I found myself not like to do development, the one I'm thinking too much active idea, do not like to work purely executed when Tencent year and a half or so, and secondly, than at the computer, I prefer chatting with people and exchange . Deep down I knew that I was not a person can sink in the heart study technology, although the company trades as long as an application proficiency another job may be enough, but I can not become what top programmer, once I found this very frustrating .
I am looking for mentor and leader to talk, they say internal reorientation Well, the girls are tired of the development has been done, you can switch to Program Manager (PM) or Product Manager (PDM) Yeah. Tencent full-time PM is usually a person cover several projects, but only because non-technical process management, time and risk is not easy to control. Finally, we found the developer to part-time best, a higher degree of understanding more about each other's ability, sense of responsibility and we are all very strong person, even if it is not willing to work overtime long-term project delays. So I began to observe the product's workflow and began to take on the work of the PM.
Although the PM that cater to two months because of staff shortage is very hard, but the leading product from the project to a knot, after demand, design review, iterative division, each iteration of the design, development, testing, summary, until the final integration testing , gray release, the official release various stages, so I learned a lot. This is why Tencent's occupational history only I could have developed very convincing in every aspect.
But project management is not the direction I want. The flow of things are fixed, there is not much new, you can do some optimization on the existing rules, but when it comes to cross-sectoral cooperation, often burdened with conflicts of interest of various departments, not only to promote the project both sides will end in disappointment. Product managers actually do the same, limited decision-making power, then the strong limitations.
Really gave me a great turning point was in 2012 to participate in Shenzhen first Startup Weekend, to get to know this non-profit organization in Seattle organizers of Michael. In 2007, when he left Wall Street from single to Chinese entrepreneurs, eager to help all kinds of foreigners in China, providing a variety of resources organized various activities.
Followed by another lecture by a Michael organizations met Chief Strategy Officer of Telerik Stephen Forte. Once their start-ups to sell Google's serial entrepreneur Stephen is a very interesting uncle, I liked to travel around taking pictures, impressive and very good at telling stories.
Later I sent him e-mail introduced himself, talked about his own confusion, and some entrepreneurial ideas, he gave me a lot of advice and encouragement. He was at the Hong Kong Open AcceleratorHK incubator, but also for the Shenzhen side of Haxlr8r, such as firewood maker culture incubator consultant, I often called on to join and meet entrepreneurs from around the world. In Las Vegas when I travel after leaving the Scrum Alliance in the United States and Mexico summit of Lean startup machine activities it is also in recognition of this period friends.
There are times to chat with Stephen childhood I know you can say lucky, he listened to it again and again shook his head, saying it's a bit like the Chinese concept of feng shui, " It's not Luck, you PUT Yourself in position to BE at The Lucky (It's not luck , you put yourself into a fortunate position will be on). " He told me, for example, that the original lecture, many people came forward to be a business card, but only I quickly took out his problems to his e-mail consultation. And because we leave each other whatsapp account has been communication, have a chance to meet again later when he came on a business trip, nothing is talk became close friends.
Europe travel back from the United States, I joined a O2O do digital printing start-up team, to make a transition business. Over the past year, along with continuous analysis of the various sectors of the core team, to explore various modes of trial and error and the actual product. While the technology had only done, but I find myself curious, insightful aspects of the Internet, as well as good communication and expression of one side is the place to bring the greatest value to the team.
Now I'm doing TMT investment managers, as well as the Internet put here after the management of some projects to the original angel investors. Time high degree of freedom, are going it alone make their own arrangements to study a variety of industries messages per day, operating from the media (micro-channel startupnotes) published some original commentary, and all walks of life to reach entrepreneurs through various channels, go to opportunity to learn about ecology and industrial development projects they are in.
Find their own good and favorite cause as much difficulty find the object, not only to create a variety of opportunities to try a variety of possibilities, we can not do without the help and example of elegant incentive. Huawei to give up a few million annual salary of military venture into the sea no joke Eric, five years to lay the country has one billion backpack went to Beijing to work as angel investors Ling-hung generations, learning exchanges around them brought me a lot of subtle influence.
Looking back from the perspective of traditional career planning in terms of my approach is simply clueless of chaos, you may not want to take the unusual way I think the most important thing is not stable, but have more autonomy, to maximize their own advantages and energy, to create greater value.
Success always inspirational science teaching people to be diligent, to adhere, to be patient. Although the peace of mind to listen to the views of others is not necessarily what you really need, confused when you can step back and think, if you have the courage follow your heart, but is not able to own "will put the lucky position"?
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