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Scaling Sparta - Lessons for Growing a Dev Team
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- 1 Intro
- 2 Scaling people is hard.
- 3 Scaling isn't just bigger.
- 4 4,950 CONNECTIONS
- 5 The Spartans
- 6 A wall of men.
- 7 Find what you do best.
- 8 Hire generalists.
- 9 Allow natural communication.
- 10 The Mongols
- 11 Mongols were tough.
- 12 Genghis Khan
- 13 Embraced religious tolerance.
- 14 Promoted based on merit.
- 15 Cultivated equal(ish) rights.
- 16 Think strategically
- 17 Focus on what. Not how.
- 18 Enable autonomy.
- 19 Stay small.
- 20 Keep structure simple.
- 21 Focus on one thing.
- 22 The Romans
- 23 Caesar Augustus
- 24 Contractors
- 25 Break into small teams.
- 26 Set a clear vision
- 27 Master logistics.
- 28 Choose one project management tool.
- 29 Invest in your employees.
- 30 Acknowledge mental health.
- 31 Recognize hard work.
- 32 Introduce specialists.
- 33 Emily Freeman
