expedia

Barry to Google on "increasingly aggressive Google"

Worth the read (images in the post). Having been at Expedia, this issue is all too familiar. I hope someone does something.

Google should profit share for the data they use to run their business, much like OpenAI should for its data for LLMs.

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Changing jobs

I left my job at the end of August. It was scary to leave Expedia Group after 8 years. There were a lot of good times, growth and friendships 💌.

Given the global spread of 125 makers reporting up to me, the job was challenging and stressful. In the last 8 weeks, I've refocused my energy towards creative pursuits and resetting.

Good stats to prove:

Perhaps the best data point of all is this…

Resting heart rate down by 10bpm

Resting heart rate down by 10bpm

Many have asked if I sleep in more… no I don’t. Something I realised in my time off is that true freedom is the ability to spend time on things you want. Time is the ultimate luxury item.

What's next?

I will be joining GoDaddy as Senior Director, Engineering for the Managed Wordpress team. I've never worked on an open source product as a full time gig. This is going to be a lot of fun!