I expected @therealcliffyb’s new memoir “Control Freak” to be a shallow read but it’s actually full of meaningful sincere stories and couldn’t put it down (especially for anyone who grew up in the 80s and 90s like me and also went through the ups and downs of game development)
The Startup CTO role changes every few months, as the company grows.
An experienced Startup CTO is one who knows when to change gears.
These are the 3 stages of the Startup CTO role 👇
@SeaWorld is a mess; we prepaid for “Breakfast with Elmo”, tickets say be there at 8:30, breakfast at 9. We show on time with 100 other cars but gate is closed. They inform us “that time is wrong” and gates open at 9:30 am and we are all stuck with screaming toddlers. #notDisney
I've worked from home since 2016.
I went from:
- Earning $25k/year. To having offers above $300k/year.
- Managing 7 people locally. To managing 80 people globally.
All from my home office in 🇵🇹
What I learned in these 6 years, you can learn now in 3 minutes👇
My Administration will ensure that companies receiving CHIPS investments partner with unions, community colleges, and technical schools. And we'll make sure to work with small and minority-owned businesses.
We're going to make it in America, and we'll include all of America.
Why I don't use Scrum to manage my Remote Teams?
TL;DR: It adds at least 8 hours of meetings per Sprint. That's 2 full days of lost productivity, per team member, per month!
This is what I do instead 👇
Meetings are the worst!
They burn people out and nothing gets done.
My tweet on meetings and burn out last week hit a nerve. It resonated with a lot of folks.
These are 7 steps I follow to aggressively reduce meetings.
A short 🧵
Year 1: this startup will never work.
Year 2: holy shit we have customers.
Year 3: this startup will never work.
Year 4: holy shit we're growing fast.
Year 5: this startup will never work.
Please just keep going.