If I'm starting a company:
- No Outlook or Word.
- No one will be in meetings more than 50% of their time, even the execs.
- Day job will take half of your time, the other will be inventing things.
- No heavy planning, we will instead build prototypes and write one-pagers.
- No Outlook or Word.
- No one will be in meetings more than 50% of their time, even the execs.
- Day job will take half of your time, the other will be inventing things.
- No heavy planning, we will instead build prototypes and write one-pagers.
- Maintenance is harder than launching new products.
- Reliability and security are the #1 job.
- It's ok to specialize in operations.
- You're empowered to initiate instead of being stuck in an approval queue for years.
- It's ok to fail, we can only succeed once in a while.
- Reliability and security are the #1 job.
- It's ok to specialize in operations.
- You're empowered to initiate instead of being stuck in an approval queue for years.
- It's ok to fail, we can only succeed once in a while.
- Freedom to move across teams.
- Freedom to move across ladders based on work.
- People are the real asset. The company's capabilities are only a representation of its people.
- Leaders' job is to protect individuals from internal and external distractions.
- Freedom to move across ladders based on work.
- People are the real asset. The company's capabilities are only a representation of its people.
- Leaders' job is to protect individuals from internal and external distractions.
- At least, 1:1 ratio between engineering and senior management. Each manager is matched with at least 1 engineer at their level, including the VPs.
- Execs get technical advisors each.
- Engineers are the final arbiters unless the dispute is purely a business decision.
- Execs get technical advisors each.
- Engineers are the final arbiters unless the dispute is purely a business decision.
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