Joe McBride

Does anyone else remember sitting in class thinking, "Am I ever going to actually use this?" 🤦‍♂️ I still ask myself this weekly when reading blog posts, listening to podcasts, catching up on massive Slack threads, or diving into documentation and feature listings. I don't always use the info, but it feels great when a memory from six months ago suddenly becomes relevant. I always think of that original Jurassic Park Unix scene. This often happens when discussing DevOps and Serverless, where boundaries blur already. Trying to keep all of the AWS documentation in my head while discussing the design of new features and optimizations feels like a superhuman task. What are some things you wish you had remembered when solving an issue or problem? For me, we designed a Lambda function to fail purposefully instead of attempting to recover for efficiency. Unfortunately, the Lambda control plane self-throttles a function once a failure threshold is reached... slowing our processing to a crawl and forcing some quick code changes. 😅 #AWS #lambda #serverless #learninginpublic #hugops

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🌟 Attention Engineering Managers and Technical Leaders! 🌟 In just two weeks, on June 28th at 10 AM PDT, I’m excited to host an interactive roundtable on Feature Flags and Delivery in conjunction with ELC! 🚀 Why Attend? This is a collaborative discussion where your expertise and curiosity are key! Whether you're experienced or eager to learn, your contributions are invaluable. 🔍 Discussion Points: - Decoupling Processes - Boosting Team Efficiency - Optimizing Feature Delivery - Tracking Platform Usage Expect rich conversations on best practices, unique implementations, methodologies, and the latest tools enhancing feature flagging and delivery. Who Should Join? - Engineering Managers - Technical Leads - DevOps Engineers - Software Developers This roundtable is your chance to: - Share your experiences - Gain new insights - Network with peers - Discover practical recommendations RSVP Now and mark your calendars for June 28th at 10 AM PDT! Let’s collaborate and elevate our skills together! #EngineeringManagement #TechLeaders #FeatureFlags #DevOps #SoftwareDevelopment #TeamEfficiency #TechRoundtable

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This post by Gagan Biyani is gold.. Below is my take away Finding the right customer segment is also an iterative process, you need to figure out If ( 1. The customer segment is winnable? && 2. The customer segment is worth winning? && 3. The customer segement's problems are of high importance and current solutions provide less satisfaction?) { greeting = "You are one step closer to PMF"; } Else { greeting = "Rinse and repeat"; } #ProductMangement #ProductMarketFit #ProductManager #PMF #Startup #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth #ProductStrategy #CustomerSuccess #LeanStartup #MarketResearch #ProductMarketing #TechStartups #Innovation #ScalingUp #ProductDevelopment #CustomerRetention #BusinessStrategy #ProductLaunch #MVP #Agile #ProductLeader

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tldr: I'm hiring! As many of you know, I recently joined Lattice as their SVP of Engineering and I'm excited to announce that I'm hiring for all Engineering levels and more broadly, Lattice has open roles across EPD. If you're wondering, why Lattice? The last few years have seen a step change in how we think about the meaning of work and the employer <> employee relationship - add on the fuel of AI taking our jobs and you could be forgiven for thinking the future of work looks bleak for employees. It doesn't need to be that way - here at Lattice we're building the next generation of talent tools to give employers insights and employees purpose because people matter at work. Among other things, we're using generative AI to securely analyze enormous volumes of data to unlock career insights faster and investing in building equitable feedback, compensation and employer analytics tools - not just for one company but for all companies. If you're interested in making a difference to the future of work then let's chat - all roles are remote eligible and based in the US. We have physical offices in San Francisco and NYC if you prefer the in-office environment.

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The day I laid off my last two developers gutted me to my core. My agency suffered the same self-inflicted wound so many others do: 𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴. If you’ve laid people off, you know the feeling. It’s hard to not be crushed knowing you were responsible. 4 factors that led to this massive failure: — 90% of revenue from just a few clients — We didn’t charge any of them enough — We took all work because we were afraid of the next famine which led too… — Not spending enough time developing our sales pipeline Agency owners will relate to at least one of these (probably more). Unfortunately, the “defense” against this is usually hope. Hope that things won’t implode. Hope that some new work will appear. Hope that people won’t see the writing on the wall and get another job. Hope is a terrible way to run a business. If you can relate to my failure factors, take action. – Time in your sales pipeline is non-negotiable ↳ Start now, put it in your calendar – Diversify your client base ↳ Replace one with 2, then do it again – Don’t take every job ↳ Some really are disasters waiting to happen – Charge more ↳ Creep your rates up, find a differentiating factor or specialization (if you did a thing for 2 clients - you’re a specialist - own it) Which one has you going, “uh, yeah. that’s me”? ------------------------------- I'm Jason and I never click the "Rewrite with AI" button. Message me if you run a tech agency and want help building on LinkedIn.

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