Archive for October, 2008
Monday, October 13th, 2008
Understand how the top job changes in your industry - then ask yourself if you still want to work there
In a roundabout way, skimming the Charles Schultz bio in the bookstore at Midway lead me to thinking about being promoted. And one big thought: in most industries there is some level past which your job changes dramatically, as do the criterion of success.
Engineering: from being a great problem solver & product maker to […]
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Monday, October 13th, 2008
Unfurling into the wind
An analogy for product making: build your kite by yourself or with a small team, making sure to take into account all the elements of good kite design and the known state of the art. Then, unfurl it into the wind and have other smart kite builders shoot holes in it to their heart’s content. […]