HeyJaredTech and Tea
Navigating the messiness of life with a career in startups. Musings on engineering leadership, teamwork, parenting, partnership, and creative self-expression.
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There’s an aspirational version of myself that always wakes up early and journals, goes for early-morning runs, and eats a balanced diet with enough fiber and protein. Being someone who biked around Berkeley was always part of that aspirational version of myself that never quite came into fruition.How sweet it would be to be one of those Berkeley moms who effortlessly rides her cargo bike around, with her kids on the back, filling my bike panniers with Berkeley Bowl produce. Unfazed by the rainy
Still Proving Myself, Long After Anyone Was Watching (opens the original)
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I’m excited to share this guest post from my friend, Wen Hsu, who I met many years ago on LinkedIn, of all places! Wen coaches women in tech in shedding limiting beliefs to claim the careers and lives they deserve. In this post, she shares about how the playbooks that got you to where you are now may actually be holding you back from where you want to go next.<a class="image-link image2" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!aYUB!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsub
Seasons, seasons, seasons (opens the original)
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I woke up this morning to a wet back patio and a shocking realization that it had rained in Berkeley in August! The change of seasons is upon us and has me reflecting on the many ways seasons play a role in nature, life, and work.Berkeley seasonsBerkeley has a moderate climate year-round, always a slightly chilly 60-70, except that one week in October when it’s unseasonably warm and we bring out our AC unit. Typically, the fall and winter are the times when it might rain, and the rest of the yea
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