Favorite Parts of Working in the Developer Tools Industry as a Chief Product Officer
Stacie, Chief Product Officer at Stanza Systems, most enjoys the unique opportunity to "talk to other teams and see what they are thinking about," gaining an objective view of industry trends and challenges. This allows her to witness the inspiring work of companies pushing boundaries, revealing surprising contrasts between the performance of large, established firms and smaller, more focused organizations in their approach to software development.
Technology, Communication, Leadership, Problem-Solving, Industry Trends
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Stacie Frederick
Chief Product Officer
Stanza Systems
UC Berkeley
USC, MS Computer Science
Computer Science
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Product / Service / Software Development and Management
Scholarship Recipient, Took Out Loans
Video Highlights
1. "Gaining an objective view on industry trends and challenges by speaking with various teams."
2. "Observing how different companies, regardless of size or tech focus, approach software development and its impact on their success."
3. "Finding inspiration in teams that are innovative and push the boundaries of software development, learning from their successes and strategies."
Transcript
What do you enjoy most about being in your industry?
In my industry, which is providing software for software developers, I'd say what I enjoy most is talking to other teams. This is something we don't often get to do when working in a big company.
I like seeing what other teams are thinking about and what's top of mind for them. It gives me an objective view on trends, what people are struggling with, and who is advanced and making progress.
It's inspiring to hear about teams that are doing well and pushing boundaries. They might say, "We saw this problem, we tried this, and it worked. Now we're fully investing in it to help our teams develop better software more quickly or easily."
This chance to talk to many teams and see where people are at is something I really enjoy. It's interesting because some of the biggest companies, you'd expect them to be doing very well, and their business has been so successful, it's almost like they haven't had to try as hard.
Then you talk to smaller companies or companies that aren't tech-focused at their core, but they take their software very seriously. This contrasts with some high-tech companies that have made a lot of money but aren't as good with their software. That's been fascinating.