Compassionate Documentation WizardCast Episode 117
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Send Us Your Feedback & Suggestions! Voicemail: 608.492.0321 (Note please tell us in your message if you do NOT want your voicemail to be included in the podcast). Email: Website: We know it's been a while. Things have been a bit rough pandemic-wise in the studio. Here's an interview we actually recorded mid-2021 with Jon Varese. Jon is the Senior Director, Documentation, Salesforce.org at Salesforce. He used to be Mark's old boss. We talk about the importance of documentation and more importantly the importance of Compassionate Documentation. It was a fun interview. I hope you enjoy...
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Salesforce Summer '21 Release Note Overview WizardCast 116
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Debugging Flow with Tim Peng WizardCast 115
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We’re Back! A Spring 21 Release Notes Story Episode 114
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True to the Confetti with Aria Niazi and Scott Allan WizardCast 113
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Midwest Streaming with Peter Coffee WizardCast 112
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User Experience with David Tsai WizardCast 111
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A Message
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IdeaExchange Prioritization with Anusha Surepeddi and Scott Allan
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What if we were not afraid with Kristen Engelhardt WizardCast 109
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It has taken us 4 years and 100 episodes. Parker Harris - co-founder of Salesforce, Overseer of Product Strategy, Member of Salesforce Board of Directors - is here on the WizardCast.
We ask Parker a series of questions from why is he where is he today and what is the zaniest story from working at Salesforce. This episode has everything from Jumping Segways to talking about the Pardot Permission outage. Don't miss a very special episode with Parker Harris.
We made a special announcement for this episode be sure to check it out.
Show Overview
0:00 Episode 100 Introduction
1:52 the REAL intro
2:53 100th episode without Parker Harris
4:17 Why podcast 100 is interesting.
5:26 Why is Parker Harris where he is today?
8:23 How often does Parker "turn off" work?
12:08 Are there any literary works that influenced you?
13:50 What a typical day look like?
16:25 What is your favorite part of the day or activity?
17:30 How did you get through the doubts starting Salesforce?
19:00 What is your zaniest story of working at salesforce
23:00 Just whose idea was it for Parker to dress up
24:30 How did you know some of your early decisions were the right call?
26:00 A story of agile
27:30 Parker's biggest decision where he felt alone
28:35 When something goes wrong - how do you handle it?
28:45 Pardot Permission Outage story
33:30 The Lightning Round
37:00 Who booked Parker Harris?
39:28 Outro
39:26 Post Outro
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