Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of spending time on areas of strategic focus can seem overwhelming. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products. Know the weaknesses of the products (and take action to correct them). Know what works.

Product Management 103

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Lead on Purpose

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

With all the meetings, floods of email, and requirements to manage, the thought of focusing on a product’s profitability can be illusive. Work with the sales team; understand how they sell your products. Know the weaknesses of the products (and take action to correct them). It’s not impossible, however.

Product Management 77

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LaunchDarkly

JULY 17, 2020

I am a Developer Advocate at LaunchDarkly, and welcome to Test in Production. I make my own bootleg stickers for InVision, for instance, and send them out to new team members. That’s going to make you move at a slower pace, which isn’t even a bad thing, right? Watch Ben’s full talk below. Ben Wilson: Yeah!

Virtualization 52

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I seem to encounter a lot of people who want to attach a CTO label to me as I'm the only programmer on the founding team of three. I also recognize that while I am the first technologist on the team, I will not by any means be the last and I'm hoping that subsequent hires will be people I consider brighter and more talented than myself.

CTO Coach 92

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