[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":77},["ShallowReactive",2],{"issue-431":3},{"favorite":4,"culture":16,"peopleware":44,"inspirational":66},[5],{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":9,"label":10,"title":11,"url":12,"domain":13,"summary":14,"timeToRead":15},"Issue 431 - 26th February 2021",431,"26th February 2021",1614366339,"favorite","When Executives Break","http:\u002F\u002Fblog.eladgil.com\u002F2021\u002F02\u002Fwhen-executives-break.html","blog.eladgil.com","Elad Gil wrote a post I think every VP-level and C-level should read and think about when measuring their performance. It can serve you as a good checklist to see where you excel and where you fall short. If you're unsure, use it to collect feedback from your peers, teammates, and direct manager. They can help you with your blindspots or guide you with ideas to push forward the challenges you're facing today.",8,[17,25,33,39],{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":18,"label":19,"title":20,"url":21,"domain":22,"summary":23,"timeToRead":24},1614366763,"funny!","Isn't This the Most Beautiful Thing.","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fvanschneider\u002Fstatus\u002F1364279930893271040","twitter.com","My humble effort to help you start the weekend with a smile on your face, even in this difficult time. What an amazing achievement by NASA.",1,{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":26,"label":27,"title":28,"url":29,"domain":30,"summary":31,"timeToRead":32},1614366455,"culture","A Guide to Better Meetings","https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002F@dickbrouwer\u002Fa-guide-to-better-meetings-abf9bb623a5e","medium.com","\"An easy way to kill a software engineer’s productivity is to have their calendar look like Swiss Cheese, the kind with holes in it\" -- Meetings are a tool to provide context or build momentum, and when done right, they can give a lot of value. Dick Brouwer shares tips you and your team can benefit from.",5,{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":34,"label":27,"title":35,"url":36,"domain":22,"summary":37,"timeToRead":38},1614365778,"For @Codecademy's First 4yrs, We Were in the Newspaper Every Wk. Those Weeks, We Made $0. The Past 4 Years, We've Been Out of the Headlines. Now, We've Raised $40m, Our First Raise in ~4yrs. How'd We Go From the Center of the Hype Cycle to the Brink of Bankruptcy and Back? Read On... (Thread)","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fzsims\u002Fstatus\u002F1364252946834223108","Zach Sims (CEO of Codecademy) shares the journey of building a company, with the ups & downs that can break you or make you stronger: \"Going from the center of attention to the brink of bankruptcy was a rude awakening. [...] we learned an important lesson: hype doesn't pay the bills.\" -- it's a good short reminder that we all struggle. It's hard. Surround yourself with people who will say things as they are and keep you honest, yet encourage you to push through it.",3,{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":40,"label":27,"title":41,"url":42,"domain":30,"summary":43,"timeToRead":32},1614369076,"Your Engineering Team Is (probably) Too Big","https:\u002F\u002Fmedium.com\u002Fswlh\u002Fyour-engineering-team-is-probably-too-big-7072ddb123bd","I wrote before that I believe headcount is a vanity metric - it makes us feel good when we grow quickly (\"we're doubling our team!\") without appreciating the cost of the complexity we add. David Adams will help you think about when to grow and how to approach it.",[45,53,60],{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":46,"label":47,"title":48,"url":49,"domain":50,"summary":51,"timeToRead":52},1614366241,"peopleware","FRAMEWORKS V0.2: Core Concepts Worth Knowing","https:\u002F\u002Fdocs.google.com\u002Fdocument\u002Fd\u002F1-UiEeoiV0xBFVZgid63FRaph03OCmHzyEExubn63j0U\u002Fedit","docs.google.com","Grab a cup of coffee or tea, and skim through Chris Paik's notes. Delve deeper into areas you care about now and keep the rest for another day.",24,{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":54,"label":47,"title":55,"url":56,"domain":57,"summary":58,"timeToRead":59},1613075009,"The COMPOSE Framework for Writing","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.writing.coach\u002Fcompose","writing.coach","Writing is still an undervalued skill in our profession. The COMPOSE method will help you practice and deliver the next time you write an email, summarize a production incident, or building a case for a new initiative you want to promote.",4,{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":61,"label":47,"title":62,"url":63,"domain":64,"summary":65,"timeToRead":59},1614369152,"Awesome CTO","https:\u002F\u002Fgithub.com\u002Fkuchin\u002Fawesome-cto","github.com","A curated and opinionated list of resources for CTOs, with the emphasis on startups, by Dima Kuchin. I'm sure you'll find a few great resources there as I did.",[67,73],{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":68,"label":69,"title":70,"url":71,"domain":22,"summary":72,"timeToRead":24},1614365656,"inspirational","“Work will settle down soon” —Me, every day for the past 15 years","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fawilkinson\u002Fstatus\u002F1364359969861111811","",{"listName":6,"listNumber":7,"listDate":8,"cardDate":74,"label":69,"title":75,"url":76,"domain":22,"summary":72,"timeToRead":24},1614365692,"The more you complain, the less you value your time.","https:\u002F\u002Ftwitter.com\u002Fjimmpierce\u002Fstatus\u002F1364371172075311109",1786781349170]