September 12, 2018

Four principles from four people (part 2)

This is the second part of a blog post in which I share four principles that I picked up from four different people I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with. The last two principles are less well-formed, they’re still cooking, incubating so the ideas below will be rough, the writing will be (necessarily) context-rich and less concise. Bear with me🐻. If you haven’t read it yet, part 1 is over here. Read more

September 9, 2018

Four principles from four people (part 1)

I’ve been extremely privileged to have worked with so many different people, in so many different contexts. Being exposed to such diversity has greatly benefited me and enriched my world view. But there’s also a little bit of everyone I’ve internalised - little tools, values and principles for which I am grateful. You get to learn a lot about a person just by pairing with them on a technical problem or even collaborating on something more strategic1. Read more

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