most companies value the skill of firefighting more highly than the skill of making things fireproof

A timely reminder via Tina Roth Eisenberg

In last 4 years, I have worked in 4 countries with top tech companies of the globe. There is no better time than 2023 to explore new countries, especially if you're in tech. Here are 10 countries you should consider, when applying for a digital nomad visa:

Walkable places make us happier: "Living in a walkable neighborhood was directly linked to the happiness of people aged 36-45 and, to a lesser extent, those aged 18-35. For older adults, we found that walkable places mattered [indirectly]." Kevin Leyden tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Top 101 fantastic books for PMs (learn & grow): 1. Product Discovery (10) 2. Leadership (10) 3. Learn PM from the best (9) 4. Product Marketing (10) 5. Startups (12) 6. Design (10) 7. Agile and Scrum (10) 8. Strategy (10) 9. Analytics and Growth (10) 10. Other Categories (10)🧵

Amazon expects a lot out of their engineer managers. They expect them to run projects, mentor employees, design systems, architect platforms, manage operations, communicate with customers, and evolve products. But they don't expect them to code. 🧵

What you build is more important than how you build it. "We might be going the wrong way, but at least we're making great time!" It's a horrible waste of time to build the wrong thing well. The manager needs to focus on ensuring their team is building the right thing.

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Why is it important you disagree with senior leaders? Because senior folk recognize how rare it is. I noticed fewer disagreements as I became more senior in my roles. This was a particular problem when I stated an opinion, and they took it as fact. scarletink.com/12-things-i-le…

See you on Threads? At least we get to keep our IG user names jayna

RimbaWatch is shocked by news of Petronas's fossil fuel discoveries and we're disappointed by the inadequacy of their net-zero plans (NZCE 2050), including the exclusion of Scope 3 emissions from their strategy and the extent of greenwashing conducted by them.

I returned to NYC from my house on Cape Cod less than a week after 9/11. The first thing I did when I got home was race downtown to see the fallen towers. Many of you know this story, but when I got there and raised my camera to my eyes, a police officer approached me, whapped me

Patrick Collison, Stripe CEO, on why quality matters: "If Stripe is a monstrously successful business but what we make isn't beautiful and Stripe doesn't embody a culture of incredibly exacting craftsmanship, I'll be much less happy. My intuition is that more of Stripe's

🚨BREAKING: The European Parliament has just APPROVED the AI Act. What everyone should know: ➵ The AI Act follows a risk-based approach. Some AI systems are banned, such as those involving: - Cognitive behavioral manipulation of people or specific vulnerable groups; - Social

Retention Strategy

Avoiding Pile-Ups One of the reasons we work in six week cycles, is that it gives us a different definition of later. When you work on really long projects — say 3, 6, 9 month projects — or projects that don’t have any end in sight, “we can do that later” typically means you’ll

you gotta consistently burst your own bubble to grow

my notes on mr beast's LEAKED 36 page leaked "how to succeed in mr. beast production" document unfiltered analysis/reactions/full document below:

we are living the cause of our effect

Paul Graham’s recipe for doing great work: