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I do think there is ambiguity in the value of a Director/VP of Eng in an Engineering organization. It's definitely harder to quantify.

From my experience, it's important to see your role as enabling people in the organization to be more effective rather than just you and your team.

That can take the shape of:

- Streamlining the hiring process

- Spend time on reducing build time / decreasing the time to run tests / focusing on local environment setup

- Reviewing how teams plan and interact with each other

Switching industries/stacks isn't difficult for a software engineer. As another person mentioned, you should apply for jobs that interest you and see if there is a fit.

Personally, I was a Python developer for years before I joined a company that did mostly JavaScript. I was upfront that I would need a few months to ramp up on the language/framework/paradigms. For those few months, I had to put in more work than my peers so I can catch up and become productive.

You should expect a few months of struggling before it all makes sense.

P.S. Sorry for the jargon :) I was typing my response on the go.

Quick tips:

- Update your resume with your latest position

- Apply and take interviews with companies that you may not be interested in. This will help you rehearse and practice your pitch.

- If you are an IC, start doing leetcode and system design exercises

If you want more specific tips/advice, drop me a DM.

When you interview for your next role, you should request an additional conversation with your new manager and get their thoughts on:

1. What is their philosophy on team development? (Ask for examples)

2. What is the career ladder look like? When was the last person promoted to a Sr role?

In addition, you should lay out growth areas you'd like to focus on. A good manager should be able to work with you and chart a path forward.

On a side note: There are other online communities to help you level up while you are in your current role. DM me for recs.

Thank you for the candidness! I've found it interesting how the story of a startup's early days morph into legends / fables.

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Systems have bugs all the time. Unfortunately, it was bad timing that all of these systems were affected by different issues.

You're better off using a jump to conclusions board rather than speculating on the correlation of these events.

I think that a feature request for AppSumo would be a Deal Counter. The idea would be that once a deal hits a specific threshold (say 100), the deal would begin to advertise that there are X number remaining. This would avoid any confusion about what people are purchasing and a way to entice people to purchase.

Too bad they didn't modify Pacman so that the ghosts have an apple logo and the pellets are Android phones.

It might be a good idea to have a follow up for this article in 6 months to see if the results can be sustained...What iPads Did To My Family After 6 Months.

Wow, it sounds like I'll be missing either of those gatherings. Are you guys available in the evening of March 29-31 or April 3-4?

I think that they should use to as an opportunity to launch a consulting company focused on webapps.

I've not used Garmin connect but some of the features look promising enough that other websites would benefit.

Sadly, you think the Mainstream Media would realize that viewers are not as afraid of the internets as they were back in the 90s. There is a reason why more people watch the Daily Show for their news these days.

On a side note, I would have loved a cameo appearance from Chris Hansen and the To Catch A Predator crew.

Nice story of an entrepreneur in training.

If Google does a Super Bowl ad next year, what about using AdSense in the commercial? This way they can offset the cost by providing an ad within an ad.

How was the initial response to this project?

I thought it was past Monday (1/18). Can you guys maintain a community calendar or find a way to notify people of the next meeting?

I'd be interested as well but how do you suggest we coordinate?