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Stop Saying “No”: How Technical Leaders Win Arguments With Transparency
Andrew Lau | June 2, 2020
As technical leaders, we often field impractical or irrational product requests and demands from other teams. Our visceral response is to just say, "no," but that can cause friction. Instead, adopt a transparent and business-oriented approach to internal product communications to garner support and help the company make better decisions.
Strategic Alignment
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Jellyfish News
Jellyfish: Why I was Born in the Bay but Started a Company in Boston
Andrew Lau | May 11, 2020
Why we chose to start a company in the thriving tech hub of Boston over Silicon Valley...
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Jellyfish News
Growth and the Road Ahead for Jellyfish Engineering Management Platform
Andrew Lau | May 5, 2020
Jellyfish announces exciting growth and adoption of its Engineering Management Platform along with funding from Accel, Wing, and Pillar to help leaders align engineering decisions with business initiatives.
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Team Management
How Engineering Leaders Are Thinking Now That EVERYONE Is Remote
Evan Klein | April 14, 2020
At Jellyfish, we’re fortunate to work with many industry-leading engineering leaders and their teams, so we’ve turned to them for some advice. We asked them about the changes they’ve faced and how they faced them.
Distributed Teams
Productivity
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Team Management
What to Expect At Different Engineering Team Stages
Evan Klein | April 8, 2020
One of the most common questions we field from Directors of Engineering to CTOs, especially when they’re in a new role is: what should we expect and plan for at the different stages and sizes of the engineering team; what are some of the common challenges that you see at our stage?
Distributed Teams
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Strategy & Planning
Engineering Leadership – The Key Ingredient That’s Always Forgotten
Andrew Lau | March 30, 2020
Engineering leadership is about more than managing people and delivering software faster. One skill can help with everything else…
Strategic Alignment
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