Jim Wrubel's guest appearances

Jim Wrubel

Bits and Trees

Phil Sturgeon

Ben Orenstein

Jerome Hardaway

Adam Wathan

Caleb Porzio

Derek Prior

Dirceu Tiegs

Mat Silva

André Henry

Jeff Koenig

OwlTail

Jim Wrubel tells us about his path to CTO, his project the Soft Stuff, his experiences with hiring, things new managers need to learn, and moving between independent contributor and managerial tracks. Times  Introduction, backstory, rise to CTO 15:50 - Hiring 28:20 - Stepping away from the code 31:00 - Transitioning between leadership levels 34:20 - The Engineer/Manager Pendulum 38:50 - Learning enough of your tech stack to be helpful and knowledgeable 43:55 - Final remarks  Show Notes  Jim Wrubel's Twitter The Soft Stuff Beer Goggles Megan Callaghan (designer) The Engineer/Manager Pendulum

<p>Jim Wrubel tells us about his path to CTO, his project the Soft Stuff, his experiences with hiring, things new managers need to learn, and moving between independent contributor and managerial tracks.</p> <h1>Times</h1> <ul> <li>Introduction, backstory, rise to CTO</li> <li><em>15:50</em> - Hiring</li> <li><em>28:20</em> - Stepping away from the code</li> <li><em>31:00</em> - Transitioning between leadership levels</li> <li><em>34:20</em> - The Engineer/Manager Pendulum</li> <li><em>38:50</em> - Learning enough of your tech stack to be helpful and knowledgeable</li> <li><em>43:55</em> - Final remarks</li> </ul> <h1>Show Notes</h1> <ul> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/jameswrubel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jim Wrubel's Twitter</a></li> <li><a href="https://softstuff.tools/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soft Stuff</a></li> <li><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beersight" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beer Goggles</a></li> <li><a href="http://methodandmedium.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Megan Callaghan (designer)</a></li> <li><a href="https://charity.wtf/2017/05/11/the-engineer-manager-pendulum" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Engineer/Manager Pendulum</a></li></ul>

Becoming a CTO and The Soft Stuff with Jim Wrubel