Tips to my younger self

March 05, 2020

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Tips to my younger self

Martin Cronjé

March 05, 2020

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Transcript

Channeling your energy @martincronje
1989-1998: Backstory
on OpenStack show message box put "Hello World!" into message
box end OpenStack
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Warez all the things!!
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1998-2009: Engineer to Architect
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90 hour weeks
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😓 I don’t regret the times where I persevered but…
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💡Look after yourself 💡Push when it matters
❤ Passion is awesome but…
💡Don’t be to hard on yourself
2009-2016: Engineering Coach & Founder
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* Coached ~100 teams * Iterated on ~10 product ideas
* Launched 2 successful products * International conferences
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😖 Everyone has the same problems but…
💸 Economics drive behaviour and thus improvements
💡Find the right companies
2016-2020: Engineering Leader
Intuition & grokking the basics
💡Diverse experiences
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💡It is not about the technology!!
Ask me anything!
💡 Look after yourself 💡 Push when it matters 💡
Find the right companies 💡 Diverse experiences 💡 It is not about the technology!!