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Mike Jones
April 19, 2013
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ScaleConf 2013: I started out with nothing and I've still got most of it left
My talk from day two of ScaleConf 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa.
http://scaleconf.org
Mike Jones
April 19, 2013
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Transcript
Friday 19 April 13
WARNING: STRONG OPINIONS Friday 19 April 13
Mike Jones @imsickofmaps [lover , not a hater] Friday 19
April 13
I was the heckler. Awkward. Friday 19 April 13
if (start == false) { failure++ } else { failure--
} Friday 19 April 13
Software has versions, so do you v1 - Multimedia designer
[’95 - ’97] v2 - Web developer [’97 - ’00] v3 - Lead developer [’00 - ’02] v4 - Architect [’02 - ’03] v5 - Consultant [’03 - ’04] v6 - Mobile applications developer [’04 - ’05] v7 - Collaboration consultant [’05 - ’07] v8 - Sales specialist [’07 - ’10] v9 - Product marketer [’10 - ’12] v10 - Manager, architect, developer, operations, box packer, coffee maker, leaflet poster... etc. [’12 - ??] Friday 19 April 13
Do something that matters Friday 19 April 13
Tea scales (and coffee, beer, etc.) Friday 19 April 13
Scale through others 80% Friday 19 April 13
Don’t scale out of embarr- assment Friday 19 April 13
Be scaleable (but don't) $ fab Friday 19 April 13
giants Pick your wisely Friday 19 April 13
Offload the right stuff, at the right time Friday 19
April 13
create your own education Friday 19 April 13
Thanks.
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@imsickofmaps [Special offer: Every order via ontheway.co.za gets
a free punchdance.gif ] Thanks: Cartoons - gapingvoid.com Friday 19 April 13