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Hi! I'm David Weiss, an experienced software engineer, leader & rising entrepreneur. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. Join my free weekly newsletter.

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Four Key Lessons From My Time as a Team Lead

Four Key Lessons From My Time as a Team Lead I served as a Team Lead for six months at Deepwatch. I learned more about leadership during this time than ever in my career. In 2023, the Product Engineering Department started a team lead program. The program works like this. Leaders in the department select one developer from each team. This person represents their team for one to two quarters. Two months after joining the company, the department chose me to be in the program's first cohort....

4 days ago • 6 min read

Issue 20 May 14, 2024 View in browser / Read time: 4 minutes New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter 3 Steps to Overcome (and Grow From) Impostor Syndrome You can't prevent impostor syndrome from happening, but you can control how you respond to it. And your response can turn this negative experience into a positive one. I've changed...

4 days ago • 4 min read

Issue 19 May 6, 2024 View in browser / Read time: 3 minutes New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter May 2024 Update I'm trying out a new format with my newsletter. I will save project updates for the first issue of each month. The rest of the month will focus on topics related to leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship. You may have...

12 days ago • 3 min read

Issue 18 April 29, 2024 View in browser / Read time: 4 minutes New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter 3 Myths About Brand Building That You Should Stop Believing Myths can be dangerous. They can skew your perception of reality and prevent you from taking action if you believe them. When it comes to building your brand, there are three...

19 days ago • 4 min read

Issue 17 April 22, 2024 View in browser / Read time: 4 minutes New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter My 3-Step Method to Start Building Your Brand in 1 Hour Building your brand is hard. It takes time, planning, and above all, action. It doesn't happen overnight and there are no shortcuts. However, getting started is easier than you...

26 days ago • 4 min read

Issue 16 April 15, 2024 New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter Hello, Beta On my mind Last week, I tried something different with my newsletter. Aside from the normal project updates, I delivered one piece of actionable content. This is what the best newsletters do. And eventually, this is what I want to do. However, I'm not quite there...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read

Issue 15 April 8, 2024 New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter How to Prioritize Tasks "What should I work on next?" That's a question I ask myself regularly. I'd like to share my method for prioritizing tasks. Spoiler alert: it's not grounded in science and isn't always perfect, but it helps me stay focused and move tasks across the...

about 1 month ago • 5 min read

Issue 14 April 1, 2024 New here? Welcome to DW News. I share insights on leadership, SaaS, and entrepreneurship to help you grow. I also give monthly updates on the apps I'm building. Read past issues Share my newsletter The Ups and Downs On my mind As you're about to find out, last week was a rollercoaster ride, especially with Agendaful. I'm learning a ton while building my first app as a solopreneur. And I feel like this is valuable knowledge for not only future me, but others too. I've...

about 2 months ago • 5 min read

Issue 13 March 25, 2024 What I Do (and Don't) Know On my mind Over the weekend, I posted a vulnerable thread on X. It was part rant and part experiment. When it comes to social media, I pride myself on being real and never fake. This means that sometimes I feel compelled to share my lowlight reel, including my flaws, struggles, and mistakes. It felt good to vent and publicly share what I do and don't know right now. The thread was also a bit of an experiment to see what kind of comments I...

about 2 months ago • 4 min read

Issue 12 March 18, 2024 Stop Planning, Start Doing On my mind When it comes to work and life, I'm a planner. I use to-do lists. I like to make plans. I don't like surprises. 😆 For better or worse, I've always been like this. I used to think this was the best way to work and live. However, as an entrepreneur, I'm learning this mindset can be dangerous. Don't get me wrong. Roadmaps and task lists are not inherently bad, but spending too much time on them is. If you're building a business on the...

2 months ago • 4 min read
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