Long term, I believe that your career will be largely defined by getting lucky and the rate at which you learn. I have no advice about luck, but to speed up learning I have two suggestions: work at a rapidly expanding company, and make your peers your first team.| lethain.com
There is a moment in every company’s growth when top-level planning shifts from discussing specific projects to talking about goals. This can be a very empowering moment because goals decouple the “what” from the “how”, but it can also be a confusing transition for everyone involved: writing clear goals takes a bit of practice. This post takes a look at how to write effective goals and how to use them during planning.| lethain.com