Talked with @LBacaj about how he got promoted from senior engineer, to staff, to director at Jet, and this story stuck with me:
When joining the company, he really wanted to work on Pricing as he worked there before. The CTO said: "no, we need someone on Marketing." Louie then:
When joining the company, he really wanted to work on Pricing as he worked there before. The CTO said: "no, we need someone on Marketing." Louie then:
Figured if it's the most important thing - more important than Pricing - he'll do it.
When he joined Marketing he started by understanding the marketing business *in-depth*, talking w everyone, while he was building solutions. Reading material on how the marketing world works.
When he joined Marketing he started by understanding the marketing business *in-depth*, talking w everyone, while he was building solutions. Reading material on how the marketing world works.
Every success at Jet for him was built on top of this. He understood Marketing, as an engineer, and Marketing understood him.
E.g. later the marketing folks were begging the CTO to give him more headcount, as he works super efficiently with his team.
The takeaway:
E.g. later the marketing folks were begging the CTO to give him more headcount, as he works super efficiently with his team.
The takeaway:
If you want to keep growing within an organization, you *need* to understand the business, and get to the point that they also understand you.
For more career advice from the trenches, follow @LBacaj. His 90-minute course is also great:
For more career advice from the trenches, follow @LBacaj. His 90-minute course is also great:
https://twitter.com/LBacaj/status/1481011582645813257?s=20
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