Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Talk: Swizec Teller - "Leadership Insights From Growing 2X in 8 Months", Tech Lead Conf 2025
How does it feel when your team more than doubles in less than a year? Like your brain was put in a blender and someone kept pressing the button. I joined a 7-engineer, 40 employee, startup in August, by May we were 14 engineers, 100 people, and I was a manager. These are my lessons.
Watch the full talk with Q&A on GitNation website: gitnation.com/contents/leadership-insights-from-growing-2x-in-8-months
Follow the link to watch the full version of all the conference talks, QnA’s with speakers and hands-on workshop recordings → gitnation.com/events/techlead-conference-2025
Timestamps:
00:00 — Understanding Product–Market Fit
01:54 — Embracing Delegation and Specialization
03:50 — Nurturing Mentorship and Guidance
05:00 — Join GitNation Conferences
05:54 — Nurturing Mentorship and Guidance
06:45 — Effective Feedback and Encouragement
07:45 — Balancing Feedback and Outcomes
10:14 — Optimizing User Stories for Outcomes
12:13 — Efficient Documentation and Flexible Planning
13:58 — Adapting User Stories and Backlog Management
🔥 Want to hear talks like this live? Join us at TechLead Conference 2025 in London: https://techleadconf.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=swizecteller
❗ We’ve hidden a secret code for 20% off your TechLead Conference ticket — only for our most attentive viewers 🤫 You’ll find it inside the talk. Hope to see you there!👋
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Talk: Swizec Teller - "Leadership Insights From Growing 2X in 8 Months", Tech Lead Conf 2025
How does it feel when your team more than doubles in less than a year? Like your brain was put in a blender and someone kept pressing the button. I joined a 7-engineer, 40 employee, startup in August, by May we were 14 engineers, 100 people, and I was a manager. These are my lessons.
Watch the full talk with Q&A on GitNation website: gitnation.com/contents/leadership-insights-from-growing-2x-in-8-months
Follow the link to watch the full version of all the conference talks, QnA’s with speakers and hands-on workshop recordings → gitnation.com/events/techlead-conference-2025
Timestamps:
00:00 — Understanding Product–Market Fit
01:54 — Embracing Delegation and Specialization
03:50 — Nurturing Mentorship and Guidance
05:00 — Join GitNation Conferences
05:54 — Nurturing Mentorship and Guidance
06:45 — Effective Feedback and Encouragement
07:45 — Balancing Feedback and Outcomes
10:14 — Optimizing User Stories for Outcomes
12:13 — Efficient Documentation and Flexible Planning
13:58 — Adapting User Stories and Backlog Management
🔥 Want to hear talks like this live? Join us at TechLead Conference 2025 in London: https://techleadconf.com?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=swizecteller
❗ We’ve hidden a secret code for 20% off your TechLead Conference ticket — only for our most attentive viewers 🤫 You’ll find it inside the talk. Hope to see you there!👋
TechLead Conf on X: https://x.com/TheTechLeadConf
TechLead Conf on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/showcase/tech-lead-conference
TechLead Conf on Instagram: instagram.com/techleadconf
GitNation on TikTok: tiktok.com/@gitnationorg
#TechLeadConf #TechCareerGrowth #GitNation #TechLeadConf2025 #WebDevelopment #TechTalks #TechLeadTalk
