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Feb 29, 2020

Advice for junior engineers on moving to San Francisco and working at a startups

Transcribing my hot take from a panel on career advice for new engineers. My hot take is that moving to San Francisco was one of the best decisions I’ve made in life. The essence of the place is wild, contradictory, optimistic, cynical, and always changing. Nothing about the city wants…

Startup

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What advice would you give junior engineers on moving to San Francisco and work at a startup?
What advice would you give junior engineers on moving to San Francisco and work at a startup?
Startup

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·Jun 24, 2019

Speaking at a conference? What to ask for instead of cash.

If you’re getting into public speaking for the money, you’re definitely doing it for the wrong reasons. — It can be a huge letdown to find out that after overcoming the long odds to get your first speaking opportunity that you aren’t going to be offered a huge check. Yes, there are what I would call minimal acceptable speaking expectations: travel expenses, a complementary conference badge, and promotion…

Public Speaking

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Speaking at a conference? What to ask for instead of cash.
Speaking at a conference? What to ask for instead of cash.
Public Speaking

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·Jun 5, 2019

Will the last BI vendor please turn out the lights?

As someone who believes strongly in the potential for business intelligence (BI) to empower people and transform organizations, I have an important concern to share with every like-minded BI pro: We aren’t being disrupted, it’s already happened. …

Big Data

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Will the last BI vendor please turn out the lights
Will the last BI vendor please turn out the lights
Big Data

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Jan 20, 2019

The worst career advice I ever received

Today I had coffee with a mentee and he said something which brought an old buried memory back to the surface. He said, “If I want to be a manager then I have to wait until my boss or another manager leaves.” I paused for a moment, recalling all the…

Mentoring

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The worst career advice I ever received
The worst career advice I ever received
Mentoring

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Jan 13, 2019

#MenteeGoals Prepping for a mentoring relationship

Resources and advice for a successful partnership — There are so many benefits to having a mentoring program within your company. In my past roles at Reddit and Microsoft, employee mentoring programs helped me rise through the ranks, pick up soft skills, and give back to the next generation of leaders. Nowadays I’m at Looker and we’re in…

Mentorship

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#MenteeGoals Prepping for your mentoring relationship
#MenteeGoals Prepping for your mentoring relationship
Mentorship

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·Dec 10, 2018

2019 Predictions: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI

I recently got the chance to share a couple predictions about what 2019 will bring to the world of Artificial Intelligence via Forbes. Thought I’d expand on them here. As someone who has been fascinated with AI and machine learning since the earliest days of my career, the rapid pace…

Artificial Intelligence

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2019 Predictions: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
2019 Predictions: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
Artificial Intelligence

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·Jun 11, 2018

A Voight-Kampff Test for Identifying Engineering Managers

When I joined Reddit in late 2016, I was faced with a unique challenge: tripling the size of the engineering organization within a year. …

Leadership

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A Voight-Kampff Test for Identifying Engineering Managers
A Voight-Kampff Test for Identifying Engineering Managers
Leadership

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·Jun 3, 2018

Help! My mentee isn’t listening to me!

Quick article while I wait for Game 2 of Warriors Cavs. Last week I had a fantastic conversation with a top employee on my team. He’s an up and coming Senior Engineer who recently started mentoring newer recruits. He asked me: “As a mentor, should I be a sounding board…

Mentorship

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Help! My mentee isn’t listening to me!
Help! My mentee isn’t listening to me!
Mentorship

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·May 14, 2018

Are you working in the right part of the Product Life Cycle?

Recently, I was interviewed by Business Insider and the reporter centered our discussion around my career arc and the types of projects I’ve worked on over the years. She also asked me about my philosophy on leadership and what experiences it comes from. I got my start as a leader…

Startup

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Are you working in the right part of the Product Life Cycle?
Are you working in the right part of the Product Life Cycle?
Startup

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·Apr 2, 2018

Stop asking for mentors and start asking for sponsors

I’m going to take a risk here and say that one of the biggest mistakes I see career climbers make is spending too much time finding mentors. Of course, mentoring relationships can be incredibly valuable and I wouldn’t want to discourage them. But when I’m asked by new recruits, “What…

Mentorship

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Stop asking for mentors and start asking for sponsors
Stop asking for mentors and start asking for sponsors
Mentorship

4 min read

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