Treating your Career like a Product

I delivered the keynote to WordCamp Tampa with this presentation. #wctpa

Transcript

1. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE MARKET THEY ARE ENTERING.
2. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THE TEAM THEY’LL NEED TO BUILD IT.
3. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT MARKETING, SALES & SUPPORT COSTS.
4. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT COMPETITION & A PRODUCT ROADMAP.
5. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT REVENUE VS PROFIT.
6. NO ONE BUILDS A PRODUCT WITHOUT THINKING
7. SO WHY DO WE MANAGE OUR CAREERS WITHOUT THINKING?
8. MOST OF US BACKED OUR WAY INTO WORDPRESS
9. THE GROWTH OF WORDPRESS t  
10. THE GROWTH OF OUR TECH SKILLS t  
11. THE GROWTH OF OUR BUSINESS ACUMEN t  
12. HOW OFTEN ARE YOU ITERATING YOUR QUOTING PROCESS? PRICING? CONTRACTS? PARTNERSHIPS? COMMUNICATION?
13. THE BEST THING ABOUT OUR WORDPRESS COMMUNITY IS A FOCUS ON CONSTANT LEARNING
14. SOME OF MY FRIENDS WHO KEEP LEARNING  
15. WORDPRESS CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. IF YOU LET IT. WILL YOU LET IT?
16. CHRIS LEMA @CHRISLEMA Blog Daily at chrislema.com CTO & Chief Strategist at Crowd Favorite