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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

Find a sponsor , not a mentor — someone who is in the room when opportunities arise and makes sure your name comes up. Building trust can be tough when you’re a new hire in a leadership position. A couple of years later, I got into a real leadership position. It’s more challenging to get than a mentor.

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Why Your ‘Brilliant’ Technology Fails To Have Impact | Tom Adeyoola, Metail | BoS Europe 2018

Business of Software Conference

Technology launched before the market was ready, a funded company run into the grown, struggling to reach the heights of an American counterpart. Then I went on with the marketing director as boom went to bust at Sportal and joined Hutchison 3G UK. That was their target market. Tom Adeyoola, Founder/CEO, Metail.

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Women in Tech – Female CxOs Share their Challenges in Tech Startups – with Melissa Kwan, Alice de Courcy, Maja Voje, Laura Erdem & others

Userpilot

Also – a study by Paychex from December 2018 found that 33% of women in technology have considered changing careers because of male colleagues. I said, “Mother, you’re right” – and I went to the economics faculty and studied marketing. Ironically, when we run out of leads – I had to founder-led marketing. ”

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Leading A High-Growth Company | David Cancel, Drift | BoS USA 2018

Business of Software Conference

And then I’ve really only started companies as a byproduct of I have an obsessive personality and I channel that in a positive area which is like I’m obsessed with learning and getting better. And by the fifth time you’re certifiable at this point. Like starting businesses cause when you go through it is.

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5 Product Management Conferences Not to Miss in 2020

Revulytics

As product management becomes such an in-demand, lucrative career option, companies are carving out markets with offerings that enhance a product manager’s job to build and optimize customer-centric products. Notable Speakers from recent Mind the Product conferences: Teresa Torres , Product Discovery Coach. September 25, 2019.

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International Women’s Day: Reflections from female leaders in product & tech

Mixpanel

Describe the path to your current position and the role mentorship has had in your career growth. “What got me in the door is someone believing in me, then I took the burden of proof as a mission in every position I ever got. “I started out in financial services which took me to data and CRM in marketing.

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How To Manage Your Badass Team | Mikey Trafton, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas | BoS USA 2018

Business of Software Conference

Mikey Trafton, CTO, Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas. BoS USA 2018 Mikey Trafton Managing a Badass Team from Business of Software Conference. We attacked new markets. A lot has changed, the market has changed. It works across any team – marketing team sales team engineering team. Upcoming Events. Super effective.