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Mike O'Dell reposted thisMike O'Dell reposted this𝖧𝗂 𝖫𝗂𝗇𝗄𝖾𝖽𝖨𝗇 𝖭𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄, 𝖨’𝗆 𝖼𝗎𝗋𝗋𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗌𝖾𝖾𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝖺 𝗇𝖾𝗐 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝖾 𝗂𝗇 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗀𝖾 𝗆𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗋𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗆𝖾𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗇𝗀𝖿𝗎𝗅 𝗋𝖾𝗌𝗎𝗅𝗍𝗌. 𝖬𝗈𝗌𝗍 𝗋𝖾𝖼𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒, 𝖨 𝗌𝖾𝗋𝗏𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝗌 𝗩𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆, 𝗐𝗁𝖾𝗋𝖾 𝖨 𝗁𝗈𝗇𝖾𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾𝖽 𝗌𝗄𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍 𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗒, 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒. 𝖨’𝗆 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗇 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝗈𝗅𝖾𝗌 𝗌𝗎𝖼𝗁 𝖺𝗌 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗈𝗋 𝗩𝗣 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘀. 𝖨’𝖽 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗅𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗂𝗍 𝗂𝖿 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝖼𝗈𝗎𝗅𝖽: ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗍𝗈 𝗁𝖾𝗅𝗉 𝗆𝖾 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗇𝖾𝖼𝗍 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝖺 𝖻𝗋𝗈𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋 𝗇𝖾𝗍𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄. ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗂𝖿 𝗆𝗒 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗍𝗂𝗌𝖾 𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗀𝗇𝗌 𝗐𝗂𝗍𝗁 𝗈𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍𝗎𝗇𝗂𝗍𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗂𝗇 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗈𝗋𝗀𝖺𝗇𝗂𝗓𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇. ➡️ 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗂𝗇 𝖼𝗈𝗆𝗉𝖺𝗇𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝗉𝗋𝗂𝗈𝗋𝗂𝗍𝗂𝗓𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅𝗅𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾. ➡️ 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺𝘀, 𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗋𝖾𝗅𝖾𝗏𝖺𝗇𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒 𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉. 𝖧𝖾𝗋𝖾’𝗌 𝖺 𝖻𝗂𝗍 𝗆𝗈𝗋𝖾 𝖺𝖻𝗈𝗎𝗍 𝗆𝗒 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾: 🚀 𝖨’𝗏𝖾 𝗅𝖾𝖽 𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗂𝖼𝖺𝗅 𝗌𝗍𝗋𝖺𝗍𝖾𝗀𝗂𝖾𝗌 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗅𝖺𝗋𝗀𝖾-𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝖾 𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾 𝖾𝗏𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌, 𝗂𝗇𝖼𝗅𝗎𝖽𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗌𝖼𝖺𝗅𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗌 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖽𝖾𝗅𝗂𝗏𝖾𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗅𝖾𝗌𝗌 𝖽𝗂𝗀𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗅 𝖾𝗑𝗉𝖾𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗇𝖼𝖾𝗌 𝗍𝗈 𝗆𝗂𝗅𝗅𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌. 🚀 𝖨 𝖾𝗑𝖼𝖾𝗅 𝗂𝗇 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝖾𝗇𝗌𝗎𝗋𝗂𝗇𝗀 𝗍𝖾𝖺𝗆𝗌 𝗐𝗈𝗋𝗄 𝖾𝖿𝖿𝗂𝖼𝗂𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝗍𝗈𝗐𝖺𝗋𝖽 𝗌𝗁𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖽 𝗀𝗈𝖺𝗅𝗌. 🚀 𝖬𝗒 𝖼𝖺𝗋𝖾𝖾𝗋 𝗋𝖾𝖿𝗅𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗌 𝖺 𝖼𝗈𝗇𝗌𝗂𝗌𝗍𝖾𝗇𝗍 𝖺𝖻𝗂𝗅𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝗍𝗈 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗳𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀, 𝖺𝗇𝖽 𝖺𝖽𝖺𝗉𝗍 𝗍𝗈 𝖽𝗒𝗇𝖺𝗆𝗂𝖼 𝖾𝗇𝗏𝗂𝗋𝗈𝗇𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗌. 𝖳𝗁𝖺𝗇𝗄 𝗒𝗈𝗎 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝖽𝗏𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝖿𝗈𝗋 𝗒𝗈𝗎𝗋 𝗌𝗎𝗉𝗉𝗈𝗋𝗍! 𝖨𝖿 𝖨 𝖼𝖺𝗇 𝗋𝖾𝗍𝗎𝗋𝗇 𝗍𝗁𝖾 𝖿𝖺𝗏𝗈𝗋 𝗂𝗇 𝖺𝗇𝗒 𝗐𝖺𝗒, 𝗉𝗅𝖾𝖺𝗌𝖾 𝖽𝗈𝗇’𝗍 𝗁𝖾𝗌𝗂𝗍𝖺𝗍𝖾 𝗍𝗈 𝗋𝖾𝖺𝖼𝗁 𝗈𝗎𝗍. #𝗃𝗈𝖻𝗌𝖾𝖺𝗋𝖼𝗁 #𝗅𝖾𝖺𝖽𝖾𝗋𝗌𝗁𝗂𝗉 #𝗉𝗋𝗈𝖽𝗎𝖼𝗍𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖺𝗀𝖾𝗆𝖾𝗇𝗍 #𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗁𝗇𝗈𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗒𝗈𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇𝗌
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Mike O'Dell liked thisI’m feeling the loss of the layoffs more and more since last week, but Sowmya Andalam is a huge one. She’s had such a large impact on features we’ve released together & cross functionally. She’s an excellent engineer and a pleasure to work alongside. Like JB Lovell said, she is a force to be reckoned with!Mike O'Dell liked thisI rarely post personal reflections here, but today I want to share that I was impacted by the layoffs at Intuit Mailchimp today. The day I joined Mailchimp was the same day its acquisition was announced—plunging me straight into a whirlwind of change and uncertainty. Since then, I’ve weathered many storms that pushed me to grow both personally and professionally. At times, I thought the next step would be promotions and new milestones, but instead, it turned out to be layoffs and difficult transitions. What has made the biggest impact throughout this journey has been the incredible people I’ve had the privilege to work with—colleagues who supported my growth and gave me opportunities to mentor and help others grow along the way. These experiences have shaped not only my career, but also my understanding of resilience, leadership, and adaptability. Although layoffs may take away a job title, they cannot erase the growth, knowledge, and strength gained through the experience. As this chapter evolves, I’m open to new opportunities ranging from Staff Engineer to Engineering Manager or Lead roles. If you’re hiring or know a team that is, I’d love to talk. #OpenToWork #intuit #layoff #mailchimp #CareerJourney #Resilience #Growth #Leadership
