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

Userpilot

With a self-named newsletter and podcast, Lenny is a widely followed product expert. Lenny is a newsletter writer, podcast host, angel investor, and product consultant. Currently, Lenny is best known for his newsletter, aptly named Lenny’s Newsletter, where he shares insights and thoughts.

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Guide to the Software Engineer Career Path

PMLesson's Ace the PM Interview

Want to know what your next steps are as an engineer as you make your way to CTO? Soft skills, such as communication, conflict management, and leadership, play a more vital role than hard, technical skills. Freelance or Contractor Finally, software engineers can also choose to go the way of freelancers or contract workers.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Product Management

The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear. Process and Team Review It’s easy for development teams, especially startup teams, to cut process corners in the name of shipping features. Let’s assume that you’ve already expressed your frustrations with technical leadership.

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Hiring a Head of Product | Rich Mironov | BoS USA Online 2020

Business of Software Conference

Rich Mironov // Mironov Consulting. We write wildly aspirational job descriptions for candidates and we confuse subject/market expertise with product management/leadership experience to name just a few errors. Cross-functional leadership. But it’s hard to hire a Head of Product. Building what users actually need.

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Positioning Jujitsu | April Dunford | BoS Conf Online Europe 2020

Business of Software Conference

April is an expert marketing practitioner turned executive consultant and author who helps technology companies make complicated products easy for customers to understand and love. take on a large competitor by literally naming them and then positioning them into a corner – using their own positioning against them.

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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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Designing an Organization for a Product Approach, Part 1

Johanna Rothman

” There is a senior functional manager, where the function is Engineering or IT or some name like that. In this image, that’s the VP/CIO/CTO. Yes, the people are literally underneath their names on the org chart. That’s why I called it “typical.” Maybe you have a Database Director, too. See Part 2.