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Jan 16

Books I read in 2022

In 2022, I set myself the goal of reading one book a quarter — a low goal but something I felt I could commit to. I ended up reading nine books over the year, of which I’ve provided summaries and brief thoughts on seven below. The other two books I…

Books Commentary

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Books I read in 2022
Books I read in 2022
Books Commentary

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Aug 14, 2022

Navigating the current landscape

The last few months have been difficult for employees of high-growth startups and public companies. As investors adjust to a likely future of higher interest rates, they are less willing to pay high multiples for growth-stage companies — resulting in the stock price declines we’ve seen across a broad range…

Tech

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Navigating the current landscape
Navigating the current landscape
Tech

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Mar 7, 2022

Books I read in 2021

I discuss below some of the books I read in 2021. I found all of these books worth reading — they taught me many new things, and gave me many ideas worth thinking about. A brief summary of each book is below. Omissions and mistakes are entirely mine — these…

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Books I read in 2021
Books I read in 2021

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Nov 7, 2021

The Organizational Layer Cake

I’ve taken on a number of roles over the years that have involved growing teams or organizations within a company, ranging from a Series A startup to large companies. …

Management

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The Organizational Layer Cake
The Organizational Layer Cake
Management

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May 19, 2021

Top down vs bottom up

Organizational cultures are often characterized as “top down” or “bottom up.” A top down culture is often considered more rigid, authoritarian, and old school than a bottom up culture; many companies today have embraced a bottom up culture where ideas can — at least in theory — be generated by…

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Top down vs bottom up
Top down vs bottom up

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May 22, 2020

So you left a startup to work at a big company

First, congratulations. I hope you’re excited about your new role and teammates, and the area you’ll be working on. The following is general advice for people who have spent many years of their career in startups or small companies, and have now joined a big company. By “big company”, I…

Startup

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So you left a startup to work at a big company
So you left a startup to work at a big company
Startup

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Apr 17, 2017

Building an Execution Engine, Part 3: Tools

This is the last in a series of four posts on building a high velocity startup. In Startups and the Art of Asking Questions, I wrote about a basic framework within which most startups operate. …

Software Development

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Software Development

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Dec 27, 2016

Motivating Teams: The CAST framework

As an engineering leader, one of your most important responsibilities is to rally people behind the goals your organization needs to achieve. …

Management

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Management

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Aug 20, 2016

How we ship code at Townsquared

This post was first published on the Townsquared engineering blog at https://townsquared.com/blog/engineering/ship-code-townsquared/. Townsquared is the local network for small and medium businesses. As a hub for many daily conversations among local business communities, it’s important for us to have a stable product for our users that still allows rapid iteration…

Engineering

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How we ship code at Townsquared
How we ship code at Townsquared
Engineering

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Jun 4, 2016

Building an Execution Engine, Part 2: Process

This is the third in a series of four posts on building a high velocity startup. In Startups and the Art of Asking Questions, I wrote about a basic framework within which most startups operate. …

Startup

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Startup

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