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I have 17 years of industry experience, and shipped products to market for 13 platforms (that's counting PC as a single platform!). I have a strong drive to get quality products to market. I really, really like to ship. I worked on award-winning real-time-strategy games at Relic Entertainment, mobile games at DeNA Vancouver, native mobile and mobile web ecommerce solutions at Mobify, and was the technical co-founder of Gasket Games. I also made a small PlayStation Mobile game (ran on the Vita) and a VR game for the Oculus Go. Most recently I was Head of Engineering at Formations, a fintech startup for the self-employed in the US. I also mentor folks via MentorCruise.
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Are you an extrovert or an introvert?
Hi makers! I often hear generalizations like "engineers are introverted" and "salespeople are extroverted", but in my experience working in tech I've always found great examples to challenge that. In the latest episode of "Product Hunt Radio" for example, Drift's CTO Elias Torres talked about being an extrovert and how he loves spending time across every department including customer success. Are you an extrovert, introvert or ambivert (a bit of both) and do you think that impacts the type of job you've chosen to do?
Will you still post on Instagram if they remove likes?
Instagram announced that this week they will start removing likes displayed on certain accounts, prompting stars like Nikki Minaj to say they will no longer post on the platform if likes are removed (article here). How would the change impact your relationship with the app?
Have you ever deleted an app due to privacy concerns?
I've removed some apps because of the privacy setting requirements e.g. access to contacts when I don't feel its an essential part of enjoying the app's features. Curious to see the results.