Treating your Career like a Product

I delivered the keynote to WordCamp Tampa with this presentation. #wctpa

Transcript

1. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING ABOUT
   THE MARKET THEY
   ARE ENTERING.
   

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2. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING ABOUT
   THE TEAM THEY’LL
   NEED TO BUILD IT.
   

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3. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING ABOUT
   MARKETING, SALES
   & SUPPORT COSTS.
   

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4. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING ABOUT
   COMPETITION & A
   PRODUCT ROADMAP.
   

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5. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING ABOUT
   REVENUE VS PROFIT.
   

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6. NO ONE BUILDS A
   PRODUCT WITHOUT
   THINKING
   

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7. SO WHY DO WE
   MANAGE OUR
   CAREERS WITHOUT
   THINKING?
   

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8. MOST OF US
   BACKED OUR WAY
   INTO WORDPRESS
   

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9. THE GROWTH OF
   WORDPRESS
   t  
   

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10. THE GROWTH OF
    OUR TECH SKILLS
    t  
    

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11. THE GROWTH OF
    OUR BUSINESS
    ACUMEN
    t  
    

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12. HOW OFTEN ARE
    YOU ITERATING YOUR
    QUOTING PROCESS?
    PRICING?
    CONTRACTS?
    PARTNERSHIPS?
    COMMUNICATION?
    

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13. THE BEST THING
    ABOUT OUR
    WORDPRESS
    COMMUNITY IS A
    FOCUS ON
    CONSTANT LEARNING
    

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14. SOME OF MY FRIENDS
    WHO KEEP LEARNING  
    

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15. WORDPRESS CAN
    CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
    IF YOU LET IT.
    WILL YOU LET IT?
    

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16. CHRIS LEMA @CHRISLEMA
    Blog Daily at chrislema.com
    CTO & Chief Strategist at Crowd Favorite
    

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