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Run Less Software

Intercom, Inc.

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. As well as being a critical philosophy behind how we build software, it also represents how I feel about the software industry and technology in general.

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

Intercom, Inc.

After writing An Elegant Puzzle about the challenges of engineering management in high-growth organizations, his focus shifted to a career path that’s much less understood – the technical leadership track. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop? How do we fix it?”

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Product Managers and Technical Skills: What’s the Deal?

The Product Coalition

It doesn’t seem to matter how many times the industry tries to reassure newcomers that you don’t need to be a full stack software engineer to be a good Product Manager. Even in the software development world, the technical skills needed by each team is quite different. Q: Do Product Managers need to code?

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Product in Practice: Finding the Best Way to Communicate with Different Stakeholders

Product Talk

Lisa and her team were able to convince their leadership to allow them to run a one-month beta launch with a limited set of customers to test out their new feature. Clockwise from the top left, Codi Funakoshi, Product Designer, Rafa Salazar, Lead Software Engineer, and Lisa Orr, Senior Product Manager. Tweet This.

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How to Become a Cloud Architect: The Ultimate Career Path Guide

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

That's why we wrote this article, to help give you a better sense of the cloud architect career path in 2022. To learn more about the role of a cloud architect, be sure to check out our article below: What Does a Cloud Architect Do? Typically, they work in engineering teams alongside other developers and engineering managers.

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Creating Good Roadmaps: 6 Practical Steps for Product Leaders

Mind the Product

Much has been written about the process of creating product roadmaps, not least the six great articles written by my own team. Without thoughtful leadership around them, it may not be in product manager’s gift to achieve a “good” roadmap. But there has been surprisingly little written about a product leader’s role in the process.

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Start with the story — Drift’s David Cancel on lessons he’s learned as a 5X founder

The Review by First Round

He’s also been a software engineer, a serial CTO, and the Chief Product Officer at Hubspot, giving him a unique lens into company building and leadership at different levels. It’s a must-listen for current founders and CEOs, and anyone looking to level up their leadership skills. Today’s episode is with David Cancel.

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