treating your career like a product
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At WordCamp Tampa, I delivered this keynote presentationTRANSCRIPT
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT THE MARKET THEY
ARE ENTERING.
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT THE TEAM THEY’LL NEED TO BUILD IT.
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT MARKETING, SALES & SUPPORT COSTS.
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT COMPETITION & A
PRODUCT ROADMAP.
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING ABOUT REVENUE VS PROFIT.
NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT
THINKING
SO WHY DO WE MANAGE OUR
CAREERS WITHOUT THINKING?
MOST OF US BACKED OUR WAY INTO WORDPRESS
THE GROWTH OF WORDPRESS
t
THE GROWTH OF OUR TECH SKILLS
t
THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS
ACUMEN
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HOW OFTEN ARE YOU ITERATING YOUR QUOTING PROCESS? PRICING? CONTRACTS? PARTNERSHIPS? COMMUNICATION?
THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR WORDPRESS
COMMUNITY IS A FOCUS ON
CONSTANT LEARNING
SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO KEEP LEARNING
WORDPRESS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
IF YOU LET IT.
WILL YOU LET IT?
CHRIS LEMA @CHRISLEMA Blog Daily at chrislema.com CTO & Chief Strategist at Crowd Favorite