Leadership

Maker vs Manager Schedules

March 5, 2023

This week, Shopify changed how compensation works so that Makers (Crafters) can now become compensated without becoming Managers. This has me thinking about Paul Graham’s classic Maker’s Schedule vs Manager’s Schedule post. The premise is simple: Maker time is different than Manager time. Managers have the classic, meeting packed schedule. Makers require focused time for […]

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Measure weekly to move faster

January 9, 2023

In a startup, you live day-to-day. Just trying to survive and figuring out your next steps on the fly. Somewhere along the line, roadmaps become a bit more stable. You start talking about monthly and quarterly plans. This is exciting, it feels less reactive and you can finally breath a bit. Then you enter the

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