Mik + One: The Official Project to Product Podcast by Dr. Mik Kersten

Episode 45: Jean-Michel Lemieux on Building Great Software to Maximize Business Impact

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Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Jean-Michel Lemieux, author, investor, advisor, and former CTO and SVP of Engineering at Shopify.

In this episode, Mik and Jean-Michel discuss a wide range of topics around engineering, architecture, scale, organizational design, and flow.
Key discussions include:

  • How Lemieux approached his role at Shopify, and insights into some of the actions he took to turn Shopify into a platform to create business value
  • The importance of identifying the type of work you’re doing in order to innovate and improve the velocity of your software evolution
  • Structuring teams to ensure developer happiness, productivity, and success
  • The importance of feedback loops and viewing platform as a product
  • How to make an economic case to CEOs on why leadership needs to recognize digital platforms as important economic assets and investments

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    For more information about Jean-Michel Lemieux and to view the full list of resources mentioned in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/jean-michel-lemieux/

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