Treating Your Career Like A Product

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At WordCamp Tampa, I delivered this keynote presentation

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NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING ABOUT THE MARKET THEY

ARE ENTERING.

NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING ABOUT THE TEAM THEY’LL NEED TO BUILD IT.

NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING ABOUT MARKETING, SALES & SUPPORT COSTS.

NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING ABOUT COMPETITION & A

PRODUCT ROADMAP.

NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING ABOUT REVENUE VS PROFIT.

NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT

THINKING

SO WHY DO WE MANAGE OUR

CAREERS WITHOUT THINKING?

MOST OF US BACKED OUR WAY INTO WORDPRESS

THE GROWTH OF WORDPRESS

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THE GROWTH OF OUR TECH SKILLS

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THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS

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HOW OFTEN ARE YOU ITERATING YOUR QUOTING PROCESS? PRICING? CONTRACTS? PARTNERSHIPS? COMMUNICATION?

THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR WORDPRESS

COMMUNITY IS A FOCUS ON

CONSTANT LEARNING

SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO KEEP LEARNING  

WORDPRESS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

IF YOU LET IT.

WILL YOU LET IT?

CHRIS LEMA @CHRISLEMA Blog Daily at chrislema.com CTO & Chief Strategist at Crowd Favorite