i agree but there are different purposes at work. an academic talk is structured to lend legitimacy to the work and the researchers, to advance the field. an industry talk often has elements of advertising or entertainment that would be seen as illegitimate in academia, even if that sucks
Jase Gehring
hot take (that isn't actually very hot): the ceiling for talk quality in industry is MUCH higher than in academia.
There are bad talks everywhere, but I am still thinking 3 months later about some of the best talks from the atmosphere conference.
