diff --git a/_posts/2016-07-02-qcon-ny-summary.md b/_posts/2016-07-02-qcon-ny-summary.md index 168a85d..3f09b2a 100644 --- a/_posts/2016-07-02-qcon-ny-summary.md +++ b/_posts/2016-07-02-qcon-ny-summary.md @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun * Infrastructure-as-Code: * Applying software engineering tools to managing the infrastructure * Unattended automation (enforces discipline, discourages ‘out-of-band’ changes - * Changes need to be tested as well, before doing a DevOoops + * Changes need to be tested as well, before doing a **DevOoops** * See [http://serverspec.org]() * The process for applying changes is auditable (the responsible part) * Changes are tracked by commit @@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun * Best teams carefully manage culture * At buffer culture is as important as the product * The result are our [buffer values](https://open.buffer.com/buffer-values/) - * Principles over prices through shared culture * Crafting culture is hard: you hire for culture, you should be firing for culture * Build the core team which aligns on culture * Interviews/hiring around culture fit @@ -120,9 +119,11 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun * In order to hire for cultural fit, the team has to be on the same page * Lessons learnt from experimenting with culture * Transparency breeds trust (for team and customers) - * Buffer transparency salary calculator - * Term sheet and valuation public of round A * See [buffer.com/transparency]() + * Buffer transparency salary calculator + * See [https://buffer.com/salary?r=1&l=10&e=2&q=0]() + * Term sheet and valuation of round A are public + * See [https://open.buffer.com/raising-3-5m-funding-valuation-term-sheet/]() * It is even more important to be transparent when things don’t go well * Culture is truly tested and defined during hard times * Implementing culture for a globally distributed team @@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ Here is my quick summary of my highlights of QCon New York from June 13th to Jun * Hard to disengage from work when working through Timezones * Cultivate culture for remote work * Need to be self-motivated and genuinely passionate about your work - * Need tobe resourceful, can get through roadblocks + * Need to be resourceful, can get through roadblocks * But hard time to hire juniors/interns * Written communication is our main medium - But can’t replace in-person interactions: We have retreats