infrastructure that allows creators and platforms to survive and scale. Pascal Clarysse brings a global growth lens from decades in gaming and tech marketing. Having helped scale iconic studios like Ubisoft, Miniclip, and Garena Free Fire, Pascal now leads Big Karma—creating games where disability is a superpower. He reflects on growth hacking, storytelling, and lessons from his upcoming book The Slingshot Formula, revealing what truly drives breakout success in fast-moving digital markets. Philosopher Daniel Kelly explores the human side of progress. As Director of Purdue’s Cognition, Agency, and Intelligence Center and author of Yuck! and Somebody Should Do Something, Daniel examines how emotion, morality, and individual choice influence ethical decision-making and social change. Together, these conversations challenge us to rethink efficiency, impact, and responsibility in an era defined by rapid technological evolution.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Johny Duval, co-founder of Sudden, shares how his years at Amazon and in startups revealed a broken economics model in streaming. After watching media companies spend more to deliver video than to create it, Johny left AWS to build a simpler edge network that cuts cloud costs by up to 80% without sacrificing quality. He discusses discipline, clarity, and building infrastructure that allows creators and platforms to survive and scale. Pascal Clarysse brings a global growth lens from decades in gaming and tech marketing. Having helped scale iconic studios like Ubisoft, Miniclip, and Garena Free Fire, Pascal now leads Big Karma—creating games where disability is a superpower. He reflects on growth hacking, storytelling, and lessons from his upcoming book The Slingshot Formula, revealing what truly drives breakout success in fast-moving digital markets. Philosopher Daniel Kelly explores the human side of progress. As Director of Purdue’s Cognition, Agency, and Intelligence Center and author of Yuck! and Somebody Should Do Something, Daniel examines how emotion, morality, and individual choice influence ethical decision-making and social change. Together, these conversations challenge us to rethink efficiency, impact, and responsibility in an era defined by rapid technological evolution. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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