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Transitioning from Software Engineer to Engineering Manager

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Engineering managers will frequently consult with other product managers, engineers, and their teams while spending time in meetings, answering emails, and delivering presentations to upper management. And, of course, through all of this, EMs must keep their projects on track. SWE do not usually spend much of their time in these ways.

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2021 in conversation: Learnings from the podcast

Intercom, Inc.

Will Larson , CTO of Calm. Des Traynor , Co-founder and CTO of Intercom. Over the course of the conversation you’ll learn not just about what makes a good leader, but a good ally, a good colleague, and a good friend. My first job out of college was with the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) as an individual contributor as well.

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Product Roles & Responsibilities

Under 10 Consulting

The most successful teams I've coached have one or more people in each role. But for the long term, let's get marketing to solve this for all sales teams—with an ebook or a video explanation by our CTO for the reasons behind your choices. . Of course, it doesn't hurt to be technical. for the products available today.

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Stop Selling Your Product, Start Selling Your Point of View | April Dunford | BoS USA Online 2020

Business of Software Conference

Upcoming talk releases include: Jason Fried (CEO/Founder, Basecamp & Hey) on launching Hey April Dunford (Author, Obviously Awesome) on why you should stop selling your product Dharmesh Shah (CTO/Founder, Hubspot) on facing fears as an entrepreneur. So I can actually force people to take the course. That’s an improvement.

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

Business of Software Conference

I went on to do management consultancy at ZS associates. So the ability to fly for twenty five hours at a time for a cost of eight thousand dollars rather than having to buy fractions of planes. In the course of a year working with them they just kept shrinking the team. I’ve had quite a varied career. The deal floundered.

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

Mixpanel

“I’m currently the founder of LevelUp, a startup aiming to revolutionize mentorship by creating a platform connecting women mentors and mentees based on role, industry, career interests, and goals. I’ve personally struggled a lot with finding an appropriate professional mentor and started LevelUp to fix this problem.

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Here’s what our Business of Software Conference USA 2018 Speakers are Reading

Business of Software Conference

In honor of the recent passing of Gerald Weinberg, I’ll choose my favorite of his: The Secrets of Consulting. Mikey Trafton, Alamo Drafthouse, CTO. Rich Mironov, Mironov Consulting. Of course the 7 habits of highly effective people by Stephen Covey has been taught to me by mentors and has been as staple throughout my career.