"No one is harder on a talented person than the person themselves" - Linda Wilkinson ; "Trust your guts and don't follow the herd" ; "Validate direction not destination" ;

December 10, 2021

Career Stages, Perspectives, Growing together

  • Sprints are very time-bound and coming up with MVP needs quick experiments, spotting the blocks of vision to implementation, and working as a team to get connected from Day 1 to MVP to building blocks. 
  • This needs a good mix of experienced folks to connect domain, and data and communicate the technical vision with the development team. 
  • This is a mix of aspects balancing engineering aspects of functionality, and scalability in early design vs making it working/operations in minimal time. 
  • It is easier said and done but that is where the crux of experience lies, working with clarity in a chaotic situation. 
  • Communication becomes the essence of both stakeholders and the team. 
  • Bringing the best, being able to contribute, clearing the red flags within the team, and effective collaboration with clients make the mark of a mature leader.

From link

Key points I like

  • Don't fall for the hype without first conducting a production-grade proof of concept
  • There should be no single point of failure in an app; always have a fallback and thoroughly test it
  • Seniority is defined by collaboration, not technical expertise.
  • Measure everything - each and everything
  • Create your own dashboard for operational and technological excellence.
  • Make sure tech is building with business metrics in mind.

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