In this episode, Tim LeMaster (Principal Engineer at Pangea Money Transfer and the founder of dev-nops.net) joins the podcast to discuss the Engineering Paradox between building for product-market fit vs building for durability and scale. We explore if the paradox is real or is simply a trap an engineer or product leader can fall into, how to avoid…

This is a throwback podcast recording from 2019 when Jason Berwanger and I discuss scaling an engineering organization for sustainable growth. We dive into preserving ownership, agility, and culture in a rapidly scaling team. From how the team balances empowerment with bureaucratic processes to developing talent management, this episode tackles the…

I have a long discussion with Andrew Ruud about how he identifies big innovation bets. In this discussion, Andrews shares how he uses intersection points to identify non-obvious innovation big bets, how he thinks about build vs acquire, how he executes against big ideas, and the mistakes he sees other leaders make when trying to make big bets. At t…

In this discussion, Jason Berwanger (Chief Architect at Leapfin) and I discuss what goes into building a great data architecture, how you can identify if you have issues leveraging data to make decisions, some of the signs and symptoms of a bad data architecture, and how you can take advantage of a great data architecture to create a strategic adva…

Continuation of the Leverage Loop Article "Features vs Re-Architecture: Do You Have the Right Balance?". We share 3 tips for maximizing your feature and architectural investments to prevent start-up failure from a lack of innovation.Por Leverage Loop LLC