How do you hire a great engineering manager? It’s a question I’ve been grappling with a lot, as the company I’ve been leading has doubled in size every year for the past five years. At times, I’ve thought great engineering managers might...source: venturebeat.com
Back when I worked at Microsoft and Amazon, I spent a lot of time hiring and building teams. I had the methodology down: Get referrals from strong people already on the team. Look for someone who is uniquely great at something, preferably something that makes them...source: venturebeat.com
The allure of Seedrs, the equity crowdfunding platform, has always been a mix of excitement and fear: it offers the chance to buy shares in start-up businesses that may turn out to be stellar growth stocks – or crash and burn. The Big App Fund, a...source: forbes.com
In 2007, when Ford hired Scott Monty as head of its social media, it made CMOs look up and take notice. In his seven-year tenure, the respected blogger and social-media expert transformed the automotive giant. It went from being a company that fought one...source: forbes.com