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Will Larson

Chief Technology OfficerImprint — Author, 'An Elegant Puzzle' and 'Staff Engineer'

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Will Larson is CTO at Imprint, having previously served as CTO at Carta and held engineering leadership roles at Stripe, Uber, and Digg. He wrote 'An Elegant Puzzle' and 'Staff Engineer' on engineering management and organizational design.

Ideas they're known for

  • Systems thinking for engineering organizations
  • The staff engineer career path
  • Engineering strategy as a written practice

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