Seth Purcell - Co-Founder and CEO at Constructor

Junior to Senior with David Guttman

Talking Points:

• Code as a means to an end
• Focusing on the business problem
• Building business value
• The alignment of goals within an organization
• Not being afraid to ask stupid questions

Quotable Quotes:

• “In our culture, we build businesses...we happen to use code most of the time.” - SP
• “Do you want to succeed or have fun?” - SP
• “Culture is what you do, not what you say you do.” - SP
• “Make sure you really understand the problem [that your team is] trying to solve.” - SP
• “The best people are completely willing to ask stupid questions all the time.” - SP
• “I think that the biggest mistake of junior engineers is being intimidated [to ask questions].” - SP
• “Good [or bad] ideas can come from anywhere [from junior or senior].” - SP

Notes:

Seth’s LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/sethpurcell

Seth’s Company Site

constructor.dev

Junior to Senior Community
community.juniortosenior.io