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https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_H50uBwsok6ZGxzbjU0cUU0OW... https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_H50uBwsok6d2w4YlVQcjNNSG...
hope it works :)
"They had a specific date to ship, and a fixed number of engineering resources. They knew their bug count had to glide down to zero by X date, and some bugs had to sadly be resolved "Won't fix." If a PM doesn't hit their schedule and ship, they get fired. This bug had to be punted."
diffuse responsibility, give some folks one-sided power, and you've got a Parreto-efficient race to the bottom.
+1 for the redesign
edskim case in point. He's off to Twilio now.
whoops ;)
- I paid a $500 refundable deposit by mailing them a check they never cashed.
That was legit. A $3,000 deposit is silly though.
- To the best of my knowledge no jobs were found from App Academy's partner companies.
- I don't believe the $83k average salary thing.
That said, Ned is one of the greatest mentors I've ever met, and he's radically changed my life.
:)
I really like the idea of 'trust' / influence making your upvotes worth more than my upvotes or someone else's if you're proven to give good stuff. Hmm..
By the way, cool project.