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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

Leaders are people who provide a compelling vision for people to follow and believe in, and take responsibility for what happens next. Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. Managers oversee their team members’ work and career development.

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10 Years of Balsamiq: What I’ve Learned | Peldi Guilizzoni, Balsamiq | BoS USA 2018

Business of Software Conference

Founder Peldi has attended Business of Software every year since 2010, and has 5 BoS talks to his name. We didn’t really know what to call this talk so we gave it this name. And then I realized that there was a lot I needed to coach. As a coach you hire yourself a coach inside the company to help you through.