@DevPatrol

Connecting kick-ass developers with amazing companies.

devpatrol.com
Joined January 2015
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"Hire for culture, train for skill." -Anyone who's ever built a great team
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Come say hi to DevPatrol's founder Jack Jones (@mafuba) at #fstoconf15!
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I'm going to "Meet Your Makers: Web & Mobile Demo Night"! Check it out on Eventbrite. eventbrite.ca/e/meet-your-ma…
Are you a #startup #founder #hiring experienced tech talent? You need to compensate for that experience: bit.ly/1NXyL4i

Founders: It’s not 1990. Stop treating your employees like it is.

Why are we still using old 1990’s cap tables and the same tiny option grants for employees as we did back then? Is that fair? To whom? Is…

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When developers pursue projects that interest them, their expertise goes directly to improving the product @trello: bit.ly/1QTwipp

Ready, set, code: how engineering teams use Trello - Inside Atlassian

After speaking with many engineering teams about how they use Trello, we’re compiling all of their wisdom into one handy guide: The Trello Playbook For Engineering Teams is officially merged to prod....

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The problem with most résumé-generator products is that they don't market outside of tech—you know, the masses who actually need a résumé.
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@buffer21 Oct 2015
Where is your workplace on this chart? We're still trying to figure out our spot: buff.ly/1RKq23Q
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@dhh14 Oct 2015
The language of hiring is broken: Poaching is for animals, not employees, signalvnoise.com/posts/3962-…

Poaching is for animals, not employees

The language of hiring is broken. From the cog-like “human resources” to the scalp-trophy chase of “head-hunting”. Yuck. But no term gets me more riled up than “poaching”. It’s shockingly revealing:...

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In case of fire ... #Git #Commit
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Programmers curse a lot. GitHub analysis: bit.ly/1VqZEfB. Poor PHP coders. :P
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Our founder Jack Jones (@mafuba) is @Communitech #TechJam tonight! No booth, but if you see him come say hello!
"Relocation Offered" is NOT a remote-friendly position.
Haha, yep - Resumes and job postings are the broken way to recruit in tech. xitter.cf/ianlandsman/status/636…
Some organizations are broken. You will not fix an organization as a junior engineer. Attempting to do so is a poor use of your time.
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Phil Haack@haacked26 Aug 2015
"It’s rare to find gratitude around the workplace, but appreciation is an even better motivator than money." wsj.com/articles/it-pays-to-…
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Phil Haack@haacked25 Aug 2015
I know it's seen as a competitive advantage but I'd love to see tech companies share data and apply more science to hiring. – at Bellevue, WA
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Phil Haack@haacked25 Aug 2015
Since interviews are poor predictors, make sure to also focus on how to repair after a bad hire. haacked.com/archive/2015/02/… – at Bellevue, WA
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Please RT: A shout out for an All Star of Giving - Canadian Champion skeleton racer Cassie Hawrysh! #AllStarsGiv_Hawrysh (@CassieHawrysh)
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Remember to reward your team with praise and recognition... it's a powerful currency. ift.tt/1HANTjq
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"Early engineers must be good technically, but must be perfect culturally above everything else" bit.ly/1ImMn2s via @mitchellharper
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