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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

When you reach senior level on an engineering track, you’re expected to be optimal in your hard skill set. You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer.

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Why Your Engineers Are Hungry for Your Product Vision.

The Product Coalition

Let’s talk about how to define a product vision, and why the lack of a product vision is so detrimental to your team. Review design. As I’ll explain below, the “why” and “where” form your product vision, and your product team (especially your engineers), not only want this from you, but need it in order to do their best work.

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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates. But platforms come with potential drawbacks.

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Debunking The Myth: Engineers Don’t Hate Product Managers, They Just Hate You!

Pranav Khare

On one side, the engineers — the wizards of code, masters of the digital realm. Often at odds, but here’s the twist — it’s not the role of PMs that engineers despise; they just despise the approach of some PMs. The Tale of the Overzealous PM: Bob’s Blunder Meet Bob, a PM with a vision so grand it overshadows the sun.

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Bought-in and paid for: how Atlassian bridge the gap from freemium to enterprise sales

Intercom, Inc.

Right off the bat, Kristen acknowledges that the freemium model isn’t a universal cheat code for winning sales. The beauty of the freemium model in an enterprise setting is that the supplier due diligence process is already much further along. Listen to the full episode above or check out Kristen’s key takeaways below.

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Should You Be a Product Manager or a Software Engineer?

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Here's a breakdown of how to consider a career in product management versus software engineering As a new grad, I was lucky enough to choose between product management and software engineering amongst other options. As an engineer, you’re responsible for building and shipping software.

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How to be the go-to engineer for product analytics

Mixpanel

Engineers are always looking for ways to differentiate themselves. As data-driven product development continues to balloon in popularity, so does the need for accurate and sophisticated implementation of analytics tracking in software products. One of those niches that’s become more valuable in recent years: product analytics.