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Great write up and very useful in an industry where a lot of people seem to think "doing a good job" is enough to get recognised, lots of money and continuous p

Great write up and very useful in an industry where a lot of people seem to think "doing a good job" is enough to get recognised, lots of money and continuous promotions. The transition from IC into Management really needs a head shift and I think a lot of software engineers aren't prepared for the machinations of modern corps.

kristopolous 4y ago
I've gone in between both roles. I can be a CTO of a $50 million company and just another senior engineer at a $5 billion one. Probably the most approachable explanation of this phenomena is in Reid Hoffman's blitzscaling. I was looking for the diagram and I found it on some random blog https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*LDHDNGnfy2IJmIWE https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*LDHDNGnfy2IJmIWE Anyway, if we extend this analogy, I could be say, an important member of a village, but within a nation, I'm just another worker. His book is fine btw, get it used. He's just summarizing other authors who said things in more nuanced ways, whatever. I think this is totally reasonable for people who are not egoists. I can handle about a $10 million budget, but a billion dollar one, I don't look at with envy. Excuse my french, but fuck that level of responsibility. I'm only human. That's how you can know intuitively that the people who take it on are kinda special, and usually not in a good way. I've had to deal with lots of capital management and investment groups in my startup days and people that are senior execs at large firms. There's a couple brilliant ones but most are what I could best describe as neurodivergent. Understanding how they process information is crucial in securing that round of financing (unless you're lucky and in a hot industry) and in being on the safe side of their executive decisions.
- DenisM 4y ago
  How do you position yourself when looking for a job? Divergent background of this sort could be a liability. And then you have to be explicit about what you want in your next role. Do you have two different resumes?
  - kristopolous 4y ago
    I haven't had to look for a job in over a decade. They come to me. No idea really

kristopolous 4y ago

I've gone in between both roles. I can be a CTO of a $50 million company and just another senior engineer at a $5 billion one. Probably the most approachable explanation of this phenomena is in Reid Hoffman's blitzscaling. I was looking for the diagram and I found it on some random blog https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*LDHDNGnfy2IJmIWE https://miro.medium.com/max/1400/0*LDHDNGnfy2IJmIWE Anyway, if we extend this analogy, I could be say, an important member of a village, but within a nation, I'm just another worker. His book is fine btw, get it used. He's just summarizing other authors who said things in more nuanced ways, whatever. I think this is totally reasonable for people who are not egoists. I can handle about a $10 million budget, but a billion dollar one, I don't look at with envy. Excuse my french, but fuck that level of responsibility. I'm only human. That's how you can know intuitively that the people who take it on are kinda special, and usually not in a good way. I've had to deal with lots of capital management and investment groups in my startup days and people that are senior execs at large firms. There's a couple brilliant ones but most are what I could best describe as neurodivergent. Understanding how they process information is crucial in securing that round of financing (unless you're lucky and in a hot industry) and in being on the safe side of their executive decisions.

DenisM 4y ago
How do you position yourself when looking for a job? Divergent background of this sort could be a liability. And then you have to be explicit about what you want in your next role. Do you have two different resumes?
- kristopolous 4y ago
  I haven't had to look for a job in over a decade. They come to me. No idea really