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Advice to new managers: don't joke about firing people
A guide to scaling product & engineering teams from $0 to past $100M ARR
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A guide to scaling product & engineering teams from $0 to past $100M ARR
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Build your career on dirty work
The Dirty Work Theory: The lamentable work that many people avoid are great places to look for high impact, low hanging fruit.
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It’s easier to manage four people than one person
A guide to scaling product & engineering teams from $0 to past $100M ARR
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A manager is not your best friend
As people become managers, it's quite common for their team members to want to commiserate with them. This is especially true for friendly, competent, reasonable-seeming managers – people want to commiserate with winners. But commiseration, especially with your direct reports, is organizational poison.
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Optimize Onboarding
A guide to scaling product & engineering teams from $0 to past $100M ARR