Scott Decker - SVP Of Technology, VP of Product Engineering @ Nexstar Media Inc.

Talking Points:

The different stages of a developer
Thinking about where you want to go
Find what you enjoy doing early in your career
Do you want to be a manager or a single contributor
Learning from costly mistakes

Quotable Quotes:

“Where do you want to go?” - SD
“You want to grow and you want to think, how did they get to where they're at and make that happen.” - SD
“At the earliest start be picky about what you're trying to do.” - SD
“My biggest thing that I can ask you is to be a problem solver.” - SD
“Keep encouraging yourself to take little steps ahead.” - SD
“Your skill level has nothing really to do with your degree.”  - SD
"As early as you can try testing your own career with that kind of stuff [being a manager or single contributor], you'll find that way better." - SD

Notes:

Scott’s Halloween Party:

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Scotts LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/in/decke

Scott’s Email:

[email protected]