If you\u2019re an Entrepreneur, chances are that you\u2019ve had to work with Engineers. Best case scenario, they\u2019ve created something that met your specifications in a semi-timely manner. Worst case scenario, they\u2019ve kept you up all night stressing over a deadline, causing premature hair-loss.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re an Engineer, chances are that you\u2019ve had to work with Entrepreneurs. Best case scenario, they\u2019ve given you well-written specifications and you can finish the project without a lot of back and forth. Worse case scenario, they keep making \u201csimple\u201d changes and call every fifteen minutes for status updates.<\/p>\n
What if I told you that the tension between these opposites is the secret to a project\u2019s success? Whether you partner with your opposite or simply work with them on a project, managing this tension is the difference between good and great. Join James and Kevin as they share how they\u2019ve learned to appreciate each other\u2019s personalities, create decent products, and become better at their respective roles in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you\u2019re an Entrepreneur, chances are that you\u2019ve had to work with Engineers. Best case scenario, they\u2019ve created something that met your specifications in a semi-timely manner. Worst case scenario, they\u2019ve kept you up all night stressing over a deadline, causing premature hair-loss. If you\u2019re an Engineer, chances are that you\u2019ve had to work with … Continue reading The Entrepreneur & the Engineer: Managing the Tension Between Opposites<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6659693,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_wcpt_session_time":1474124400,"_wcpt_session_duration":3000,"_wcpt_session_type":"session","_wcpt_session_slides":"","_wcpt_session_video":"","_wcpt_speaker_id":[663,668],"footnotes":""},"session_track":[13412],"session_category":[],"class_list":["post-666","wcb_session","type-wcb_session","status-publish","hentry","wcb_track-track-2"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7bs22-aK","session_date_time":{"date":"September 17, 2016","time":"10:00 am"},"session_speakers":[{"id":"663","slug":"kevin-stover","name":"Kevin Stover","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/kevin-stover\/"},{"id":"668","slug":"james-laws","name":"James Laws","link":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/speaker\/james-laws\/"}],"session_cats_rendered":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/wcb_session"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1097,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sessions\/666\/revisions\/1097"}],"speakers":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/663"},{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/speakers\/668"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/kstover"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"wcb_track","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_track?post=666"},{"taxonomy":"wcb_session_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nashville.wordcamp.org\/2016\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/session_category?post=666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}