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Honeycomb
JULY 12, 2023
This post is part of a short series about my experience in the VP of Engineering role at Honeycomb. In February of 2020, I was promoted from Director of Engineering to Honeycomb’s first VP of Engineering. Happily, all these things turned out to be true and are still true to this day.
Gitprime
AUGUST 15, 2019
With an eye on the long-term health of our teams, our engineers, and our companies, that latter responsibility is at least as critical as the products we deliver. Our panelists offered their insights into how to mark the continuous journey of a software engineer between the big promotions. We didn’t have anything defined,” he says.
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James Shore
JANUARY 10, 2025
This is a talk about what you do, as VP of Engineering, when somebody asks for the impossible. And, as a fully remote company, we have a lot of flexibility in where we hire. The founders were immersed in XP, and XP is where we want to return, but there was a period of time where the company grew quickly and lost that XP culture.
James Shore
MAY 5, 2024
In my new role as VP of Engineering , there was one question I was dreading more than any other: “How are you measuring productivity?” I need to be accountable for engineering productivity. 1 1 Kent and Gergely’s two-part article is excellent and worth reading. For Now The RoI metrics rely on us having product bets.
Marcus Blankenship - Podcasts
DECEMBER 10, 2019
Manager dens- where you can experience coaching, mentoring, and a safe space, Vegas rules session. @23:57. Mentoring is sharing advice and perspective; coaching is helping someone come to their own conclusions. @25:56. Coaching is what helps people grow. @26:26. Marcus: Why did you feel this was the right time for this book?
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