Ask HN: How to Talk Tech?

Posted by remoteyard on Friday August 19, 2022 @08:40PM
from the ask-hn dept.

Ive been a developer for over 10 years primarily working in agencies and every place I’ve worked I’ve always just been a worker and never had a mentor or never really involved on the business side of things. I got a role as an associate director of technology and I’m just trying to step up my game. Does any one have any advice on how I can level up on the business side of things?

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Re:Ask HN: How to Talk Tech? by jamisonbryant on Friday August 19, 2022 @09:56PM (#32528300)

Check out CTO Craft. They are an exec coaching mentoring circle that comes with a slack group. There are tons of CTOs and director levels in the groups, plus mentors. Very active, a great community.

That, or read every day.

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Re:Ask HN: How to Talk Tech? by sidcool on Saturday August 20, 2022 @12:28AM (#32529081)

I have seen that techies have poor listening skills. It's all about "Rails sucks" or "JavaScript rocks" etc. And without understanding problem statement.

Starting point could be to listen well and wait to form an opinion.

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Re:Ask HN: How to Talk Tech? by shyn3 on Friday August 19, 2022 @09:14PM (#32528066)

Find a mentor. There are many executive coaches out there.

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