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In Beta is a talk show about tech culture, making open source software, and how mobile, social, and web apps are changing the world.

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Senior Vice-President of Toilet-Cleaning

September 11, 2012 at 3:15pm • 49 minutes • Wiki Entry

Valve employees decide what teams and projects they work on with zero direction. Sound like a dream? Could be a nightmare. Gina and Kevin discuss some of the pitfalls of working at a company where no one tells you what to do. Then, they tackle balancing software quality and community engagement in open source projects.

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