5 things I learned from 5 years at Vercel | Lee Robinson
passion without boundaries will lead you to burnout.
Why was I responding to tweets on the beach? I hadn't built the system for others to take ownership
You can push the pace without being an asshole. The ideal state is that your team both loves what they're working on and can ship fast
Aggressive deadlines expose hidden complexity
My goal was to build a culture that set aggressive deadlines, but also was okay with sometimes missing dates. If there's no date, it might take 3 months. But if you set a date of 2 weeks and it actually takes 1 month, great, you just shipped a first version 3x faster.
It's one of my favorite parts about roles like DX and Design Engineers. These are folks who can code, design, build, and ship. They have extreme agency and operate more like founders.