EPISODE · May 27, 2026 · 49 MIN
S1 E2 · The FDE Trinity — GROW by Good Combinator
from GROW by Good Combinator · host Good Combinator
The three capabilities — engineer, consultant, product owner — that define an FDE.In Lesson 1.2 of GROW Course 1 (Forward Deployed Engineer Foundations), Doug Liles works through it with you: the Trinity model and an honest self-assessment of where your edges and gaps are.What you'll take awayThe Trinity modelEngineer edgeConsultant edgeChapters(0:00) Cold open & the promise(7:00) The Trinity model(14:00) Engineer edge(21:01) Consultant edge(28:01) Product-owner edge(35:02) Reading your own gaps(42:02) The artifact & what to do MondayStudy guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free): fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessonsAudio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.ConnectFree FDE library: fde.goodcombinator.aiPaid library and ecosystem: goodcombinator.com/growPodcast: AI for Good — Transforming Communities
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The three capabilities — engineer, consultant, product owner — that define an FDE.In Lesson 1.2 of GROW Course 1 (Forward Deployed Engineer Foundations), Doug Liles works through it with you: the Trinity model and an honest self-assessment of where your edges and gaps are.What you'll take awayThe Trinity modelEngineer edgeConsultant edgeChapters(0:00) Cold open & the promise(7:00) The Trinity model(14:00) Engineer edge(21:01) Consultant edge(28:01) Product-owner edge(35:02) Reading your own gaps(42:02) The artifact & what to do MondayStudy guide, slide deck, blog companion, infographic (free): fde.goodcombinator.ai/lessonsAudio companion is AI-narrated using NotebookLM. Explainer video is human-produced.ConnectFree FDE library: fde.goodcombinator.aiPaid library and ecosystem: goodcombinator.com/growPodcast: AI for Good — Transforming Communities
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