Software Lead Weekly
Issue #620, 11th October 2024
This Week's Favorite
Founder Mode, Done Right | Shreyas Doshi (Video)
75 minutes read.
Listen to Shreyas Doshi's interview on your commute to work or where you enjoy listening to audio. It's packed with so many gems that only Shreyas knows to deliver. His 10 minutes on "Chase Impact not Optics" should be your principle when building an organization and hiring the right people.
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75 minutes read.
Listen to Shreyas Doshi's interview on your commute to work or where you enjoy listening to audio. It's packed with so many gems that only Shreyas knows to deliver. His 10 minutes on "Chase Impact not Optics" should be your principle when building an organization and hiring the right people.
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Culture
“Tell Us About Those Crypto Use Cases. Are They in the Room With Us Now?”
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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Questions for Potential Employers
6 minutes read.
Helpful questions you can use when interviewing for your next role in a new company. Aligning around your core values and what the company optimizes for can increase the probability of a long and meaningful tenure.
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6 minutes read.
Helpful questions you can use when interviewing for your next role in a new company. Aligning around your core values and what the company optimizes for can increase the probability of a long and meaningful tenure.
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Netflix CEO on Why Your Company Is Not a Family (Video)
2 minutes read.
While we try to build a fun and safe environment to be around others around us, our goal is to win as a team. A professional sports team is indeed a much better analogy.
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2 minutes read.
While we try to build a fun and safe environment to be around others around us, our goal is to win as a team. A professional sports team is indeed a much better analogy.
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How M&A Fosters Innovation
3 minutes read.
Fascinating insight on the impact of the current slow M&A market by Tomasz Tunguz: "More importantly small companies can create a true sense of urgency in big companies. If you’re sitting at Amazon or Google and you’re meeting these small companies, now you don’t have to worry about your competitor buying that company because you know that the government will make it really hard, that gives you time. [...] If a supermajority of acquirers in purchasing potential are sidelined, the urgency to innovate is lessened. That’s why a vibrant M&A market is essential to innovation."
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3 minutes read.
Fascinating insight on the impact of the current slow M&A market by Tomasz Tunguz: "More importantly small companies can create a true sense of urgency in big companies. If you’re sitting at Amazon or Google and you’re meeting these small companies, now you don’t have to worry about your competitor buying that company because you know that the government will make it really hard, that gives you time. [...] If a supermajority of acquirers in purchasing potential are sidelined, the urgency to innovate is lessened. That’s why a vibrant M&A market is essential to innovation."
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Peopleware
Why Managers Have More Bad Days
5 minutes read.
Anton Zaides covers an important post for managers. Carrying the weight of execution and the team's emotions can be draining. Which practices and habits do you have to create sustainability in your career?
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5 minutes read.
Anton Zaides covers an important post for managers. Carrying the weight of execution and the team's emotions can be draining. Which practices and habits do you have to create sustainability in your career?
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A Short Story That Will Make You a Better Leader/CEO
4 minutes read.
"Instead of sharing the vision & multi-year plan. Nat screen-shared and displayed a giant list of 100+ issues & complaints from customers. Today, we’re going to find one item on here, and fix it." -- Default to action is such a powerful mindset to adopt. Reminding ourselves that we serve our customers is even more importnat. It creates energy. It builds momentum. It brings the team together.
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4 minutes read.
"Instead of sharing the vision & multi-year plan. Nat screen-shared and displayed a giant list of 100+ issues & complaints from customers. Today, we’re going to find one item on here, and fix it." -- Default to action is such a powerful mindset to adopt. Reminding ourselves that we serve our customers is even more importnat. It creates energy. It builds momentum. It brings the team together.
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Beyond Bots: How AI Agents Are Driving the Next Wave of Enterprise Automation
9 minutes read.
Given how AI and LLM change everything in the market, from GenAI applications to AI Agents automation, this is a solid background of where the market is heading and the opportunities it will bring. This is an essential read if you're considering buying or building these tools in your company to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
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9 minutes read.
Given how AI and LLM change everything in the market, from GenAI applications to AI Agents automation, this is a solid background of where the market is heading and the opportunities it will bring. This is an essential read if you're considering buying or building these tools in your company to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
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Inspiring Tweets
@j_foerst: When I discussed quitting Google to do a Phd, my manager, Steve Cheng, gave me the advice of "6 shots": Doing something meaningful usually takes about 5 years and we are productive for roughly 30 years. That gives you 6 attempts. So pick each one carefully and give it your best.
- 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.