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The Tech Perfectionists’ Trap: Lessons Learned Polishing Rocks

Published on November 11, 2020 · Updated on November 11, 2020
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By Barry Cooks

The Tech Perfectionists’ Trap: Lessons Learned Polishing Rocks

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About the Talk

A lightning talk featuring DigitalOcean CTO Barry Cooks from deploy, DigitalOcean’s virtual global conference.

What You’ll Learn

  • Prioritizing key factors to adjust your decision making
  • The nuance of understanding your target customer while admitting you don’t really understand your target customer
  • Trade-offs between speed of development and completeness of the solution

About the Presenter

Barry Cooks is DigitalOcean’s Chief Technology Officer, where he oversees the company’s overall product direction and development and leads technology teams.

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