Intercom, Inc.

OCTOBER 13, 2020

New software engineers quickly learn that a lot of complexity arises from error handling. An early working prototype you can interact with provides clarity and definition to ML projects, which often suffer from fuzziness. We can’t assume the ML will always perfectly do what we want.

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Andreessen Horowitz

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Atlassian President Anu Bharadwaj spoke with a16z General Partner Kristina Shen about Atlassian’s product and go-to-market strategy, including, in this clip, how the company is using generative AI to build new products for its diverse set of users and the changing definition of “teams.”

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Audacix

OCTOBER 6, 2020

And they've been ignored by most software engineers for a long time. Isn't it strange that the very people who build amazing software completely ignore other novel software that helps them secure their creations? Why do software engineers not like vulnerability scanning tools? Not the testing team.

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Frontegg

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Senior Staff Software Engineer at Google 279.1K Author of a JavaScript book and blog about web development, Addy Osmani is a software development buff. Staff Software Engineer at Citadel Securities 57.5K Software Engineer, Course Creator for FreeCodeCamp.org 49.7K 3 Addy Osmani. followers on LinkedIn.

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Intercom, Inc.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Before I became a software engineer, I worked as an editor and a journalist. In my case, the skills I learned while working as a journalist helped me to transition to a career in software engineering. Since then, the skills and lessons I’ve learned in software engineering have helped me write and publish my own book.

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Intercom, Inc.

MARCH 15, 2018

At that time, the fastest-growing company by some definition was Uber, and so I went. One of my friends who had worked at Digg had moved there, and I went to work on the infrastructure engineering team. One of those is definitely product management. This is definitely something that we’re thinking about.

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Sales Hacker

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Going beyond the ICP Knowing your ICP definition is only half the battle in the sales process. An ICP definition is a great way to assess who your best fit customers are, but an ICP doesn’t consider how that customer makes purchasing decisions. Buying software is more complex than ever. Who is in your “Buying Committee”?

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OpenView Labs

JANUARY 27, 2021

It’s wild how many software-engineer-focused products just land them on a blank screen after signup and expect them to click around and figure out how to connect it to their Kubernetes instance, or whatever. In the SlideShare at the bottom of this post, you’ll see some examples of companies that are doing a great job.

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Tom Tunguz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

A decade after A Pattern Language was published, Kent Beck and Ward Cunningham , two American software engineers, presented the paper “ Using Pattern Languages for Object Oriented Programs ” that reshaped Alexander’s ideas for computer programming.

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Intercom, Inc.

APRIL 22, 2021

I was the only manager, and I definitely didn’t know what I was doing. And we need to find a way to acknowledge these folks, and so I talk to Rick Boone, Senior Software Engineer and Strategic Advisor to the Vice President of Infrastructure Engineering at Uber, who’s a great example of this.

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Intercom, Inc.

JANUARY 27, 2022

“I feel like I’d almost be drawing more attention to me being a woman, as opposed to the skills and the value I have to offer” Nidhi Kamat: Yeah, definitely. Niamh O’Connor: Yeah, definitely. I definitely want to do this, and I’m really passionate about it. Liam Geraghty: So, I’m wondering.

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Kellblog

JANUARY 14, 2021

Reading it reminded me of the Capability Maturity Model , from Carnegie Mellon’s Software Engineering Institute. Here we are in sales and marketing striving to achieve what our engineering counterparts would call 40% of the way there. Here’s the picture that triggered my thinking: Did you see it? Look again.

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SaaStr

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Lambda School trains people online to be software engineers. We are definitely the fastest growing code school probably of all time. And that engine that we’re building in the code school space, in the software engineering space, it turns out you can abstract that into other industries, into other fields.

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Intercom, Inc.

JULY 19, 2018

Jean: You can definitely get pretty imaginative with stories when you don’t see the person in the office. I thought, “If this guy can do it with a nuclear submarine, we can definitely do it with the internet and software.”. Spending time clearing up those stories helps build that trust a lot. Louis: It puts it in context.

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User Pilot

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

To become a TPR you don’t need a degree in software engineering, but it will definitely help. The technical skills include a solid understanding of software development and system architecture. However, you need the right mix of technical and leadership skills. What do you need to become a technical product manager?

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Kellblog

JANUARY 11, 2021

Everyone likes has their own definition of what “repeatable sales process” means and how to measure if you’ve attained it. Here we are in sales and marketing striving to achieve what our engineering counterparts would call 40% of the way there. Here are mine. Here’s the picture that triggered my thinking: Did you see it?

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Neil Patel

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Another definite no-no is using the same login details for each of your accounts. Similarly, freelance software engineer lulian Gulea found he could save 62 hours a year by introducing six simple keyboard shortcuts. Posting the same content on every social media account is another bad idea. Far too many of us do it.

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Sales Hacker

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Zak is the co-founder and CEO of Loopio, a Toronto-based software company that streamlines the RFP process for companies like IBM and DocuSign. Before Loopio, Zak worked as a software engineer, turned a sales engineer where he had firsthand experience responding to RFPs at a fast-growing SaaS company.

