Software Lead Weekly
Issue #382, 20th March 2020
This Week's Favorite
From Peacetime to Wartime
6 minutes read.
"The thing a crisis needs the most in order to effectively work it is organizational trust. Leaders must be trusted. Employees must be trusted to act. Trust is the resource you have been building as a peacetime leader--to act during a crisis you dip into that reserve." -- Above all, people should feel the team is focused on very few things (if not one) and have a clear path to execute and win. If they trust you, and trust each other, they'll solve conflicts quickly and motivate each other to do what's needed now.
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6 minutes read.
"The thing a crisis needs the most in order to effectively work it is organizational trust. Leaders must be trusted. Employees must be trusted to act. Trust is the resource you have been building as a peacetime leader--to act during a crisis you dip into that reserve." -- Above all, people should feel the team is focused on very few things (if not one) and have a clear path to execute and win. If they trust you, and trust each other, they'll solve conflicts quickly and motivate each other to do what's needed now.
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Culture
VC-backed Founders vs. Indie Founders Right Now
1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face, even in this difficult time.
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1 minutes read.
My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face, even in this difficult time.
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A Practical Guide to Remote Work
16 minutes read.
Avishai Ish-Shalom wrote a fantastic guide that you can use at this transition period of WFH: "The most important thing to understand is this: replicating the same patterns as a physical office when working remotely will end in disaster. Remote work is inherently different and there is as much to unlearn as there is to learn."
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16 minutes read.
Avishai Ish-Shalom wrote a fantastic guide that you can use at this transition period of WFH: "The most important thing to understand is this: replicating the same patterns as a physical office when working remotely will end in disaster. Remote work is inherently different and there is as much to unlearn as there is to learn."
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Technical Writing Courses: Every Engineer Is Also a Writer
5 minutes read.
Google released free technical writing courses that I think worth trying out. I played with it for 15 minutes, and it was very practical and easy to start with.
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5 minutes read.
Google released free technical writing courses that I think worth trying out. I played with it for 15 minutes, and it was very practical and easy to start with.
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1/ A Slow, Steady Thread on How to Survive a Recession or Macroeconomic Stress Test if You’re a Startup. I Had to Quickly Learn Mid-2009 During Y Combinator, I Was 20, and Had Just Raised $500K. The Ordeal Would Last ~18 Months. Here’s How to Survive... (Thread)
5 minutes read.
Suhail (ex-CEO and founder of Mixpanel) shares what I believe every employee and founder should know to deal with the current market: "My favorite feature of a macro-economic shift is complete, utter, and relentless focus from you & the team. This moment helps everyone cut through all the bullshit to find what’s important."
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5 minutes read.
Suhail (ex-CEO and founder of Mixpanel) shares what I believe every employee and founder should know to deal with the current market: "My favorite feature of a macro-economic shift is complete, utter, and relentless focus from you & the team. This moment helps everyone cut through all the bullshit to find what’s important."
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Peopleware
Great Talks Most People Have Never Heard
5 minutes read.
James Clear is one of my favorite people to read - I gave his book, Atomic Habits, as a gift for a few friends now. I like this on-going project of his, finding inspiring talks you probably never heard about and covering them (background & transcript). If you have some time at home and looking to read some positive ideas, pick one from James's list every few days and let your mind escape the current situation for a bit.
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5 minutes read.
James Clear is one of my favorite people to read - I gave his book, Atomic Habits, as a gift for a few friends now. I like this on-going project of his, finding inspiring talks you probably never heard about and covering them (background & transcript). If you have some time at home and looking to read some positive ideas, pick one from James's list every few days and let your mind escape the current situation for a bit.
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Deep Dive on Recruiting: "The Team You Build Is the Company You Build" (Thread)
6 minutes read.
Erik Torenberg (highly recommend his podcast!) covers the motivation, process, and tactics for hiring your future teammates. This one is my favorite: "Before you even start sourcing, make sure you have a good JD & reason why you want to spend $100K-200K hiring someone, b/c this should be last resort. Clearly articulate what success looks like. If they're in the role for 12 months, how do you know that they've been successful?"
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6 minutes read.
Erik Torenberg (highly recommend his podcast!) covers the motivation, process, and tactics for hiring your future teammates. This one is my favorite: "Before you even start sourcing, make sure you have a good JD & reason why you want to spend $100K-200K hiring someone, b/c this should be last resort. Clearly articulate what success looks like. If they're in the role for 12 months, how do you know that they've been successful?"
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Inspiring Tweets
@EchinoKate: Zoom pro tip 1: Backgrounds are customizable. Zoom pro tip 2: You can customize yourself right out of that meeting.
- 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.