Lessons
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Are You Harnessing Your Team’s Full Potential?
“Until 1989, Jack Welch and his colleagues had doubted there was much to learn from their employees, believing instead that the workers, like drones, were just supposed to carry out management’s decisions. They were not supposed to show initiative; after all, they were workers, not managers. But eventually the chairman began to realize that GE’s Continue reading
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Managers Mistake #1
“Criticism is often met with 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 and 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭. Instead, understanding and patience can lead to more positive outcomes.” – this is in the first chapter of “How to win friends and influence people” by Dale Carnegie Especially if you are a manager, 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐳𝐞. On my experience I’ve seen that criticism rarely leads to positive Continue reading
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The Hidden Time-Wasters in Tech Meetings: My 2,000-Hour Insight
Since I began my career in tech, I’ve spent over 1,000 hours in technical meetings. I’ve seen two frequent issues often lead to longer meetings: 1: Topic Switching In some companies, topic switching was almost unconscious. A planned 15-minute meeting can stretch to 30, and finally to 45, as we drift into unrelated topics. 2: Continue reading
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7 Tips For Technical Startup Founders learned from Y-Combinator
Y Combinator has some of the best startup advice out there. Here are seven essential tips for technical startup founders from Y Combinator. Focus on the Product: Build a product that solves a real problem and delivers value to people. Prioritize user feedback and product market fit. Team and Co-Founders: Choose co-founders and early team Continue reading
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A gold piece from the ‘Purple Cow’ by Seth Godin
Fifteen years ago, when Jerry Hirschberg was starting up the U.S. design studio for Nissan, he was invited to the long-range product planning meetings as an observer a courtesy extended to him by the marketing people. The meetings were all about vague pronouncements about future cars (“all entry-level cars should be as generic as possible”) Continue reading
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The Secret to Winning Over Customers
Going back to the days when I worked with my dad in our shop, I didn’t realize how many business lessons I’d learn. One that always stuck with me is to never argue with customers, even if they’re completely wrong. I recall a time when we worked for hours on a customer device, and the Continue reading
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