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Episode Synopsis
About Ben
Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.
Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.
With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.
Today We Talked About
Background
The Name of Particle
3Vs - Visibility, Velocity, Vision
Special Operations Teams for Tech
OKRs and Smart Goals, KPIs, etc.
Velocity
Staff Augmentation vs. Solution Outcomes = Mission Aligned Teams
Questions Preceed Clarity
Dependability
Culture
Imposter Syndrom
Adaptability
Resourcefulness
Connect with Ben
LinkedIn
Website
Leave me a tip $
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Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.
Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.
With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.
Today We Talked About
Background
The Name of Particle
3Vs - Visibility, Velocity, Vision
Special Operations Teams for Tech
OKRs and Smart Goals, KPIs, etc.
Velocity
Staff Augmentation vs. Solution Outcomes = Mission Aligned Teams
Questions Preceed Clarity
Dependability
Culture
Imposter Syndrom
Adaptability
Resourcefulness
Connect with Ben
Website
Leave me a tip $
Click here to Donate to the show
I hope you enjoyed this show, please head over to Apple Podcasts and subscribe and leave me a rating and review, even one sentence will help spread the word. Thanks again!
#1 in Technical Leadership
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