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“No were harmed in the making of this talk”
– said no one, ever. Until now.
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AirBnB
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clickypix
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We’re beautiful snowflakes
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Full-stack Engineer @ Commerce Sciences
I write at Lnbogen.com
I tweet @orenellenbogen
You can call me bogen. It’s kinda short, like me.
Pronounced: BOO-GEN
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SoftwareLeadWeekly.com LeadingSnowflakes.com
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SoftwareLeadWeekly.com
- 14 months
- 65 weeks in a row
- 7 recommendations / week
- 455 recommendations so far
- 30-40 posts digested / week
- 2,600 posts so far
- 500-800 words / post (roughly)
- 52-60 books
The only logical conclusion then?
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• Amazing mission statement
organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful
• Hard to iterate fast (process heavy)
• Incredible technology
MapReduce, Google FS etc.
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• Awesome mission statement
make the world more open and connected
• Fast iterations, small teams
• Great technology (+ leftovers)
PHP – I’m looking at you!
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• Some lame mission statement
make more money than the church
• Fast iterations, small teams
• Great technology, at huge scale!
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(your engineers)
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Explicitly hire for:
People who can
prioritize &
get things done
on their own
They focus on autonomy
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Changing code -> …
-> something breaks
-> lack of trust
-> slower cycle (process++)
-> new department of [trust issue]
-> still breaks
…
-> death (of happiness)
Source: http://www.targetprocess.com/blog/2013/12/fun-at-work.html
Experience
distribution
should fit
existing
problems
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Junior Engineers
Practice, practice, practice
Experienced Engineers
Practice, lead, build trust
Veteran Engineers
Become an expert or pivot (+mentor as a Bar Raiser)