# non linear (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover non linear. Page: Feed: --- ## [A McKinsey Partner told me what AI actually makes valuable](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/a-mckinsey-partner-told-me-what-ai) _2026-08-17 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Neha Kabra sees more AI deployments in a quarter than most operators see in a career. Here's what's actually scarce. ## [The Recruiter Hadn’t Read My Resume. They Told Me So — Twice.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-recruiter-hadnt-read-my-resume) _2026-08-01 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A call about a “chief of staff on steroids” role, a masterclass in candidate experience, and a genuine question for you at the end because I know something the recruiter doesn't... ## [Your Job Already Moved Overseas — They Just Haven't Told You Yet](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/your-job-already-moved-overseas-they) _2026-07-27 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ AI won't take your job — global talent might. Alex Randall Kittredge and Cory Blumenfeld on offshoring, remote work, and how to become irreplaceable. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208441259/218e5f79c70ab21014ac35b945651d3b.mp3) ## [209. The Data Trap: Why "Proving Readiness" Is Costing Non-Speakers Years of Education](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/209-the-data-trap-why-proving-readiness-is-costing-non-speakers-years-of-education) _2026-07-21 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ We don't make a neurotypical kid prove they can read before we hand them a book. We just teach them to read. But for non-speaking and minimally speaking learners, the rules flip. Sit in the chair first. Imitate first. Get it right four days in a row before we'll believe you got it right the first time. Lisa Mihalich Quinn and Erin Buchanan of Reach Every Voice call this the data trap and they're… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Ep._209.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [Three people said they read my Substack. I nearly apologized.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/three-people-said-they-read-my-substack) _2026-07-20 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Three people told me in person that they read my newsletter — and I was embarrassed. Why being read feels like debt — and why that instinct belongs to a dead economy. ## [Your job already moved to India. They just haven't told you yet.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-bangalore-strategy) _2026-07-11 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ How the same corporate offshoring playbook that emptied American factories in 1994 is now emptying American cubicles, one JPMorgan and Microsoft campus at a time. ## [\[From the Archive\] Laid Off Twice: How I Built a Portfolio Career Instead](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/from-the-archive-laid-off-twice-how) _2026-07-09 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending pottery with gold. ## [208. The Eighth Sense: Understanding Behaviour, Communication, and Meltdowns with Dr. Dana Johnson](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/208-the-eighth-sense-understanding-behaviour-communication-and-meltdowns-with-dr-dana-johnson) _2026-07-01 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ You've talked to 10 therapists. Tried 20 strategies. And your child still goes from calm to crisis in 30 seconds - for reasons no-one understands. Understanding a body requires that we understand the sensory information coming in. And Dr. Dana Johnson - OT, PhD, and founder of the Spellers Center - tells us that there are not 5 but 8 senses. Dana joins Non Linear Learning for the 3rd time to talk… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Vaish_Sarathy_-_EPISODE_208_EDITED.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [207. Where there is deficit, there is also great strength - with Mark Talaga](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/207-where-there-is-deficit-there-is-also-great-strength-with-mark-talaga) _2026-06-15 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ We talk a lot about what our students can't do. But something that educators have found over the years is that there is a scatter to the skills we see in our students. The wildly uneven profile that we see could actually be a blessing. Mark Talaga, counselor, speaker, and founder of the Center for Identity Potential, joins the podcast to talk about asynchronous development in gifted and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/EP_207.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [The One Email My Boss Sent That Changed How I Think About Work Forever](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/always-attend-the-wedding-go-to-the-funeral) _2026-06-14 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ There are only two times all your favourite people gather in one place: your wedding and your funeral. Here's why you should always show up — no matter the cost. ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/kxogZ4PSXbFT) _2026-06-14 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [She Left BlackRock With No Plan. Four Careers Later, Here's What She Learned.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/raffaela-rein-portfolio-career-no-master-plan) _2026-06-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Raffaela Rein on building a portfolio career across BlackRock, Rocket Internet, CareerFoundry and BoardLens — and why the first move off the ladder is smaller than you think. