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Episode 342 | Fernando Cardenas - Listen to Understand

Guest:
Fernando Cardenas talks with Dave Rael about teaching, aspirations, relationships, software, technology, business, and being an influencer

Fernando is the VP of Software and Platform at Faction in Denver, and is responsible building the software and APIs for internal and external users of the Faction Cloud. He has over 20 years of experience as an individual contributor and technology leader. Fernando has built high-performing teams and critically acclaimed software products that have been featured in the Wall St. Journal, Bloomberg, and other major media outlets. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.

Fernando's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
  1. Really listen so that you can understand
  2. Learn how to say "no"
  3. Give people the right level of information at the right time for their level of need-to-know

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