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Ask Your Developer: How to Harness the Power of Software Developers and Win in the 21st Century
Written by Jeff Lawson
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Jeff Lawson, developer turned CEO of Twilio (one of Bloomberg Businessweek's Top 50 Companies to Watch in 2021), creates a new playbook for unleashing the full potential of software developers in any organization, showing how to help management utilize this coveted and valuable workforce to enable growth, solve a wide range of business problems, and drive digital transformation.
From banking and retail to insurance and finance, every industry is turning digital, and every company needs the best software to win the hearts and minds of customers. The landscape has shifted from the classic build vs. buy question, to one of build vs. die. Companies have to get this right to survive. But how do they make this transition?
Software developers are sought after, highly paid, and desperately needed to compete in the modern, digital economy. Yet most companies treat them like digital factory workers without really understanding how to unleash their full potential. Lawson argues that developers are the creative workforce who can solve major business problems and create hit products for customers—not just grind through rote tasks. From Google and Amazon, to one-person online software companies—companies that bring software developers in as partners are winning. Lawson shows how leaders who build industry changing software products consistently do three things well. First, they understand why software developers matter more than ever. Second, they understand developers and know how to motivate them. And third, they invest in their developers' success.
As a software developer and public company CEO, Lawson uses his unique position to bridge the language and tools executives use with the unique culture of high performing, creative software developers. Ask Your Developer is a toolkit to help business leaders, product managers, technical leaders, software developers, and executives achieve their common goal—building great digital products and experiences.
How to compete in the digital economy? In short: Ask Your Developer.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins
Release dateJan 12, 2021
ISBN9780063018310
Author
Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson is a co-founder and CEO at Twilio. He is a serial inventor with over 15 years of entrepreneurial and product experience. Prior to co-founding Twilio, Jeff was Founder & CTO of NineStar, Founding CTO of Stubhub.com and Founder, CEO & CTO of Versity. He was also one of the original product managers for Amazon Web Services. At every business, Jeff identified the fundamental need for a platform for developers and companies to easily build communications-based business solutions. Jeff grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, started his first company in middle school, and earned his BS in Computer Science & Film/Video from University of Michigan.
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Readers find this title to be an interesting and informative read. It provides valuable insights into the technology mindset and offers practical advice for CEOs and PMs looking to bring change with software. The author shares his own journey and emphasizes the power of innovation. Overall, this book is a master class on working with software engineers and building an engineering first organization.
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Sep 9, 2023
Great book to learn about the technology mindset. The thought process behind building an engineering first organization that will be helpful for anybody trying to get into tech or bettering their ability to get the most out of their developers. Jeff walks through his own journey of discovering what makes him happy and why he truly believes in the power of innovation that is the fuel that runs Twilio. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Sep 9, 2023
Interesting read but already recycles a lot of the thinking from Amazon and other management principles. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Sep 9, 2023
For all CEOs and PMs who want to bring change with software, this book is a master class on how to work with software engineers as of today.