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200549789/e899322b65ef2c0c8b6f7360375a99db.mp3) ## [So Who Reads "ARK Strategy" Anyway?](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/substack-subscriber-analysis-ark-strategy) _2026-06-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I analyzed 2,100 Substack subscribers and 3,379 LinkedIn followers to find where readers come from, who actually engages, and which platform drives growth. ## [Why a Side Hustle Is Your Best Protection Against Layoffs](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/portfolio-career-side-hustles-corporate-ladder) _2026-06-02 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ The loyalty-for-security deal is dead. Here's why a side hustle is career insurance — and how a portfolio career hands you leverage before a layoff ever hits. ## [BlackRock → Porsche Board → AI Founder. None of It Was Planned.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/non-linear-career-blackrock-to-ai-founder) _2026-05-30 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ From BlackRock analyst to Porsche board director to AI founder — Raffaela Rein on what actually compounds across a non-linear career, why calculated risk beats the ladder, and the first move if you're feeling the pull. ## [20 Million Tokens Later, I Built an App](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/claude-code-20-million-tokens) _2026-05-24 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I used Claude Code, 20 million tokens, SQLite, and Streamlit to build a working database and web app in a weekend—and learned why human judgment still matters. ## [206. What the IEP Is Not Telling You - A Special Ed Insider Breaks It Down (with Dr. Diana Fannon)](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/206-what-the-iep-is-not-telling-you-a-special-ed-insider-breaks-it-down-with-dr-diana-fannon) _2026-05-19 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ The IEP meeting is supposed to be about your child. Have you noticed that it often feels like it's about everyone else's comfort? Dr. Diana Fannon spent 24 years inside public school systems as a bilingual school psychologist and director of special education. She now works with families. And in this podcast, she shares with us a few red and green flags of special education. 🎙️ Tune in to this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaishhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [The Cost of Competence: Why the Floor Is Shrinking Under White-Collar Work, and What to Stand On Instead](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/cost-of-competence-shrinking-floor) _2026-05-19 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ The AI job panic is missing the point. A three-part strategy memo on shrinking competence, the wrong shoes, and why a humanities degree may be the most undervalued asset in your career — by Alex Randall Kittredge. ## [Did A Humanities Degree Just Become More Valuable?](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/humanities-degree-age-of-ai) _2026-05-11 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ AI can summarize Foucault, imitate Woolf, and explain Kant in seconds. But the real question is whether humanistic judgment, taste, and interpretation are becoming more valuable, not less. ## [What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About S-Corps](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/s-corp-election-fractional-operator-2026) _2026-05-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I asked Claude how to start an S-Corp. It gave me the wrong New York tax address. The recovery taught me more about portfolio-career infrastructure than the tax savings ever could. ## [The AI Job Panic Is Missing the Point](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-ai-job-panic-is-missing-the-point) _2026-05-02 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Apollo economist Torsten Slok argues AI could expand employment through the Jevons paradox. Here’s what that means for knowledge workers, careers, and the future of professional work. ## [Home Internet From Space (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/YkGzLd4eM5Ws) _2026-05-02 · **Sponsored**_ Residential satellite internet that brings connectivity to homes beyond conventional networks ## [205. Why the Smartest Brains Are Also the Most Dysregulated | Dr. Andrew Hill](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/205-why-the-smartest-brains-are-also-the-most-dysregulated-dr-andrew-hill) _2026-04-30 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ What if your autistic / non-speaking learner's most overwhelming traits e.g., sensory sensitivity, pattern obsession, emotional upheavals are the exact same features that make their brain extraordinary? Dr. Andrew Hill is a cognitive neuroscientist, founder of Peak Brain Institute , and author of Gifted and Tortured . He has spent decades mapping real human brains and has worked with CEOs,… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/updateedd_20555.