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News, lessons, and insights in the world of engineering management.
Employee Spotlight
Employee Spotlight: Milan Thakker
Kevin Dallaire | February 25, 2021
In this employee spotlight interview, I sat down with Milan Thakker, an early member of the Jellyfish team, and discussed what it was like in the early days of the company. He shares why his role is unique and what is required to thrive in a cross-functional environment when working with so many teams.
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Employee Spotlight
Engineer Spotlight: Jasmine Oliveira
Kevin Dallaire | February 24, 2021
At Jellyfish, we are privileged to work with such a talented group of engineers everyday. To celebrate National Engineers week, we interviewed Jasmine Oliveira, one of our very own software engineers at Jellyfish, to discuss her career as a software engineer, the team evolution over the years, and the creativity involved in software development.
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Strategy & Planning
7 Questions CEOs Ask Engineering Leaders
Andrew Lau | February 23, 2021
Andrew Lau offers his "CEO Translation Services" free of charge to translate some of the more bizarre questions you'll hear from your CEO.
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Jellyfish News
Jellyfish Raises $31.5 Million Series B Funding To Expand Reach of Engineering Management Platform
Jellyfish | January 12, 2021
Jellyfish, the pioneer Engineering Management Platform that helps engineering leaders align engineering work with strategic business objectives, has raised $31.5 million in a Series B round of funding led by Insight Partners and joined by previous investors Accel and Wing Venture Capital.
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Jellyfish News
For Engineering Leaders, The Future Looks Bright
Andrew Lau | January 12, 2021
Celebrate with the Jellyfish team! Andrew Lau is excited to announce that we have raised a $31.5 million round of funding led by Insight Partners.
Strategic Alignment
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Team Management
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) vs. Vice President of Engineering (VPE)
Evan Klein | December 7, 2020
The roles of CTO and VP of Engineering (VPE) are often used interchangeably. While title shouldn’t matter, there are meaningful differences in the responsibilities and functional expertise needed to perform these two essential roles in a company. Which is a better fit for you?
Distributed Teams
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Strategy & Planning
Debunking Misconceptions About Engineering Management in 2020
Andrew Lau | November 16, 2020
The Jellyfish Data Science team set out to investigate and debunk some of the top misconceptions that executive teams have about Engineering Management and Technical Leadership in 2020.
Distributed Teams
Productivity
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Best Practices
NEWSFLASH: Your CEO Doesn’t Give a Flying Fortran About Velocity
Andrew Lau | November 9, 2020
If you’re a VP of Engineering who proudly shows improving Velocity and related metrics to your CEO, watch out! Your CEO probably doesn’t know what she is signing up for and certainly doesn’t care about actual story points or Velocity, so showing these to her is only decreasing her trust in your ability to do the job.
Productivity
Strategic Alignment
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Strategy & Planning
Technical Leaders! Drive the Roadmap So You Don’t Get Run Over
Phil Braden | October 29, 2020
As an engineering leader you have an essential role to play in roadmap and product planning. Co-founder Phil Braden shares why engineering leadership should be involved for the good of the company.
Strategic Alignment
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