Episode 751 | TinySeed Tales s4e2: From Developer to Manager
Hosted by
Rob Walling
In this episode of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling catches up with Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone, about the progress her team has made since their initial check-in.
Colleen describes the tough decision to focus on one product stack, and their recent pivot toward building a reporting MVP. They also discuss Colleen’s shift into a more managerial role.
Topics we cover:
- (2:10) – Motivations behind building additional functionality
- (7:07) – Repositioning the reporting dashboard
- (10:08) – Focusing in on the successful part of the product
- (14:30) – How shifting focus affects the team dynamic
- (16:19) – ”Hiring is horrible”
- (22:20) – What has management been like?
- (26:11) – Growing as a manager
Links from the Show:
- Invest with TinySeed
- Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | X
- Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger.bsky.social) | Bluesky
- Refine by Hammerstone
- Hello Query
- Buy Back Your Time by Dan Martell
- Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz
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