Lessons Learned in 2022-ish
from Hackers Incorporated Hosted by Ben Orenstein and Adam Wathan
Ben Orenstein (Tuple) and Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS) are back on the mics. Today they reflect on 2022 and lessons they’ve learned. Ben has some thoughts on delegation, priorities and enterprise sales, while Adam explains how he made time for proof of concepts and has figured a way to actually follow his to-do list. Timestamps 00:00 Intro 02:11 Setting priorities 05:11 Shaping up 08:27 Don't allocate everyone to every project 15:46 Top down management 17:13 Delegation gone wrong can still be a success 22:06 Don't make your to-do list a chore list 24:00 Declaring calendar bankruptcy 27:43 Don't make promises future you has to pay for 30:09 Make decisions quickly 32:54 Making time for proofs of concept 37:25 Bluffing in enterprise sales 40:38 Doing things the way you want to, as much as you can afford to Links Adam Ben
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- 0:00 Hackers Incorporated
- 0:17 Tailwind Account
- 2:11 Ben Lesson 1 - You have to set priorities
- 5:11 Doing shape up from basecamp
- 8:27 Adam Lesson 1 - dont allocate everyone to every project
- 15:46 Why top down management is needed
- 17:13 Ben Lesson 2 - Delegation gone wrong can still be a success
- 17:32 Marker
- 22:06 Adam Lesson 2 - Make your to do list enjoyable, not a chore list
- 24:00 Declaring calendar bankrupcy
- 27:43 Don't make promises future you has to pay for
- 30:09 Ben Lesson 3 - Make decisions quickly
- 32:54 Adam Lesson 3 - Making time for proofs of concept
- 37:25 Ben Lesson 4 - People bluff in entreprise sales
- 40:38 Doing things the way you want to, as much as you can afford to
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