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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

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In March I wrote the following: Observability is a paradigm on which we can build a safe, healthy, sustainable future for the tech industry. We’re trying to build something sustainable here, and the people who make up Honeycomb are more than just “resources.” A small change with ripple effects. So many wins in 2020.

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2020: The Year Bee-hind Us

Honeycomb

In March I wrote the following: Observability is a paradigm on which we can build a safe, healthy, sustainable future for the tech industry. We’re trying to build something sustainable here, and the people who make up Honeycomb are more than just “resources.” A small change with ripple effects. So many wins in 2020.

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On Becoming a VP of Engineering, Part 2: Doing the Job

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Charity once said an off-hand sentence that became a mantra for my transition into the VP of Engineering role: “Directors run the company.” Being a good VP requires not getting lost in the weeds and risking losing sight of the bigger picture, even when it feels like there is a tantalizing opportunity for fast impact.