Eli Daniel (Jellyfish)

About this Episode

In this episode, rachel, Kendall, and Eli talk about:

• The most apt failed startup name ever
• A terrible first experience as a manager and being voluntold to try it again
• Enjoying the force multiplier of leadership vs individual contribution
• Oracle acquisition zingers (nice one, Kendall)
• Being Guild-less at Spotify
• Going from being told what to build to asking what should be built
• Learning that it's important to also care about the business plan
• Communicating and marketing business context to [naive|entitled] engineers
• How that context helps drive a more collaborative process and empowers engineers
• How big is too big? Kendall asking the important questions
• The inevitability of acquiring a "superstructure of bullshit"
• Outgrowing the "rah rah" aspect of working at a company
• Feelings of beard inadequacy and enjoyment of bicycles
• The romance of building a sailboat with your life partner

You can find Eli on the Rands Leadership Slack and on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/eli-daniel/

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3