Building a Great Team, the MAANG Way

Are you building a great team? Ready to join one? This is something I wish I understood when I started my career and was first learning how to build a team. Grateful that social media now makes it easy to capture and share these conversations. Huge thanks to Shaun Collett for taking the time to meet me against the scenic backdrop of Del Mar in Southern California. We talked through some of the most critical career topics: hiring, building a great team, nurturing that team, the challenges that come with it, and how leaders can manage the stress that follows. I always wondered what the early hiring at FAANG or MANGA companies actually looked like. The traditional playbook does not apply when the ambition is high and the path is hard. This conversation taught me a lot, and I think it will help: Tech and people leaders looking to build a game-changing team Startup founders building their founding team Tech aspirants looking to join a great team and learn what to look for in great leaders I am still learning, and I will keep learning. About the speaker: Shaun leads a globally distributed Frontier Team at Amazon Web Services and is responsible for forward-deploying Amazon Q, operating across customers, product, GTM, and partners. He is a business leader focused on the psychology, structural advantage, and business impact that technology enables for large companies globally. About the location: This interview was shot against the scenic backdrop of Del Mar in Southern California. Check out the video, and if you are in the region, do visit. Unplugged Narratives is hosted by Somasundaram Subbu, CEO of CStream.io and Gidy.ai The goal of this channel is to provide a view of technology trends, learning options, and career recommendations.