"You're investing in a great challenge when you're applying discretionary energy
to it."
I don't recall who first told me this, but it has guided
This timely post, that I stole the title from, by Matt Blumberg
[http://www.onlyonceblog.com/2012/04/scaling-me] took the words, in a timely
manner no less, right out of my mouth.
About a year ago one of Gnip [http://gnip.com/]'s employees pulled me aside to
ask some pointed questions. This person had noticed a few things happen in the
office, and
Tonight I was asked some high-level questions about development process. I wound
up responding w/ enough material that I thought I'd share the thoughts here for
broader consumption.
> Hey guys,
After spending 2008 building a phenomenal development team, early 2009 tested me
like I'd never been tested before. Half of my career has been spent
building/managing teams, and I thought