Taro x Product Hunt and The Fastest Growing Software Engineers
Hey everyone šš½ Today weāll cover:
Taro is live on Product Hunt!
3 Traits Of The Fastest Growing Software Engineers
Our next event from Cat Chen (Staff Engineer) this Saturday
Product Hunt Launch
After weeks of preparation, we just launched on Product Hunt: https://www.producthunt.com/posts/taro-tech-career-mentorship. If youāve gotten any value from Taro, weād love for you to take 30 seconds to upvote and leave a comment!
Weāre designing the career growth platform that we wish we had as we started our software engineering careers. Your feedback is so valuable ā thanks to many of you who replied to last weekās email about creator incentives!
I think thereās a āproperā way to solicit feedback on Product Hunt (something about having prior activity?), but honestly weād just love your support, however it comes š„°
Letās make more people aware of Taro!
3 Traits Of The Fastest Growing Software Engineers
My most recent YouTube video is about the patterns of the fastest growing software engineers Iāve ever worked with.
1ļøā£ They act as feedback sponges.
These engineers seek out feedback, act on it quickly, and close the loop with the person who gave the feedback. Instead of just asking āhow am I doing?ā, they ask deeper questions to get more thoughtful answers.
2ļøā£ They have an amazing ability to manage time and focus.
When these engineers start the day, they act with urgency to get things done. They donāt spend hours checking email, or waiting for code to compile.They follow one of 3 patterns to ensure meetings are actually valuable.
3ļøā£ They have very clear communication, written + verbal.
The byproduct of clear, consistent communication is that you build strong relationships and trust. That trust leads to likability, which leads to faster career growth.
More details in the video!
Live Event with Cat Chen on October 22
Cat Chen is a very senior engineer who has worked at top companies like Robinhood, Meta, and Baidu. His level of fame reached a point within Facebook where he actually had a āCat Chen fan clubā š
Cat had an astonishing ability within the company to share perspectives and stories which resonated with 1000s of employees. Heāll talk about building influence, working with cross-functional partners, and navigating multiple organizations. Details are in the LinkedIn event.
This live event with Cat is for Taro Premium members. Going forward, weāll have events with talented engineers + managers every few weeks..Ā
Get the details by joining us.
When you work with enough technologies + frameworks, you donāt get scared as easily :)