8 essential talks to watch to learn about growth
In this article, it’s a collection of free, on-demand videos — featuring thought leaders like Brian Balfour, Wes Bush, and Carlos González de Villaumbrosia — that can help you learn the fundamentals of growth.
Open Decision-Making
This essay describes the framework; using it will allow you to make good decisions consistently and efficiently, and with a high degree of buy-in from the people who will have to implement them. (31 min read)
How we think about engineering management
What Yelp thinks of engineering management: assume responsibility for people's motivation, well-being, and career growth on a team. (15 min)
People Who Brag About Being in Back-to-Back Meetings Deeply Misunderstand Productivity
It’s too hard to do business with busy people. They’re too busy to get anything done, therefore the outcome will never be reached. Save yourself. (5 min)
Product Operations: From zero to one
Product Ops can take many forms depending on your company, your team, and your challenges. (8 min read)
Books
Are your lights on? How to Figure Out What the Problem Really Is
This book playfully instructs the reader first to identify the problem, second to determine the problem's owner, third to identify where the problem came from, and fourth to determine whether or not to solve it.
“No matter what the problem is, it's always a people problem.” – Gerald M. Weinberg