Developer on Fire
Developer on Fire
Episode 380 | David DeWolf - Humble Confidence
Guest:
David DeWolf talks with Dave Rael about technology, family, leadership, mentoring, business, responsibility, and understanding context
David DeWolf is the founder and CEO of 3Pillar Global, a leading digital product development firm and an active member of the business and technology communities in the Washington DC metro region. Equally as important, he is a husband and a father of 7 incredible kids. He's active in YPO, serves on several boards and regularly speaks and writes at the intersection of his passions.
Chapters:
- - Dave introduces the show and David DeWolf
- - Helping others discover what they really want in software, business, and family
- - How David got started in software
- - Mentoring and being mentored
- - Technical and nontechnical - the rewards of creation in both software and business - connecting technology with context
- - The nature and work of 3Pillar Global
- - Shore-agnostic teams
- - Rewards and responsibilities and the sacrifices necessary to be a leader
- - David's story of failure - Having to let multiple people go because of missing some signals
- - Failing fast, persistence, and humble confidence
- - David's book recommendations
- - Resetting trust and healthy conversations
- - David's top 3 tips for delivering more value
Resources:
- 3Pillar Global
- The 3Pillar Blog
- The Design of Design: Essays from a Computer Scientist - Frederick P. Brooks Jr.
- Kyle Scarmardo on Developer On Fire
- Domain-Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software - Eric Evans
- Product Mindset
- John 13:12-17 - Servant Leadership
- Consumer Price Index
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action - Simon Sinek
- Google and Psychological Safety
David's book recommendation:
David's top 3 tips for delivering more value:
- Listen and ask questions
- Understand context
- Don't be afraid to put it out there
