“ “These two roles are completely intertwined in a business that is customer-focused. The CPO and CTO should be focused on sharing similar business values and supporting each other, whether it be in terms of internal systems, external product feature sets or tools for personnel. Having cohesion across business and product offerings differentiates a customer-focused […]
“ Team leaders understand the need for constant contact. When designing a team of individual contributors, I often look for generalists. I ensure that no team is limited by specialists unless they are utilized for a small amount of time. Teams should have overlap and rotating responsibilities, allowing everyone freedom from specific responsibilities. Generalists have […]
“ Valuable tech professionals need to bring critical thinking to whatever they are doing within year one. The ability to adjust and adapt to market needs means being creative and being able to think on your feet. This kind of mentality matters far more than coding or data science. Technology today involves everything from marketing […]
“ When planning, there’s near-term, long-term and bleeding-edge goals. I’ve always applied the 80% rule to near-term goals. If there’s a conflict on which features or products should get the lion’s share of capital and time, it should be useful and/or asked for by 80% of users. Many really great things are developed and never […]
