Plato Elevate

With the v1 of "Lenny and Friends Summit" officially wrapped, time to recognize the incredible people and organizations who made it come together. Thank you to Lenny & his team (Shre, Jordan and others) for building an amazing community and content engine. And on a personal level, being such a joy to work with. Thank you to Coda, and the entire team for bringing something much needed to the product leadership community, and curating one of the highest quality events ever. Special shoutout to Mustafa for making this event a reality and for leading multiple organizations and teams forward. Big thanks to Ben and Rachel for creating one of the coolest event apps I’ve ever used. And a lot of gratitude to the extended production team at EEG, staff, and all the volunteers! To all the attendees who traveled from near and far, shared their thoughts, feedback, and photos after the event – it's incredibly rewarding to see so many say or write "it's one of the best events they have ever attended!" And heartfelt Thank YOU to our sponsors and partners for helping make the summit a reality. Heart is filled with lots of joy and gratitude.

I've joined Datavant. For the past year I spoke with companies about engineering leadership roles and the process was disheartening. Most companies were a bad fit, either because they needed a leader with a very specific background (had already taken a company public, worked in precision fermenting, etc.) or because I couldn't see a way that I, no matter how much effort I applied, would be able to work around some fundamental corporate impairments. Then, in June, I met Nayana P. at Plato Elevate and she described to me a company that has all of the following: * Connections to the world's electronic health systems * Business relationships with virtually every player in healthcare * Access to the manual workflows littered throughout health data processing * A great engineering team determined to automate it all All that plus plenty of revenue seemed too good to be true. I'm now two months in as Director of Engineering for the core systems through which millions of medical records flow and I love it so much. And I have headcount. If you've worked on sprawling complex product suites in the past and want to work on another, and if you generally enjoy running directly at problems then let's improve healthcare together. I know the job market is super weird right now, especially for senior folks. So come work with me and we'll set you up to do the best work of your career. Apply here, and please include a cover letter and say hi so I can get to know you a little: https://lnkd.in/gFyqfqWX (No, you don't have to hit all the requirements listed on the job — those are all just nice-to-haves)

We’ve known Javier Lopez, VP of Engineering at Carta for many years now, and he’s been a mentor, both to Plato mentees and to our team. Kindness, empathy, and team spirit are what defines him best, and his 20 years of experience at companies like GuideSpark, Patreon, and Carta make him a leader we all want to follow. The good news is that he’s shared with us his insights to create efficient and resilient engineering teams in troubled times! Read his guide here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gpYS679d

Missing the good moments from Elevate. Appreciate this recap video from our friends at Density Labs featuring: - Quang HOANG from Plato - Carson Weiss from HackerRank - Poya Osgouei from Modern GTM - Conor E. McCann from Forte Group - Darrell Polee from EverOps - Bala Neerumalla from Coda And many more. Already excited for the next one! https://lnkd.in/gx7umMr3

Have you heard of engineering rituals? 🤔What about the following? ⚡$100 voting ⚡V2MOM ⚡OKRs ⚡6-pager docs ⚡Sentiment Checks ⚡Catalyst meetings I was aware of some of these but then last week met with a bunch of software engineering leaders at #PlatoElevate and learnt much more deeper best practices from some of silicon valley's iconic and unicorn companies. 🚀The best part? Coda and Plato have joined hands to codify these & introduce an operating system(OS) for engineering just like all computers have an OS. It's called "EngOS", outlining rituals for each SDLC phase to bring structure. It guides decision-making, communications work processes, and collaboration. 🎉Great job Jean-Baptiste Coger Quang HOANG Poya Osgouei in putting together such an impactful event! As a second time participant, you exceeded my expectations and your team hit it out of the ballpark! 👍 🤝 Wonderful meeting Shishir Mehrotra, Sushma (Sue) Nallapeta Anu Gardiner and a host of other leaders & accomplished professionals including several ASEI (American Society of Engineers of Indian Origin) members Agas Somasundaram Amruta Moktali and more 🙏Three Calls to Action (CTAs): 🌟Enjoy the snippet video collage from this event.... Pls tag /comment if we met there last week. 🌟Also if I missed meeting you, do share your impressions from the conference ....I always get deeper insights from diverse perspectives! 🌟 Follow me here if you like my musings and hit subscribe 🔔. I also have a monthly newsletter & podcast #TheDigitalAgenda

