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Leveraging Software Platforms

Roman Pichler

Be Clear on What a Software Platform Is. Different people have suggested different definitions for the term software platform. Let me briefly share mine: I view such a platform as a collection of software assets that are used by several products, as the following picture illustrates. But platforms come with potential drawbacks.

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Technical Review: A Trusted Look Under the Hood

TechEmpower - Product Management

Many CEOs of software-enabled businesses call us with a similar concern: Are we getting the right results from our software team? Most innovators don’t have a technical background, so it’s hard to evaluate the truth of the situation. The explanation from software leadership is often unsatisfying or unclear.

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The ultimate marketing technology stack for 2019

Intercom, Inc.

Known as the Martech 5000 — nicknamed after the 5,000 companies that were competing in the global marketing technology space in 2017, it’s said to be the most frequently shared slide of all time. The reasons for this growth – high-velocity economics of software innovation, the migration of money from old media to new media, etc.

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Don’t let fear of feedback undermine your technical design

Intercom, Inc.

The code you’ve spent so much time on never ships. Instead of submitting your work for review, afraid of the amount of feedback you’re going to get, embrace the process and seek out the opinions of those who will give you the most feedback from day one. Our technical design process. Write/update your documentation.

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Ask the Community: How Do You Shift From Functional Teams to Value-Driven Teams?

Product Talk

They received a lot of pushback from the engineers initially because it created complexities around code reviews, tech debt management, release processes, etc. Sam created a diagram to help demonstrate the benefits of organizing teams by value stream as opposed to code base. Click the image to see a larger version.

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Shipping fast and safe: Building a culture of low-risk learning

Intercom, Inc.

Production is the only place where your code, infrastructure, and customers come together to represent objective reality. It’s only in production that you can truly validate the performance and correctness of your code, and learn how your customers use your product. But, as always, with great power comes great responsibility.

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Algolia’s Sarah Dayan on what sets a staff plus engineer apart

Intercom, Inc.

You’re autonomous, your code is immaculate, and you have a deep understanding of building and shipping software. Then, four years ago, in 2018, she got a job at Algolia as a software engineer. She diligently rose through the ranks, finally growing into the individual contributor role of a staff engineer. Brian: Super.