Tips to my younger self

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1. Channeling your energy
   @martincronje
   

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2. 1989-1998: Backstory
   

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

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5. Warez all the things!!
   

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7. 1998-2009:
   
   
   Engineer to Architect
   

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9. 90 hour weeks
   

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

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13. 💡Look after yourself
    
    
    💡Push when it matters
    

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14. ❤
    
    
    Passion is awesome but…
    

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15. 💡Don’t be to hard on yourself
    

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16. 2009-2016:
    
    
    Engineering Coach & Founder
    

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18. * Coached ~100 teams
    
    
    * Iterated on ~10 product ideas
    
    
    * Launched 2 successful products
    
    
    * International conferences
    

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20. 😖
    
    
    Everyone has the same
    problems but…
    

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21. 💸
    
    
    Economics drive behaviour and
    thus improvements
    

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22. 💡Find the right companies
    

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23. 2016-2020:
    
    
    Engineering Leader
    

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24. Intuition & grokking the basics
    

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25. 💡Diverse experiences
    

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27. 💡It is not about the technology!!
    

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28. Ask me anything!
    

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29. 💡 Look after yourself
    
    
    💡 Push when it matters
    
    
    💡 Find the right companies
    
    
    💡 Diverse experiences
    
    
    💡 It is not about the technology!!
    

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