Andrew First
Co-founder & Chief Technologist at Leanplum
LinkedIn profileSeniority
8 Years
Hierarchy
C-Suite
Management Experience
Hello! I'm the co-founder and Chief Technologist at Leanplum, a startup company focused on customer engagement for B2C companies, since 2012. I was essentially the first engineer, and helped grow the Product Development org to 70 people at its peak with significant local and offshore teams, and processing 20B+ API calls per day. I've led multiple key initiatives, including defining our technical vision, cloud infrastructure cost optimization, large infrastructure migrations and technical debt removal, and reliability improvements. I've also worked closely with other departments, customers, and partners. I've gone in and out of IC, people management, and organizational management roles, and made a lot of mistakes along the way. Previously, I was a Software Engineer at Google. Happy to meet and help however I can!
Hey, I'm available every Friday at 4:30 PM (GMT)
Next time slot available
September 25, 2020
4:30 PM (GMT)
Stories
Andrew First, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Leanplum, delves into his own experience of going through a transition in role and responsibilities with the support and help of a respected and caring sponsor.
Andrew First
Co-founder & Chief Technologist at Leanplum
Andrew First, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Leanplum, recounts his efforts to create a solid organizational structure by helping his direct reports transition to managers.
Andrew First
Co-founder & Chief Technologist at Leanplum
Andrew First, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Leanplum, shares how with a focused effort his company succeeded in reducing cloud costs by more than 60 percent in only six months.
Andrew First
Co-founder & Chief Technologist at Leanplum
Andrew First, Co-Founder and Chief Technologist at Leanplum, discusses how he managed to complete a large infrastructure project by instilling confidence in his team, setting precise benchmarks, and streamlining his focus on what really mattered.
Andrew First
Co-founder & Chief Technologist at Leanplum
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