in one tweet? 1) if you want to be a VP of Engineering focus on teams and people and how to make them succesfull 2) wanna be a CTO? Simplify. Focus on the business, what is the simplest, most robust Tech/Ops that makes the business succeed.
10x engineers
Founders if you ever come across this rare breed of engineers, grab them. If you have a 10x engineer as part of your first few engineers, you increase the odds of your startup success significantly.
OK, here is a tough question.
How do you spot a 10x engineer?
Amazon's Oracle data warehouse was one of the largest (if not THE largest) in the world. RIP. We have moved on to newer, faster, more reliable, more agile, more versatile technology at more lower cost and higher scale. #AWS Redshift FTW!
There is lots of stress on engineers today to stay "relevant". Many think staying relevant is learning and trying all the new and shiny. Staying relevant to me is to be able to recognize significant problems in our field and the ability to set snake oil apart from solutions.
#RDmi will enable Microsoft partners to reduce the cost and complexity of hosted Windows desktop and application deployments in Azure. Sign up for the private preview: https://t.co/EPL6n30Kiq