[rgbrgb]

Love the approach of keeping the planning very close to the execution. It's very similar to what we did at Open Listings (though the labeling system was maybe a little more complex and applied to both PRs and Issues).

Anything you can share about a grand vision here? In 5 years is Echoes a tool for product managers (OKR alignment), engineering managers (IC performance management), a replacement for one of those functions?

[icecrime]

Thank you! We have tons of ideas of where this product could go, but I can stay with good confidence that IC performance management is not one of them: I don’t believe that this is something that can nor should be automated. If you look closely, we’re actually shifting the focus _away_ from IC performance and more into the effectiveness of the organization as a whole (which in a sense says more of the performance of the management).

Our hope is to break down silos between engineering, product, and “business”, which are at the source of so many organizational inefficiencies. We need this shared context where CEO/CFO understand where we’re headed, where engineers understand how they work fit in the bigger picture, where product can focus on market research.

I’m obviously extremely biased here, but being thoughtful and deliberate about the way we allocate our efforts just sound fundamental to me, and it’s not the sole focus of any particular function.