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Tips to my younger self

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Tips to my younger self

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Transcript

  1. Channeling your energy @martincronje

  2. 1989-1998: Backstory

  3. on OpenStack show message box put "Hello World!" into message

    box end OpenStack
  4. None

  5. Warez all the things!!

  6. None

  7. 1998-2009: Engineer to Architect

  8. None

  9. 90 hour weeks

  10. None

  11. 😓 I don’t regret the times where I persevered but…

  12. None

  13. 💡Look after yourself 💡Push when it matters

  14. ❤ Passion is awesome but…

  15. 💡Don’t be to hard on yourself

  16. 2009-2016: Engineering Coach & Founder

  17. None

  18. * Coached ~100 teams * Iterated on ~10 product ideas

    * Launched 2 successful products * International conferences
  19. None

  20. 😖 Everyone has the same problems but…

  21. 💸 Economics drive behaviour and thus improvements

  22. 💡Find the right companies

  23. 2016-2020: Engineering Leader

  24. Intuition & grokking the basics

  25. 💡Diverse experiences

  26. None

  27. 💡It is not about the technology!!

  28. Ask me anything!

  29. 💡 Look after yourself 💡 Push when it matters 💡

    Find the right companies 💡 Diverse experiences 💡 It is not about the technology!!