"I'm so tired of going to technology conferences and just talking about technology. Let's talk about the stuff that really matters!" ~ real life quote from an engineering leader at Plato Elevate this week. 😀 Still buzzing from all the incredible content and connections I made at this jam-packed 2-day conference of keynotes, roundtables and workshops. There was a ton of variety, but also a lot of common themes. A focus on creating systems, rituals, and frameworks to support team well-being, productivity and flow. How to communicate more effectively to prioritize what matters and enable better decision-making. And lots of discussion on how companies are leveraging AI through experimentation and learning. Thank you Bonnie Brieden, Quang HOANG, Jean-Baptiste Coger and everyone at Plato for organizing a conference unlike any other. Looking forward to the next one! #PlatoElevate #EngineeringLeadership #Mentorship

Roundtables are one of my favorites in a conference because they create an opportunity to both learn and contribute. Hosted a great discussion at Plato Elevate 2024 with Siraj Memon Patryk Domoracki Chethana Gopinath Victoria Lo Reeba Benzialex Ramya G Raghavendra Nyamagoudar (L to R in the picture below) on the topic of Mindset & Rituals towards greater productivity. We explored adapting to different work environments, balancing remote and in-person settings. We emphasized self-care and family time, learning to say no to avoid burnout. Strategies included blocking calendars, giving and receiving feedback, and prioritizing personal goals. Regular reflection, meditation, and finding "me" time were highlighted for maintaining productivity and well-being. #PlatoElevate #selfcare #productivity

Our Principal Architect, Elaine David, recently hosted a workshop at #PlatoElevate. Check out her recap below—her reflections on high-quality #CarbonCredits, the the increasing role of AI/ML in processes, including decarbonization, and steps towards #DEI in #tech, are worth a read. May the women's restroom line continue to grow at tech conferences everywhere! Plato Elevate (June 5th & 6th, San Francisco)

I had an incredible experience at #PlatoElevate, the No-BS conference for engineering leaders. The event featured an outstanding lineup of speakers and provided great networking opportunities. It was wonderful to meet several SheTo members in person. Also bumped into past colleagues, I hadn’t seen in over five years. Sabrina Farmer, CTO at GitLab's session on "Harnessing AI to Scale Software Innovation and Improve Productivity" was insightful, emphasizing both the challenges and tremendous potential AI holds for enhancing engineering excellence. The keynote by Farhang Kassaei, CTO, Google Store, "You Are in the Communication Business" was another highlight. His insights on communication frameworks transitioning from reactive, unstructured communication to a proactive, structured approach and the importance of practicing emotional regulation techniques for effective communication were invaluable. The workshops and roundtables were equally enriching, offering a chance to exchange perspectives and learn from peer engineering leaders. #PlatoElevate #Networking #EngineeringLeadership

This past few days I got to hang out with an old CEO and my first startup CEO, Vivek and the HackerRank crew. And HackerRank's had it's fair share of highs and lows but one of the things I admire a ton about Vivek is his relentless dedication and all these years later, still staying close to the customer. I remember in the earliest days of HackerRank, he had his co-founder, Harishankaran K build a system to alert them should one of our top customers need support so it could ping his phone after a certain amount of minutes and he would respond immediately. And another time, we had a large financial bank that wanted to leave for a much more affordable product, he was so committed to retaining the business, we flew to New York the next day to visit their team, in-person -- and nailed the meeting and not only retained the business but extended it into a multi year agreement. Working with him in the weeks leading up to #PlatoElevate reminded me of a crucial trait founders should keep: even as the business grows, they should always stay connected to the customers and sales.