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Have you recently hired a software engineer or maybe a few? Congratulations! Are you starting to worry that they haven’t shipped any code yet? Maybe they’re a bad hire… Seems kinda harsh to think someone is a bad hire if they haven’t shipped code in their first

We began this month with a Build episode where we exposed all the aftershocks of using current product management methodologies to estimate user stories. Then in last week’s episode, we dove into Hiten Shah’s new EAT approach, which boils down to doing hourly estimates. Don’t worry if

I don’t know about you but I hate kale—that stupid leafy green vegetable with the ANDI score of 1000. It’s really hard to chew, and any time I see it on a menu, I skip it! But I get there are a lot of kale converts who

What’s probably the most popular and frustrating question you’ve come across when building a product: “How long do you think it will take to do task x?” It’s frustrating on so many levels. First, we need to produce an “accurate” estimate. If it’s off, there goes

We’re probably all aware of the famous proverb, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” I think it’s very apropos when it comes to diversity and inclusion efforts. Too many of us think that having a diversity and inclusion initiative within our company will produce the

I’m sure you’re aware of the talk and debate around the topic of diversity and inclusion. Maybe it’s left you feeling frustrated, tired, or downright apathetic. I get it. Much of the emotional rollercoaster stems from the challenges of navigating conversations with your teammates and peers on

In the last two episodes of Build, we tackled why accessibility needs to be prioritized in product design and the three key tips that are critical and will make a big impact on your product adoption. This week, we’re going to answer two questions that inspired this series from

Wasn’t last week’s episode on accessibility in product design enlightening? Well, get ready for more! The goal of the last episode was to give you solid understanding of accessibility, and all the things you could think about when designing a product with accessibility in mind. But we understand

It’s a new month, and with it a brand new theme for our upcoming Build episodes! When designing products, we think a lot about usability—how easy to use a product is. But we often overlook another aspect of product design: accessibility. So all this month, we’re going

All this month, we’ve been exploring how startup fundraising is changing and why it’s going to continue to change in 2018. We started off by talking about why you don’t want to reach out to an investor when you just have an idea, how to evaluate if