DustinOfDenver

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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
+1 on the missing trust... needs to be addressed.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
alternate Headline: "Chinese start up finds innovative way to sell 300K umbrellas in just 3 Months - But in Silicon Valley style - does not understand unit economics."
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
So I think what you are saying: (Good Manager + No Tech Skills) > (Bad manager + great tech skills). I don't think that is the argument... I think it is: (Good Manager + No Tech Skill) < (Good Manager + great tech skills)... and
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
I wish I could disagree... but is more like: they heard something they thought sounded like the tech they have and they could sell quickly.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
I agree... but it all depends on the role. Ideally, "management" can span the two buckets well. But, without understanding the technology, management is left standing on one leg.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
If what you directly manage is technical... then you must be technical and be able to communicate those opportunities up. I don't think anyone is suggesting that the entire management chain must be technical.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
I think you are correct and incorrect.. I am not suggesting "expertises". I am suggesting "Literacy"... at least enough to "detect B.S." of his immediate direct reports (and that part is also key). In 4 levels
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
Love this quote: "They can also be a false signal to investors, who often look at how much money a company has raised as a signal of its success, when "in fact, it's the opposite,"... I think this is definitely true of a
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
I agree... they once had a nice product, but failed to skate to where the puck was going, became a me too company... with no differentiating vision. Go-Pro already pretty far down the same path.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
Excellent follow up! I know a few product managers who think that managing a technical product can be reduced to entries in a backlog... and features are somehow separate from the technology that drives them. What the miss is... Technology
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
Non-technical managers... needs to be a thing of the past. No one considers a guide for "Managers who cannot read, but must supervise writers" as meaningful article worth writing. Being "non-technical" should be synonymo
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
White letters on black background... my eyes are still seeing those letters. Is it just me?
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
Wow... based on this list - Companies might consider hiring in Denver/Boulder... because SF looks like a mad house.
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by DustinOfDenver 9y ago
Great article! I have been working on my own Chatbot solution based on IBM's Watson (supposedly cutting edge tech)... it is cumbersome... it cannot do something simple like extract a full address from a conversation (I think cities are
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Best Product Management Tool I have ever used
1 points by DustinOfDenver 10y ago|0 comments
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New iPhone 6 s and AT&T LTE speeds in Denver – Be warned(twitter.com)
2 points by DustinOfDenver 11y ago|0 comments
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
Your description of the companies you worked for - tell me a lot. Not that you are not a great developer, but the types of employers you like and filter you use to select your next job - that too is important.
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
My hope that someone who is passionate - cares more about building the best product they can (than even I do). As a result, they should welcome "valid" criticism.
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
That is why I don't ask for "open source" contributions. Ideally, the candidate built their project to make money! Christopher Hitchens- "Long describing himself as a socialist and a Marxist..." https://e
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
lol - perhaps consider a job in growth hacking ;-)
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
Agree - code (the thing they built) + passion (they built it because they wanted too) + inquisitive (found a problem and developed an answer) A person doesn't have to posses all these things to write good code. But they would be a grea
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
Interesting take - How does one maintain Passion about something they are not good (or improving) at? I get that, day one a musician does not have the skills, but would they maintain that passion if they were not getting better? Passion ove
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
Great comments! I agree. A number of commenters have said, I would not want to work for a company like that and I think that is good. Who wants to take a job to, only 6 months later, realize they did not like the culture. However, the point
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
"What about developers who don't do side projects but give 120% to the company product, even at home?" Excellent point! I would hope that would be the response to the question... It would still provide the value the question
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by DustinOfDenver 11y ago
If you LOVE something - you do it in your "spare" time. That was the core of my point. I will take a dentist, butcher, developer who LOVES their work in such a way that the line between work and fun is blurred over someone who is
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The One Question to Ask Developers Before You Make a Hire Decision(thinkingcollective.com)
11 points by DustinOfDenver 11y ago|34 comments