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Mike O'Dell liked thisMike O'Dell liked thisI was on vacation when the layoff hit. Came back to a completely different reality. That first week reminded me of something deeply — people and relationships matter most. It made me want to show up for others. So here's the foundation that works: It's a mental game first. You must win that. 1. Check your financials — immediately → Cut the extras. Pause the subscriptions. Trim the spending. → Impact: Every dollar saved buys you runway. Runway buys you clarity. Clarity beats panic. 2. Move your body — every single day → Walk. Swim. Whatever suits you — just do it consistently. → Impact: Exercise physically reduces cortisol and stress. It's not optional — it's your daily reset button. 3. Protect your morning routine → Wake up at the same time. Structure your first hour. → Impact: Routine gives your brain a sense of control when everything else feels uncertain. 4. Set personal goals that bring satisfaction → Weight loss,Improve Fitness, Skill development. A project you've delayed → Impact: Small wins rebuild confidence. Consistency compounds. You start feeling like yourself again. Do these four things and you'll handle the situation far better than most. Have a great weekend. The job search gets easier when your mind is stable. I'm also putting together free organized coaching sessions in the coming weeks for anyone navigating this. #techlayoff #intuitlayoff If you or someone you know needs it — drop a comment or DM me. Let's get through this together. ♻️ Repost if this could help someone in your network today.
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Mike O'Dell liked thisMike O'Dell liked thisI thought going out on my own would be lonely. It hasn't been. In six months, I've had hundreds of conversations. ✨ Old colleagues I hadn't talked to in three years, carving out 30 minutes because of the work relationship we had. ✨Friends from a decade ago excited to share build stories. ✨Strangers who said yes to coffee. ✨Founders who had no obligation to give me their time and gave it anyway. I expected to spend a year proving I could do this alone. Instead, I am more energized by each conversation. Most of my network was waiting for a reason to show up. I just hadn't given them one. You don't realize how much of your network is on autopilot until you actually need it. Then they show up, mostly because you finally had a reason to call. To everyone who's taken a call, sent an intro, asked the hard question: thank you. The pipeline metric I'll never put on a dashboard is the one actually building this thing. 💛 If you've been meaning to reach out to someone but haven't, at first mine started with questioning myself. . Don't. Just send it. #grateful
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Mike O'Dell liked thisMike O'Dell liked thisHow many reading this have a ship you need to burn? We are constantly tempted to stay comfortable, and the world around us reinforces it. But, the comfortable path leads to a common place. Jaleh Rezaei killed her 8-figure ARR SaaS business to rebuild around AI agents. Not because AI is hot, but because it solved the problem better and it’s paying off. Burning the boats creates focus, and that is exactly what takes us to an uncommon place.We killed our 8-figure ARR SaaS business to win in AI.We killed our 8-figure ARR SaaS business to win in AI.
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Mike O'Dell liked thisMike O'Dell liked thisLarry Wall (creator of Perl) famously identified the three virtues of a great programmer: 1) laziness, 2) impatience, and 3) hubris. Funny enough, they are the exact same traits for agentic engineers. Lazy -> automate all the things; impatient -> make it fast; hubris -> build a clean system I can brag about. Not sure how to interview for these but made me chuckle when I thought of the parallels this morning. 😂
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Mike O'Dell liked thisMike O'Dell liked thisWe just wrapped up this year's TiE Atlanta University competition - an inspiring showcase of innovation and drive. From an initial pool of 40 teams, 9 advanced to today’s finals, representing some of the most promising ideas from across the country. Launched by TiE Atlanta in 2013 and expanded globally in 2019, the program remains an excellent platform for helping college students turn their ideas into ventures that address real-world challenges. This marked my second year serving as a mentor and coach, and I’m proud that my teams have reached the finals both years. This time, I had the privilege of working with Ekram Towsif and Mohamed Barmada from Emory University, who are developing a rapid pathogen detection device that operates without electricity. Grateful to Dr. Paul Lopez, Eric Ensor, NEETI DEWAN, CPA, Executive Yogi™️, and the broader TiE Atlanta community for their leadership in running such an impactful program. #Community #Entrepreneurship #Innovation
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