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User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

During the Definition stage, the team identifies the problem they would like to solve, prepares the project charter, brings the right people on board, and ensures there are adequate resources available. There are 5 main stages of Six Sigma projects. One of the key tasks during this stage is capturing the Voice of the Customer.

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Sales Hacker

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Not me personally, but a bunch of smart PhDs and software engineers, they’re the ones that can make it a reality. If you can just hold back and show a little restraint, and just make sure that you know you’re building the right thing, especially on the software side, you can definitely get out of the gate faster.

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Buffer Resources

MARCH 1, 2024

I definitely recommend giving yourself the space to brain-dump all of your thoughts throughout the week and then take the following week to sort through them more fully. So, try to engage as much as you comfortably can in the sessions and activities.” ” — Mick 8. ” — Dave 16.

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Frontegg

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Tanya Reilly, Principal Software Engineer @ Squarespace, Joy Ebertz, Principal Software Engineer @ Split.io, Izar Tarandach, Senior Staff Engineer @ Datadog, and Mike McQuaid, Principal Engineer @ GitHub will be talking about modern strategies that you must consider in 2023.

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Outseta

MAY 8, 2020

As I’m now 10 years in, I feel like I can *officially* say that I have significant “experience”—I’ve definitely packed a wide range of experiences into the past decade. Over the past 10 years, those motivations have largely dropped by the wayside and my definition of “success” has changed.

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Audacix

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The two most commonly cited reasons by CTOs, software engineering managers and SaaS executives for not conducting penetration tests on their cloud software and mobile apps are: We've never been hacked - why would we spend on penetration testing? Penetration testing is too expensive, I can't afford it.

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User Pilot

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

You need a range of disciplines to bring a new product to life: Product development team: Your software engineers play an important role. They'll choose the development framework you use, conduct software development activities (i.e. Having great distribution is a fantastic way to gain a competitive advantage.

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Audacix

APRIL 3, 2023

This can help your software engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities faster, reducing the window of opportunity for attackers. It can help your software engineering teams to detect and remediate vulnerabilities quickly and effectively, without you constantly having to rely on external security testing consultants.

Underperforming Technical Team 52

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Outseta

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Founders agree to a salary cap (based off of the average salary of a software engineer in the nearest major city), and can increase their salary up to that cap as the business makes money. I also like that all of their advisors have skin in the game—it definitely makes me feel like they’ll be accessible and helpful.

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Audacix

APRIL 3, 2023

This can help your software engineering teams to remediate vulnerabilities faster, reducing the window of opportunity for attackers. It can help your software engineering teams to detect and remediate vulnerabilities quickly and effectively, without you constantly having to rely on external security testing consultants.

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ProfitWell

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Pricing analytics : definition, metrics, and why you need analytics for your pricing. We’re eyeing the “ 8 tips for better negotiation ” that Product Manager and Software Engineer Matt Andrews outlined in a recent piece. Inside the mind of a modern social networker. Negotiating the best fit for both sides.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Many definitions of product-market fit are murky, and the pathway to get there is even murkier. More than one expert we spoke to pointed to Lenny Rachitsky’s definition matrix, which optimizes retention, growth, and profitability. Product-market fit is a spectrum, as opposed to something you definitely have or don’t.

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OPEXEngine

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Many definitions of product-market fit are murky, and the pathway to get there is even murkier. More than one expert we spoke to pointed to Lenny Rachitsky’s definition matrix, which optimizes retention, growth, and profitability. Product-market fit is a spectrum, as opposed to something you definitely have or don’t.

Product Marketing 52

Product Marketing Marketing VP of Engineering Scale 52

Outseta

OCTOBER 11, 2019

Introducing Product Market Appetite Most discussions of product market fit begin with some squabbling over its definition—what exactly do we mean when we use this term? Rather than squabble over definitions provided by others, I’d like to introduce three definitions that have been helpful to me.

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Backlinkfy

JULY 25, 2018

By definition, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a territory of software engineering that accentuates the production of clever machines that work and respond like people. Let us first introduce you to the intelligence behind all the amazement you are going to witness soon. The Artificial Intelligence". What could this be?

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Audacix

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

The two most commonly cited reasons by CTOs, software engineering managers and SaaS executives for not conducting penetration tests on their cloud software and mobile apps are: We've never been hacked - why would we spend on penetration testing? Penetration testing is too expensive, I can't afford it.

Payment Solutions 52

Payment Solutions Mobile SaaS Payments Payment Services 52

OpenView Labs

MAY 5, 2021

Many companies are strategic consumers of open-source software as a means to reduce the burden on their software engineering team to build everything from the ground up. It depends on your definition of on-premise. On-premise (or “cloud-prem”) is still a thing. Yes, SaaS is powerful. Yes, SaaS is pervasive.

Business 52

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BetterCloud

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Under GDPR, the way users consent to data processing is either by opting in or meeting the definition of legitimate interest. Obtaining consent in this manner will require software engineers to build this requirement into the design. However, GDPR increases the requirements significantly. .

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OpenView Labs

JULY 15, 2020

I like how clean and focused this definition is, but what it does not address are the complexities and challenges that a business will face when developing a data warehouse. Of course, there are certain datasets that likely require transformation prior to being dropped off in a data warehouse, such as product and engineering logs.

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