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0:00 Caller: Owen?
0:00 You: Owen?
0:03 Caller: Reddy, you're right.
0:03 You: Reddy, you're right.
0:06 Caller: Hello?
0:06 You: Hello?
0:07 Caller: There you are. Hey, Owen. How are you?
0:07 You: There you are. Hey, Owen. How are you?
0:09 Caller: Can you hear me okay? I am just on a train. It's quite loud around me.
0:09 You: Can you hear me okay? I am just on a train. It's quite loud around me.
0:14 Caller: Fortunately, I only hear you, so whatever you're doing, it's working.
0:14 You: Fortunately, I only hear you, so whatever you're doing, it's working.
0:17 Caller: Okay, that's good. Perfect. Amazing.
0:17 You: Okay, that's good. Perfect. Amazing.
0:20 Caller: Yeah, Jed, I've just thought, rather than me,
0:20 You: Yeah, Jed, I've just thought, rather than me,
0:23 Caller: it always gets potentially stung if I don't get on the exact train from London for where I live.
0:23 You: it always gets potentially stung if I don't get on the exact train from London for where I live.
0:28 Caller: So I thought it was best to get the correct train and just speak to you on here.
0:28 You: So I thought it was best to get the correct train and just speak to you on here.
0:33 Caller: So, yeah, look, all around great feedback, really, Jed.
0:33 You: So, yeah, look, all around great feedback, really, Jed.
0:36 Caller: I know your feedback to me was slightly different, but, yeah, all positive from Ivan is taking yourself,
0:36 You: I know your feedback to me was slightly different, but, yeah, all positive from Ivan is taking yourself,
0:51 Caller: wants to take yourself to the next stage to a technical.
0:51 You: wants to take yourself to the next stage to a technical.
0:55 Caller: So the technical is more of a technical discussion.
0:55 You: So the technical is more of a technical discussion.
0:58 Caller: I'll just get my notebook out.
0:58 You: I'll just get my notebook out.
1:02 Caller: So for the platform role, he is more of like a system design discussion for the next stage,
1:02 You: So for the platform role, he is more of like a system design discussion for the next stage,
1:08 Caller: but that'll be done remotely video, so it'll be about 90 minutes, he thinks, maybe 60, 60 to 90 minutes.
1:08 You: but that'll be done remotely video, so it'll be about 90 minutes, he thinks, maybe 60, 60 to 90 minutes.
1:15 Caller: Okay.
1:15 You: Okay.
1:18 Caller: So obviously, look, I saw your feedback and you was like,
1:18 You: So obviously, look, I saw your feedback and you was like,
1:21 Caller: the role is generally model training in for ownership,
1:21 You: the role is generally model training in for ownership,
1:23 Caller: if it's not a platform sort of data engineering side, but he, yeah, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
1:23 You: if it's not a platform sort of data engineering side, but he, yeah, he, he, he, he, he, he, he, he,
1:28 Caller: he thought you was, yeah, he, he remarked you as being one of, one of the better candidates that he spoke to for this position, so, and they're sort of very keen, I, you know, you sort of said, I think sometimes with these start-ups said, I even fear that sometimes in the initial stages, do they really know what they want, but they seem pretty set on what it is that they need, and we mentioned, I'll be completely transparent with you, there's, actually, it's for another role, there's a, there's a candidate for another position that they've got that we're interviewing at the moment, and they need things wrap
1:28 You: he thought you was, yeah, he, he remarked you as being one of, one of the better candidates that he spoke to for this position, so, and they're sort of very keen, I, you know, you sort of said, I think sometimes with these start-ups said, I even fear that sometimes in the initial stages, do they really know what they want, but they seem pretty set on what it is that they need, and we mentioned, I'll be completely transparent with you, there's, actually, it's for another role, there's a, there's a candidate for another position that they've got that we're interviewing at the moment, and they need things wrap
1:58 Caller: up by, like, the 20th, because that's when another offer sort of expires, and he said, yeah, that'll be no problem.
1:58 You: up by, like, the 20th, because that's when another offer sort of expires, and he said, yeah, that'll be no problem.
2:04 Caller: So I think they do know what they want when it comes to the role.
2:04 You: So I think they do know what they want when it comes to the role.
2:09 Caller: So what we've discussed and what you've discussed with them, I think is that is what they need in the position.
2:09 You: So what we've discussed and what you've discussed with them, I think is that is what they need in the position.
2:15 Caller: So I don't know how that sits with you.
2:15 You: So I don't know how that sits with you.
2:16 Caller: Are you interested in the position?
2:16 You: Are you interested in the position?
2:18 Caller: It's probably a better question.
2:18 You: It's probably a better question.
2:20 Caller: I think what I'd need to better understand is what actually needs to happen, let's say, in the first 30 days of the role.
2:20 You: I think what I'd need to better understand is what actually needs to happen, let's say, in the first 30 days of the role.
2:28 Caller: Or what their intent was to happen in the first 30 days of the role, because the way it came off to me, it's packing more efficiently training runs into an existing fleet of GPUs.
2:28 You: Or what their intent was to happen in the first 30 days of the role, because the way it came off to me, it's packing more efficiently training runs into an existing fleet of GPUs.
2:41 Caller: Maybe that's only 10% of the role, not 90, but that was what Ivan and I spoke about at length.
2:41 You: Maybe that's only 10% of the role, not 90, but that was what Ivan and I spoke about at length.
2:50 Caller: Right.
2:50 You: Right.
2:52 Caller: Okay. So, like, what does the 30 days look like for the position?
2:52 You: Okay. So, like, what does the 30 days look like for the position?
2:58 Caller: I'll see if I can get that information for the system's design question, or it might be something that you can speak to him about on that assignment, and then sort of go from there.
2:58 You: I'll see if I can get that information for the system's design question, or it might be something that you can speak to him about on that assignment, and then sort of go from there.
3:09 Caller: He's going to send me his link to book these in.
3:09 You: He's going to send me his link to book these in.
3:14 Caller: So if you could just send me across your availability this week, that would be amazing.
3:14 You: So if you could just send me across your availability this week, that would be amazing.
3:21 Caller: I will pass that back to your link.
3:21 You: I will pass that back to your link.
3:24 Caller: Ignore the 90 minutes.
3:24 You: Ignore the 90 minutes.
3:26 Caller: Yeah, I'll pass that back through your link.
3:26 You: Yeah, I'll pass that back through your link.
3:27 Caller: Yeah, no press that back to your link.
3:27 You: Yeah, no press that back to your link.
3:28 Caller: Yeah, yeah. If you can message me on LinkedIn, your availability, and we'll get that booked in, and I'll chase him for the link, and then also put, could you just give me an idea of what the candidates first looks like? It's just some feedback that I've had. I won't necessarily say it's from you, and then see if I can find out that information for you. All right. Sounds good.
3:28 You: Yeah, yeah. If you can message me on LinkedIn, your availability, and we'll get that booked in, and I'll chase him for the link, and then also put, could you just give me an idea of what the candidates first looks like? It's just some feedback that I've had. I won't necessarily say it's from you, and then see if I can find out that information for you. All right. Sounds good.
3:50 Caller: Amazing. All right, Ed, well, thank you. I'll get that sorted. I'll switch you to Zoom.
3:50 You: Amazing. All right, Ed, well, thank you. I'll get that sorted. I'll switch you to Zoom.
3:55 Caller: All right, take care of all right.
3:55 You: All right, take care of all right.
3:58 Caller: Take care. Bye.
3:58 You: Take care. Bye.