Things I was unprepared for as a lead developer (working title)

things-i-was-unprepared-for.md

This is not a story of how I survived a big technology company or startup. This is not the story of a young junior developer working his way through the ranks to become the greatest leader of all.

No. Instead, this is the story of how I became a lead developer and all the things I did wrong. It's about delegating, culture building, mentoring, planning, meetings (oh dreadful meetings), upper management and all the other stuff that a leader has to go through. It's also about all the fun I had and the things I learned. Next to that, I'm going to hand out some tips that can prepare you for the job a little better. And hopefully, it will inspire you to be the greatest leader of all.

Side note: This talk is based on my well received blog post on dev-human: http://dev-human.com/entries/2015/09/07/things-i-was-unprepared-for/

You've titled the gist 'imprepared'. Is that just a typo? I don't think this is a word - and your blog post says 'unprepared'.

You talk about a lot of the negatives of being a lead developer, and then say it will inspire me. If there's no upsides why would I want to be a lead developer, and why would I want to come to your talk? There is an upside isn't there?

I'd say 'oh dreadful', rather than 'o dreadful'.

This is a really great topic and I personally love talks that take the form of walking the audience through your mistakes and how you learned from them. I agree with @chrisseaton, though, that the tone of the abstract is a bit negative. You're coming at this as having walked through the fire and now you're extending a hand back to those who are about to follow in your footsteps, right? Focus on the positives and why they should be excited and inspired to become great leaders.

@chrisseaton @SQuinones Thanks so much for the feedback. Reading it back, I do agree that I was focussing a bit too much on the negative side of things. Although the negative experience and all the things I learned from that are the basis of the talk, in light of your feedback I thought about the positive experiences and the things I want to bring to the audience as well.

I've fixed the typos (thanks for that as well, nothing so shameful as typos) and added more positive ending. What are your thoughts about it? Is it better now, or do you think it's still too negative?