Interviews with Software Managers
About transitioning from development to management
Daniel Doubrovkine, CTO at Artsy
“I like this type of work because of the impact it has. I get to see and feel everything that’s going on at the company, then understand and make strategic decisions around actual technology that makes or breaks it.”
April 29, 2019 · #enterprise #entrepreneurship #fine-arts #startup
Jonathan Bull, CEO & Co-founder at EmailOctopus
“Programming will always be where I feel most comfortable, but ultimately I’m rewarded by seeing the company grow.”
April 15, 2019 · #email-marketing #entrepreneurship #remote
Ray Wenderlich, Co-founder at raywenderlich.com
“I could either change my actions (stop being a manager and get back to programming), or I could change my identity (and think of myself as a manager/leader/entrepreneur).”
April 01, 2019 · #distributed-teams #education #mobile #remote
Cate Huston, Developer Experience Lead at Automattic
“You will get a surprisingly long way if you show up and try and be decent to everyone around you every day.”
March 04, 2019 · #distributed-teams #mobile
Alexander von Franqué, Author at Hiring Engineers
“Work hard on constantly improving yourself, listen more than you speak and most importantly, practice empathy.”
February 18, 2019 · #augmented-reality #frontend #product #startup #systems-programming