Effectively Onboarding New Engineers

Published: Nov. 8, 2022, 9:16 p.m.

In this episode, Ishmael Samuel, the co-founder and CTO at Paragon, discusses how to effectively onboard new hires. He goes over what should be included in onboarding and thinking about the team's velocity when making a new hire.

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Key Takeaways:

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  • Walk through the onboarding process
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  • A holistic view of products as a customer
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  • Importance of filing issues
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  • Opinionated frameworks and tools
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  • Integrations as a core value prop
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  • Understanding a new hire's biggest blocker is key
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  • Why is it important to ask team members for feedback?
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  • Building a real relationship with your team members.
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  • Sprint planning
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About today\u2019s guest: 

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Ishmael Samuel is CTO and co-founder of Paragon, an embedded integration platform that allows SaaS companies to connect their product to their customers\u2019 data and expedite their integration roadmap. Before Paragon, Ishmael founded CTRL LA, a software development agency that built web and mobile apps for companies, including Universal Studios and Uber. Alongside building Paragon, Ishmael advises technical teams and angel invests in startups.

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishmaelsamuel

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