Tech Talk
The Tech Perfectionists’ Trap: Lessons Learned Polishing Rocks
Video
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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