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How Levels.fyi Brought Salary Transparency to the Tech Industry

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

I previously interned at Uber, graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018, and then eventually started working on Levels.fyi full time. We quickly realized crowdsourcing information was the only way we could scale and grow. Not sure what the salary range for your position is? What was your background before starting Levels?

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Calm’s Will Larson on how to build a technical leadership career

Intercom, Inc.

You last chatted with us way back in 2018, when you shared your insights on engineering and infrastructure management. Brian: One of the most interesting things about the approach to the book was how important the crowdsourcing part was. Solving the puzzle. Having the promo packet is a great way to not do that to someone.

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Finding & Nurturing Top Talent | Elpie Bannister & Alex Yang | BoS Europe 2019

Business of Software Conference

Alex Yang: For those of you who are wondering why you just got Rick-rolled, Elpie and I decided to crowdsource our walk on song from our team. If you’re a candidate and you’ve spent time applying to this job writing code and eventually interviewing for this position by certain point, you’re quite invested.