It's a great way to weed out people that maybe we wouldn't want to work with, because not every software engineer wants to hop in their Tesla and go out and deliver McDonald's to some kids.
Dogfooding reveals cultural fit instantly
Leadership → Culture
Make this the year of the customer. Product teams have to step up. Be the voice of the customer. Be the VP of free, be the whatever. Be the champion.
More product managers and teams are getting laid off. The problem is the message that Daniel Ek from Spotify sent out with their layoffs in 2024, we still have too many teams doing work around the work.
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