My Quick Turnaround Habit
05 April 2018
I work with people. A lot of people. Some are an absolute pleasure to work with, others… not so much.
read moreGDPR Mastery Guide For Product Managers
04 February 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European regulation that aims to unify data protection for all. Businesses that are not compliant may get sanctioned up to 4% of the annual worldwide turnover or fined of up to € 20M (the higher of the two), per infringement. If your company processes any information of EU citizens you should start paying attention.
read moreHearts and Minds; Shaping dev culture through technical training
14 July 2017
Culture is a set of norms, implicit rules and values that a group of people live by. It entails what is right or wrong, acceptable or unacceptable in people’s behavior. Culture is a living, breathing thing, constantly changing and evolving. Wix Engineering is proud of its dev-centric culture. It puts us at an advantage in recruiting and retaining top developers.
read moreIt's not business, it's personal
09 February 2016
This is the second post in a series about my involvement in the developer onboarding program where I work. The first one can be found here.
read moreHow to start speaking (in tech conferences)
19 January 2016
I’ve been running into too many smart, interesting and opinionated people who want to start speaking but are unsure where to start. At some point I noticed I was repeating myself so I decided I’d write down what I have to say in hopes that it could be helpful to people outside of my immediate social circle.
read moreSide Effects
02 January 2016
The “Do One Thing and Do It Well” Unix philosophy is known for being helpful for big product dilemmas, but it is rarely used in our day-to-day when we design the small features that make up our product. One of the first decisions I made as Wix’s SDK product manager is one that haunts us till this day. In order to understand why what I did was so bad I’ll have to explain our ecosystem.
read moreMore than an office
01 January 2016
I’ve been interested in culture and on-boarding for a while now, but only recently has my obsession gotten to the point where I am actively doing something about it. An example of this is I started helping out with the developer on-boarding program where I work. This on-boarding program is a 6-week intensive training course focused on product-to-production work-flows and peer & team collaboration, run in a sandbox environment.
read moreWhy you should care about engineering culture, even if you’re not a developer
31 December 2015
A few years ago I was not aware of company culture, when interviewing for developer positions I never inquired about it. What I cared about was flexible hours, being measured based on my work (not how many hours I spend at the office), and my salary.
read moreYear review
30 December 2015
I wrote this post a few weeks ago when everyone on the internet was writing their own year review, I decided I would join in.
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