1. What I’ve Learned
@vybs
Veena Basavaraj
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2. Engineering Lead @ LinkedIn
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3. Since 3 years
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4. credit http://www.slideshare.net/brettalexwallace
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5. Even more important
are Culture and
Values
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6. credit http://www.slideshare.net/brettalexwallace
[In]version
[In]day
[In]cubator
[In]tern
Mentor[in] [In]spire
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7. 2010-11
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8. What was our
mission?
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9. #1
Keep the site up and
running
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10. #2
Growing from
50M to connecting
all the world’s
professionals
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11. #3
Don’t forget
Site-Speed
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12. Core value
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13. Act like a owner
Don’t shy away from technical debt
Leverage - Fewer things done right
[IN]VERSION
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14. Wednesday, July 31, 13

15. employee to a valued
engineer
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16. 2011-12
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17. What was our
mission?
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18. #1
Growing the team
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19. #2
Building strong
relationships
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20. #3
Get inspired
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21. Core value
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22. Act like a mentor
Building the team and the culture
getting inspired
collaborate across teams
[IN]TERN
MENTOR[IN]
[IN]DAY
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23. [IN]days, meet-ups
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24. Traditions
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25. Hack [IN] days
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26. Mentors, Inspiring talks
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27. engineer to a mentor
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28. 2012-13
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29. ~1000 engineers
> 200 M users
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30. What was our
mission?
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31. #1
Deliver Delightful
products, building
value for users
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32. #2
Engineering
developer delight
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33. #3
Keep it open and
transparent
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34. Core value
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35. Act like a leader
Innovate
Openness and transparency
Take Intelligent Risks
[IN]CUBATOR
[IN]SPIRE
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36. Wednesday, July 31, 13

37. Code for Open source
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38. Evangelizing and build on
open technologies
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39. mentor to a leader
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40. Key aspect of loving
what you do everyday
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41. is self-transformation
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42. Recap
Don’t shy away from technical debt
Leverage - Fewer things done right
Act like a owner
Building the team and the culture
Act like a mentor
Innovate
Openness and transparency
Take Intelligent Risks
Act like a leader
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43. Thank you!
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