The Status Hero Blog
Articles and resources to help teams communicate effectively, remove distractions, and work better together.
Engineering
Serving a static blog from a subdirectory with Cloudflare Workers
When we first published our blog a couple of years back, we decided to use Jekyll. It’s simple, Ruby-based, established, and it does this one job really well. We’ve stuck with it. According to the experts, there’s an SEO edge to hosting your blog in...
October 10, 2021 2 minute read
Leadership & Management
Rock Stars vs. Superstars
You need a good mix of growth trajectory and ambition in your team. Keep the reliable rock stars on your team happy by offering them the same pay and respect given the fast-growing superstars offered more responsibility and promotions.
Michael Karampalas
October 5, 2021 4 minute read
Product Management
16 of the Best Talks on Product Management, Jobs-to-be-Done, Lean, and Discovery
At Status Hero, we regularly share and watch product development talks as a team. They help us expand our approaches and challenge ourselves to do better. Here are 16 of our team’s favorites on product management, jobs-to-be-done, lean, and discovery. Product Management Product Strategy: Revisited...
September 28, 2021 6 minute read
Case Studies
Case Study: Interview Cake
Interview Cake is a study tool that preps software engineering candidates for programming interviews.
June 20, 2021 2 minute read
Leadership & Management
The Thoughtful Leader's Guide to Managing a Remote Team
Ever been on a great distributed or remote team before? Everyone gets along, solid products are built and big challenges are faced head-on. You enjoy the day-to-day, learn a ton and routinely feel a warm sense of accomplishment. You even perk up for business-related emails...
Henry Poydar
June 5, 2021 19 minute read
People & Culture
Monday Routines: Dave Gerhardt, VP of Marketing at Drift
Welcome to another installment of “Monday Routines,” in which software people like you recount their Monday rituals. The goal is to peer into their day-to-day patterns and habits as they lead teams, collaborate, and deliver great software. Hopefully you’ll discover a tidbit or two to...
April 11, 2022 5 minute read
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