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California releases its Digital Vaccine Record code to the public domain(techblog.cdt.ca.gov)
24 points by kennethn 5y ago|0 comments
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by kennethn 12y ago
I'm a member of the GV team, and one of those who helps run the workshop series. In many cases, workshops are available only to employees of the portfolio because it supports more open and candid conversations. In the case of our secur
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Startup Lab Workshop: Mobile Performance(youtube.com)
1 points by kennethn 13y ago|0 comments
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The Time I Flew on the Enron Corporate Jet to Meet Jeff Skilling(medium.com)
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What Google’s First Enterprise PM Can Teach Us About Product Roadmaps(medium.com)
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by kennethn 13y ago
Indeed. I had originally left off the ending, but a few people who previewed the essay told me they showed it to others (who don't know me), and they said they weren't sure if I was joking or serious.
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by kennethn 13y ago
It wasn't officially recorded, although audience members might have captured some of it. I wish it had been: I can only really give this talk once. As an aside, if you're not familiar with the Ignite format it's great. You have 20 slides, a
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by kennethn 14y ago
(Author here.) I've long wanted to write a follow-up piece addressing exactly these questions, but haven't gotten around to it. First, find a PM to talk to, especially one you admire who's made the switch. Everybody's situation is different
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by kennethn 14y ago
No brain teasers. Good analytical questions are open-ended, fuzzy, and don't have "right" or "trick" answers. I want to test problem-solving abilities, not interview research and memorization skills :-)
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by kennethn 14y ago
(Essay author here...) Excellent additions, "ability to deal with ambiguity" is a critical skill for PMs.
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by kennethn 16y ago
If institutions like UCLA and UCSF want to be world leaders, they need to pay top dollar to attract the best surgical talent. That's just reality. P.S. I never said my child was healthy.
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by kennethn 16y ago
I see a seven-figure salary next to the name of a surgeon who's saved my child's life on three occasions. Yeah, that's about right.
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by kennethn 16y ago
-- (Rare?) I never applied, but was hired anyway! Me. I came in 4+ years ago by way of an acquisition. Note that "never applied" doesn't equate with "never interviewed" - we all had to go through the same interview process as regular candid
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by kennethn 16y ago
That's like "training" a cyclist to use a helmet by smacking them in the head.
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by kennethn 16y ago
I also recommend A.K. Dewdney's The Planiverse, published in 1984. It tells the story of computer science students who communicate with denizens of a 2D world. The diagrams and graphics are delightful. I read it when it came out (I was 13)