Engineering 28 min listen
Quip’s Edmond Lau on how to become a more effective engineer
If you ask Edmond Lau, an engineer working on user growth and engagement at Quip, those outcomes have little to…
Engineering
Product & Design 3 min read
Why we sacrificed product capability for availability
When your company is experiencing growth, you need to concentrate on mitigating downtime – even when that means sacrificing capability….
Engineering 4 min read
An engineer’s take on the theory of dominant design
As an engineer, things that don’t make sense keep me up at night. I need to find some underlying order…
Engineering 12 min read
How to run 1 : 1 meetings that work for 2
As an Engineering Manager it’s not always obvious where to allocate time for maximum impact. Time spent in 1:1 discussion…
Engineering 8 min read
Finding your way from maker to manager
The transition from engineer to engineering manager can be a tough one. But become a manager of engineering managers and…
Engineering 7 min watch
Building a startup within a startup
The more successful you become, the harder it is to apply a scrappy startup mindset to your product development. An…
News & Updates 3 min read
Opening up the power of Intercom’s platform
On Good Friday in 1962, Lou Groen trialled a new sandwich in his Ohio burger restaurant. It was a last-ditch…
Engineering 23 min listen
Etsy engineering director Lara Hogan on public speaking
Lara Hogan is an engineering director at Etsy, the marketplace for buying and selling unique goods, and is probably best known for championing performance as part of the overall user experience.
Engineering 30 min listen
Intercom’s Darragh Curran on scaling engineering
Darragh joined Intercom in early 2012 as a product engineer and our second outside hire. Fast forward to today, and he’s…
