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June 2018

Tech

What Every Engineer Should Know About Open Source Software Licenses and IP

Article

  • Patent: underlying idea
  • Copyright: instance of the idea (e.g. written code)
  • MIT: permissive for use, except it does not expressly permit patent use
  • Apache 2.0: similar to MIT, but with permissions for patent use

The pyramid of clarity

Article

  • Remember to not optimize for the wrong goal
  • Pyramid of clarity: shows how the longer-term aspirations are built on top of shorter-term goals
    • Mission -> Strategy -> Company-Wide Objective -> Group Objectives -> Key Results (over a time period) -> Individual Projects

Clarity in the design process: how to create a process map for your team

Article

  • "A template that everyone can refer to as they bring a product from idea to ship"
    • There can be execptions, but it's the process everyone's expected to follow
  • "What’s your ideal design process?"
  • Elements:
    1. Ideation: understanding customer issues and product strategy
    2. Definition: defining strategy and requirements
    3. Iteration: prototyping and testing
    4. Implementation: refining

How we build our Product Roadmap at Asana

Article

  • Balance autonomy and individual contribution with strategic goals
  • How to get input for goals?
  • Objectives and product roadmap are built from each other: consider what work is required to achieve an objective, and what objective a product improvement fulfills
  • What will the company / product look like in a year?
  • At the end, each piece of work should be directly relatable to a KR, Objective, and Mission

Life

How to lead with clarity of purpose, plan, and responsibility

Article

  • Moving teams from chaos / confusion to clarity is one of the most vital functions of leadership
  • Rule of thumb: underestimate how much clarity the team has
  • Three types of clarity:
    1. Clarity of purpose: why
      • Link the team's mission with the larger organization
      • The work to maintain clarity continues indefinitely!
      • Answer: "If we’re wildly successful, how will the world be different?", "How is the work you’re doing now directly contributing to that success?"
    2. Clarity of plan: how to get there
      • Everyone should have easy access to an accurate source of truth of the current plan
    3. Clarity of responsibility: role in execution
      • Each part of the plan has an owner (best one)
  • Best way to unearth lack of clarity: proactively ask questions, and solicit questions

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