If you were writing code in your 20s, and you're 40+, what are you doing now? Still coding? Managing engineers? Product? Sales? Executive management? Not in tech? Imagine a short documentary that told some of these stories. DM me if you want to tell yours.
The past 4.5 years at @confluentinc have been truly life-changing for me. That's vacuously true of any span of time, but it's profoundly true of this one. It's been a rare opportunity for which I will be forever thankful. But...I am going to be moving on. 1/12
I spoke very briefly to a friend last Sunday who turned out two days later to be COVID positive. My own symptoms started on Wednesday evening. I got tested yesterday. I see the lab result as a formality, though: my symptoms and the timing of things all align perfectly. 1/10
I just listened to the account of the battle of Guadalcanal in the most recent @HardcoreHistory episode. That was the first combat experience of Lt. John W. Berglund, my grandfather. He commanded an artillery unit for the United States Marine Corps. 1/
Now then. I have joined @startreedata as VP of Developer Relations. More to say on this later, but here's a press release if you're into it: globenewswire.com/news-release/2โฆ
I really love this team and am more than a little hyped about the technology. This is happy Tim talking here. :)
When scheduling a 1:1 with a new team member, be sure to include the team member's email in the calendar invite, so she knows about the meeting.
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Meet Silas Namaan Crutchfield, my grandson. He was born this morning at about 4:30am after an impressively short labor. Silas, @hmcrutchfield, and husband are all doing great. โค๏ธ
Merry Christmas! Also Iโm going to be a grandpa. Meet Alexander Flynn Muenstermann, who will be joining us on or about June 14.
Going. To. Be. A. Grandpa. ๐๐๐