Ben Orenstein (Tuple) and Adam Wathan (Tailwind CSS) are back on the mics.
Today they reflect on 2022 and lessons they’ve learned. Ben has some thoughts on delegation, priorities and enterprise sales, while Adam explains how he made time for proof of concepts and has figured a way to actually follow his to-do list.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
02:11 Setting priorities
05:11 Shaping up
08:27 Don't allocate everyone to every project
15:46 Top down management
17:13 Delegation gone wrong can still be a success
22:06 Don't make your to-do list a chore list
24:00 Declaring calendar bankruptcy
27:43 Don't make promises future you has to pay for
30:09 Make decisions quickly
32:54 Making time for proofs of concept
37:25 Bluffing in enterprise sales
40:38 Doing things the way you want to, as much as you can afford to
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