Episode 45: Jean-Michel Lemieux on Building Great Software to Maximize Business Impact

Joining Mik in this episode of Mik + One is Jean-Michel Lemieux, author, investor, advisor, and former CTO and SVP of Engineering at Shopify.

In this episode, Mik and Jean-Michel discuss a wide range of topics around engineering, architecture, scale, organizational design, and flow.

Key discussions include:

How Lemieux approached his role at Shopify, and insights into some of the actions he took to turn Shopify into a platform to create business value
The importance of identifying the type of work you’re doing in order to innovate and improve the velocity of your software evolution
Structuring teams to ensure developer happiness, productivity, and success
The importance of feedback loops and viewing platform as a product
How to make an economic case to CEOs on why leadership needs to recognize digital platforms as important economic assets and investments

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For more information about Jean-Michel Lemieux and to view the full list of resources mentioned in this episode, as well as download the transcript, visit: https://projecttoproduct.org/podcast/jean-michel-lemieux/