Track Changes   /     Warning Signs: What to Look Out For When Working in the Tech Industry

Description

Beware the low-hanging fruit: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich share some industry warning signs. We chat about why you should be wary of long research phases and of people who have total faith in the product funnel. We also share some tips on how you can tell if your deadline is slipping and chat about the importance of long term product thinking. In this week’s Hello Postlight segment we meet Stephen Koch, a lead engineer who joins us to talk about his transition from marine biologist to musician to computer engineer.   Links:  GraphQL  Big Spaceship Agency  Frog Design McKinsey  Letter of Recommendation: Bug Fixes by Paul Ford  Amazon Dropbox  Sketch Adobe  Athletic Brewing Company

Subtitle
Paul and Rich on how to keep projects and people on track
Duration
34:40
Publishing date
2019-10-01 04:30
Link
http://trackchanges.libsyn.com/warning-signs-what-to-look-out-for-when-working-in-the-tech-industry
Contributors
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Shownotes

Beware the low-hanging fruit: On this week’s episode of Track Changes, Paul and Rich share some industry warning signs. We chat about why you should be wary of long research phases and of people who have total faith in the product funnel. We also share some tips on how you can tell if your deadline is slipping and chat about the importance of long term product thinking. In this week’s Hello Postlight segment we meet Stephen Koch, a lead engineer who joins us to talk about his transition from marine biologist to musician to computer engineer.  

Links: 

GraphQL 

Big Spaceship Agency 

Frog Design

McKinsey 

Letter of Recommendation: Bug Fixes by Paul Ford 

Amazon

Dropbox 

Sketch

Adobe 

Athletic Brewing Company