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

Intercom, Inc.

For those who don’t know him, Will has over 10 years of experience in the likes of Yahoo, Digg, Uber, and Stripe, and he’s currently the CTO of Calm , the mindfulness app that helps millions of people to lower their stress levels and sleep better. If you’re a senior engineer and want to further your career, what skills should you develop?

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Who is Lenny Rachitsky: Background, Newsletter, Podcast, and More

Userpilot

Before starting his own venture, Lenny worked in the product and engineering teams of companies like Airbnb and Neustar. Renowned for his tenure on Airbnb’s product team, Lenny’s professional journey truly began in 2010 when he served as the CEO of a budding startup named “Localmind.”

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Reddit’s Nick Caldwell on engineering leadership

Intercom, Inc.

At Reddit, he led a team of 35 – none of whom knew how to manage other engineers. He had to quickly determine which team members displayed a potential for leadership and teach them the fundamentals of management so they could make new hires and scale – without ruining the culture. Short on time? From there, it just snowballed.

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Transitioning from Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

These are: Managing technical team members Managing technical development (pushing product design, driving the development cycles, establishing strategy, and help solve technical challenges) SWEs who transition into EM may find that their time is spent differently in management than their IC days.

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Hiring Your First Product Manager

The Product Coalition

Along with the founders (the CEO and CTO), most of the employees in the company at the time were developers. Developing the product has a significant impact on the company’s strategy, and founders must live the market and their customer’s needs in order to define the company’s strategy. go with the good product manager.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Throughout the year, we’ve talked to business leaders, experts, and pioneers about all kinds of topics: from creating world-class customer experiences to the challenges of running a business during the pandemic, from being an ally and addressing gaps in diversity to building technical leadership careers. Will Larson , CTO of Calm.

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The Disproportionate Impact of Coaching on Startup Survival

Bain Public

MAIN: Developing Entrepreneurship in Quebec. MAIN , also known as Mouvement des accélérateurs d’innovation du Québec, states that their mission is "to improve the cohesion and efficiency of the business incubator and accelerator ecosystem and to increase its impact on the development of entrepreneurship and innovation in Quebec.".