Focus on the people being served so user needs remain the primary goal in projects and startups. Grow as a builder by recognizing that leaning on others who are smarter or more skilled supports development and enables progress. Transitioning from technical work to leading, teaching, and running one’s own efforts requires adopting this collaborative mindset. Treat business-side work such as marketing and sales as an opportunity for creativity and problem-solving rather than an obligation. Apply efficiency to business operations because these activities can be enjoyable and directly generate revenue, which matters to any business.
"One is going to be prioritizing the user. Whoever you might be building for, that should be the front of your focus. Whether it's in a project or in a startup, I'll give you some practical tips on that."
"Then evolving as a builder is the second. I think during my time, I was transitioning from working in computer science at internships like Adobe or NASDAQ. Then when I got thrust a bit into learning how to be my own boss and also teaching others, it was really critical to understand that, yes, I can lean on the other people who are smarter than me, maybe more capable, maybe more skilled because of where they're at. That's perfectly fine. We need that for growth."
"Then third is bringing efficiency to anything regarding the business side, which I think as engineers it can be tough at first or something that we don't necessarily love to do to think in terms of marketing, or sales, or these sorts of more business-related problems. They can actually be really fun and key. Not only that, they drive revenue, which everybody loves."
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