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Treating your Career like a Product

chrislema
October 05, 2014

Treating your Career like a Product

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

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October 05, 2014
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  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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