Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Matt is awesome. From working with Unix OGs at AT&T to experiencing Hashicorp's hypergrowth from the inside, he's got some pretty fascinating engineering and management experience. Worth a listen. Also, he's Casey's nemesis.

0:00 Intro
2:00 Career Journey
4:15 Growth at Hashicorp
6:00 Mgmt Cheatsheet for company growth
8:00 Company work outputs as coral reefs
13:10 What makes a good manager?
16:15 What makes a good engineer?
20:30 Going off alone
23:00 Agile, Scrum, things that work
28:00 AI and zany tech predictions
32:00 Breaking Production
35:20 Tech is a small world
37:00 How to get rewarded
39:55 A recipe for promotions
42:00 Million-dollar advice for new engineers

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