Jeff Blankenburg
Head of Developer Advocacy at Digital Ocean
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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Jeff Blankenburg spent the early part of his career in digital advertising, building websites for Victoria’s Secret, Abercrombie & Fitch, and Ford Motor Company, among others. He also spent 8 years at Microsoft, primarily as an evangelist for any new technology he could get his hands on. For the next 7 years, he worked on the Amazon Alexa team helping developers make Alexa even smarter. Today, he is the Head of Developer Relations for DigitalOcean. Jeff has also spoken at conferences all over the world, including London, Munich, Sydney, Tokyo, and New York, covering topics ranging from software development technologies to soft skill techniques. He also serves as an organizer for the Stir Trek conference.
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Understanding Alexa
This session will unpack how Amazon's Alexa works, how you think about building voice user interfaces, and which best practices you should consider as you build skills.
Ten Things Every Voice Application Should Do
In my experience building dozens of skills for Alexa, and working with hundreds of developers on their own voice applications, I've identified ten specific patterns that are common to the most successful of the bunch. This presentation will cover these ten topics, giving you the insight an acceleration your voice app needs to get to the next level.
You Have Too Much Time
In today’s social exchanges, “not having enough time” is a traditional excuse nearly everyone uses. I contend that, in fact, you have too much time, and it’s keeping you from changing the world. In the same way that too many choices forces indecision, having too much time brings its own share of challenges. This talk will address ways you can identify what your real priorities are (vs. what you tell yourself), show you how much of your days are truly wasted, and help you to stop feeling so overwhelmed.
Fear
We make thousands of decisions every single day. Some take thought, and some are just instinctual. How many of those decisions are based on fear? Fear of the unknown, fear of embarrassment, or maybe just fear of spiders? We will look at ways fear shapes our everyday lives, and how we can control it to make more rational decisions. Don’t let fear shut you down, make it an opportunity for success.
Back to the Future
Have you noticed that every app and idea you encounter today seems like a rehashed, recycled, redone version of something else? The year of Marty McFly's hoverboard came and went, so we are going to talk about the current state of mobile and IoT, where the leaders will be in the next 5 years, and how we can start building the next generation of experiences for our users today. You will walk away from this talk with 4 new ideas, and a passion to be the first to solve them.
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Jeff Blankenburg
Head of Developer Advocacy at Digital Ocean
Columbus, Ohio, United States
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