* If you find yourself doing maintenance work, move to a new job * Study new things 8 hours per week * You are not the R&D department for the next cool thing,

* If you find yourself doing maintenance work, move to a new job * Study new things 8 hours per week * You are not the R&D department for the next cool thing, use established tech to build your own cutting edge product. * Take stock in lieu of salary and go all-in * Focus on reduced cycle time for development; e.g., develop against small representative datasets * Learn new programming languages regularly; i.e., don't be a C# expert without also knowing python, R, scala, perl, Go, etc.. * Relationships are very important, learn to be social, it isn't always easy * Learn to ask questions rather than make statements with your team members * Never make things personal or question people into a corner, the goal is larger than the current issue * Long-term employment in technology isn't. You really need to try out new companies from time to time and challenge yourself. * Be a servant leader to everyone around you. * Mind dependencies, resolving constraints gives you immediate freedom and accelerates progress ps: great thread.