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [The AI Bubble: Startups Funded Before Product-Market Fit](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-ai-bubble-startups-funded-before) _2026-04-29 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A conversation with a funded AI startup founder revealed the clearest sign of market froth: companies raising capital before they know which urgent customer problem they're solving. ## [The Wrong Shoes: How a Non-Linear Career Path Got Built](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-wrong-shoes) _2026-04-18 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A three-act story of building a non-linear, portfolio career — from hedge fund analyst to startup Chief of Staff to founder — and the framework that emerged. ## [I Spent an Afternoon With Founders Building the Next American Century. Here's What They Told Me.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/deep-tech-nyc-2026-american-manufacturing-hard-tech) _2026-04-12 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Deep Tech NYC 2026: Materials Science, Drone Infrastructure, and the Future of American Manufacturing ## [204. Do Support Groups Actually Work? The Hard Truth About Finding Your People - with Sara Intonato](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/204-do-support-groups-actually-work-the-hard-truth-about-finding-your-people-with-sara-intonato) _2026-04-02 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ Do support groups actually help, or do they reinforce the very mindset that keeps parents stuck? In this episode, I sit down with Sara Intonato to unpack this difficult question. Both of us (and probably you) have lived the same reality: Hypervigilance, burnout, the constant demand of raising a non-speaking child. When we went looking for help, what we found in traditional support spaces was not… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaish_podcast.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [Space Lasers, Tissue Samples, and the Pitch That Taught Me Where My Edge Ends](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/space-lasers-tissue-samples-and-the) _2026-04-01 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I pitched two deep-tech startups through Plug and Play — a space laser company and a biomedical tissue testing firm. I lost both. Here's what failing taught me about the real limits of portfolio careers, why transferable skills aren't the same as transferable credibility, and the diversification discount no one talks about. ## [203. Your student with Down Syndrome belongs in a mainstream Physics Class](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/203-your-student-with-down-syndrome-belongs-in-a-mainstream-physics-class) _2026-03-11 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ Most special education systems operate on this premise: Students with disabilities must master small foundational skills before they are allowed access to academic content. In practice, this often means students spend years repeating the same goals - decoding, counting, basic worksheets - while their peers move forward into real subjects like science, history, and mathematics. But what happens… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Untitled-2.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [202. Inflammation, Energy, and Learning: A Functional Medicine Lens with Dr. Kendall Stewart](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/202-inflammation-energy-and-learning-a-functional-medicine-lens-with-dr-kendall-stewart) _2026-02-02 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with Dr. Kendall Stewart (former surgeon turned functional medicine + genomics clinician) about the biochemistry of learning: how inflammation, metabolic factors, neurotransmitter balance, and genetics can influence regulation, sensory stability, and why some kids respond to interventions while others don't. What we cover: Why progress can look like "good days/bad days"… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/vaish_podcast_audio.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [201. Is School Costing Your Child Too Much? A Homeschooling Conversation](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/201-dis-school-costing-your-child-too-much-a-homeschooling-conversation) _2026-01-20 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ Homeschooling sometimes begins when parents realize the education system is not serving their child. In this episode of Non Linear Learning , Dr. Vaish Sarathy speaks with Victoria Lenormand, a former detective turned holistic health practitioner and homeschooling parent, about what it takes to trust a child's internal compass and let go of conventional definitions of success. Victoria brings an… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Vaish_Pod_.mp3?dest-id=1502153) ## [Marketplace for AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/tPrA2Qucpnf8) _2026-01-20 · **Sponsored**_ Find professionals who use ChatGPT, Copilot, and Claude to deliver work faster. ## [200. Five "Helpful" Parenting Tips That Limit Autistic Learning](https://nonlinearlearningpodcast.com/200-five-helpful-parenting-tips-that-limit-autistic-learning) _2026-01-01 · Non Linear Learning - Rethinking Education for Neurodivergent Learners_ Parents of Autistic children and children with Down syndrome are often given advice that sounds compassionate, reasonable, and supportive. But much of it slowly limits learning, flexibility, autonomy, and long-term growth. In this milestone Episode 200 of Non Linear Learning , Dr. Vaish Sarathy challenges 5 common pieces of parenting and education advice that unintentionally lower expectations and… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/functionalnutritionforkids/Episode_200.mp3?dest-id=1502153)