Software Lead Weekly
Issue #369, 20th December 2019
This Week's Favorite
Tech Lead Expectations for Engineering Projects
13 minutes read.
Gergely Orosz from Uber shares the format they use to lead a project. I've written a similar doc at Forter, so it was great to see which parts I'd like to take and add/adjust to bring more clarity into the role. We're using the same concept where each team member is leading a project (can be very small if you're just starting) and creating momentum to get things done. See what you can take from Gergely and the team at Uber, to bring some clarity and set explicit expectations with the team.
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13 minutes read.
Gergely Orosz from Uber shares the format they use to lead a project. I've written a similar doc at Forter, so it was great to see which parts I'd like to take and add/adjust to bring more clarity into the role. We're using the same concept where each team member is leading a project (can be very small if you're just starting) and creating momentum to get things done. See what you can take from Gergely and the team at Uber, to bring some clarity and set explicit expectations with the team.
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Culture
First Time in a Conference, When You Notice the Swags
1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face.
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1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face.
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Inside Gousto’s Chaos Engineering Hackathon
5 minutes read.
Having a Choas Engineering Hackathon is such a great initiative - I loved the format used by Gousto, where each team gets a broken environment (the team can pick the difficulty level) to debug and fix. It requires some preparation to run well (check out their lessons learned), but I can see how many companies can steal this format and play with it.
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5 minutes read.
Having a Choas Engineering Hackathon is such a great initiative - I loved the format used by Gousto, where each team gets a broken environment (the team can pick the difficulty level) to debug and fix. It requires some preparation to run well (check out their lessons learned), but I can see how many companies can steal this format and play with it.
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Why I Spend 2 Weeks Every Quarter on an Internal Presentation
4 minutes read.
"People are happy because they feel part of the journey. When we discuss as a group how we’ve done and where we’re headed, people feel a part of something greater." -- Mathilde Collin (Front's CEO) shares why she invests heavily in a quarterly presentation to the team. I love it. There is a lot of power to take time and share with everyone the success the company had and take a minute to celebrate. It's so easy to get caught in this race to grow (revenues or users).
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4 minutes read.
"People are happy because they feel part of the journey. When we discuss as a group how we’ve done and where we’re headed, people feel a part of something greater." -- Mathilde Collin (Front's CEO) shares why she invests heavily in a quarterly presentation to the team. I love it. There is a lot of power to take time and share with everyone the success the company had and take a minute to celebrate. It's so easy to get caught in this race to grow (revenues or users).
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Marc Andreessen on Why You Should Be Optimistic About the Future (Video)
44 minutes read.
I always listen to new interviews with Marc Andreessen as I tend to share his optimism (a maker's mind requires such belief), and learn from how he tries to understand the world (e.g. looking at trends and patterns to see progress). I highly recommend listening to his interview with Kevin Kelly on your next commute to work.
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44 minutes read.
I always listen to new interviews with Marc Andreessen as I tend to share his optimism (a maker's mind requires such belief), and learn from how he tries to understand the world (e.g. looking at trends and patterns to see progress). I highly recommend listening to his interview with Kevin Kelly on your next commute to work.
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Peopleware
What Is the Best Book You Read This Year? (Thread)
3 minutes read.
If you're looking for some good book recommendation for the new year, check out this thread started by Shane Parrish. Shane is also the guy behind The Knowledge Project podcast, which is one of my favorites. My recommendation is Thinking in Bets and The Power of Moments.
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3 minutes read.
If you're looking for some good book recommendation for the new year, check out this thread started by Shane Parrish. Shane is also the guy behind The Knowledge Project podcast, which is one of my favorites. My recommendation is Thinking in Bets and The Power of Moments.
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High Cadence Thoughts
10 minutes read.
Ryan Dawidjan writes a journal so you could pick behind the curtain and see what he's learning on the go. I love the format, and there are so many incredible takeaways to take from it. For example, check what Ryan wrote under "November 10th, 2018". There is plenty to learn from each other. We don't need to pay a tax for trying to be perfect. Skim the doc and see what feels interesting to you. Maybe this would inspire you to start journaling.
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10 minutes read.
Ryan Dawidjan writes a journal so you could pick behind the curtain and see what he's learning on the go. I love the format, and there are so many incredible takeaways to take from it. For example, check what Ryan wrote under "November 10th, 2018". There is plenty to learn from each other. We don't need to pay a tax for trying to be perfect. Skim the doc and see what feels interesting to you. Maybe this would inspire you to start journaling.
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Inspiring Tweets
@mikaelcho: Operating lessons from @rabois I think about daily: (1) Solve the biggest risk first (2) The team you build is the company you build (3) Every business can be boiled down to an equation
- Oren
P.S. Can you share this email? I'd love for more people to experiment and improve their company's culture.
P.S. Can you share this email? I'd love for more people to experiment and improve their company's culture.