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How to Hire an Engineering Consultant

The Product Coalition

One of the main examples of this are the customized software applications that companies are rushing to develop to allow them to better connect with their users. To create such solutions, companies need software engineering professionals who can provide the expertise required. Let’s dive right in. However, this is not the case.

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Lambda School Review

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Whether it be software engineers, data scientists, IT specialists, it now seems standard for companies to have open positions that can't be filled. However, unlike General Assembly and Lambda School, App Academy only offers courses regarding software engineering.

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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

by Rich Archbold, Senior Director of Engineering at Intercom. The same is true in software. In this battle, I’ve found a secret weapon hidden within one of our core engineering strategies, an idea called Run Less Software. When I say “execute”, I don’t simply mean the engineering challenges of building something.

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How Levels.fyi Brought Salary Transparency to the Tech Industry

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

We realized this was a common question and decided to build a simple visualization to compare software engineer titles across companies. Since then, we’ve expanded into Product Management , Software Engineering Management, and Product Design career tracks! What was your background before starting Levels? Anyone can do it!

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Secrets of successful product management?—?Q&A with Marty Cagan

The Product Coalition

Just look at most of the established players in the publishing industry, in the retail industry, in the advertising industry, in the automotive industry, and in the financial services industry, to name just a few.” You had a lightbulb moment when working as a software engineer on a high profile product at Hewlett Packard in the 1980s?—?and

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Conducting User Research in Product Management

The Product Guy

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.

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Applying Product Management to Web Design in a Multiscreen Era

The Product Guy

He translates complex business problems into solutions that are easily consumed by engineering, marketing and sales. Jordan has enterprise Software-as-a-Service experience within the facilities management, legal and pharmaceutical verticals, having most recently worked at ServiceChannel, Epiq Systems and Medidata Solutions.