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Neil Middleton
July 02, 2013
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Ways of the Herokai
Neil Middleton
July 02, 2013
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The ways of the Herokai @neilmiddleton
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$ git push heroku master
5 million
Ideals we live by Ideals we don’t Support systems that
work
The Heroku Way is not…
Defaulting to the easiest…
Following the herd…
Doing it because that’s what we did last time…
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The Heroku Way is…
Reflecting over every moment…
Constantly asking “why?”…
“Why did we do it this way?”…
Looking for the problems, not the solutions…
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Heroku is developers building tools for developers
Simple. Sharp.
Sharing
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Why?
Build the best product deliberately…
Teach the new Herokai how…
Share the work, Share the workflow…
Understand the best way to do something, then use that
knowledge to increase other people’s efficiency.
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Priorities
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Ship it when it’s ready
Ship it when it’s right
Problem Research Prototype Alpha Beta Release
No deadlines*
Problem Research Prototype Alpha Beta Release
Marketing Dependencies
Communication
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248 860 234 public repos private repos members
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No Roadmap No Forecast
Makers Day
No meetings
No distractions
Work on the other stuff
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Remokai
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All Hands
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Remote week
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“You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay
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Vibe
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Dedicated to preserving our culture…
Dedicated to preserving our sanity…
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