Chandler Murch worked at Valve for over 8 years in IT infrastructure; and oversaw a lot of esports Valve events specifically for Dota 2, he also did some work in the Dental AI space. #valve #steam #dota2 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 - Intro/Being Associated With F.R.I.E.N.D.S 01:30 - How Chandler Ended Up At Valve 04:10 - What His First Job At Valve Was/Customer Service 06:59 - Valve’s IT Infrastructure When Chandler First Started 08:55 - How Chandler Improved Valve’s IT Infrastructure/Network Speeds 14:15 - Hitting Milestones With The Content Delivery Network/Capacity Planning 17:00 - Taking Into Account Internet Infrastructure Improvements Globally 19:09 - Organising E-Sports Events/DOTA 2 23:10 - Mitigating Problems With Live E-Sports Events/Audio & Player Problems 26:40 - Testing Live Setups With Players 29:20 - How Chandler Got Into Gaming & Steam 31:30 - Chandler’s Favourite Valve Games 32:45 - Chandler’s Involvement On Portal 2/How Valve Does Credits In Games 35:15 - Chandler’s Work On Left 4 Dead 2/Portal 2 Bugs 38:54 - Valve Games Have To Reach A Certain Milestone Before QA Testing 39:45 - A Valve Employee Did Wheatleys Voice Before Stephen Merchant 40:30 - Chandler Never Got The Passion For Game Design 41:35 - Chandler’s Interactions With Gabe Newell 46:45 - Steam Avoided Fragmentation Unlike TV/FIlm Streaming Platforms 49:35 - Misunderstanding That Valve Doesn’t Make Games Now 52:40 - The Cost Of Running Valve Servers/Valve’s Value 55:45 - What Chandler Did After Valve/Dentistry AI 1:00:37 - Dental Work Is Very Costly In The West/Dentistry AI Is Only Available In USA/Canada 1:04:00 - Where To Follow Chandler Murch
