[xupybd]

I struggle to understand what insight is gained from this article. Can anyone explain how this could be useful?

[lazy_afternoons]

Honestly, it was just an observation.

IMO, the street fighting skill is a bit less known. I worked for a unicorn which had ZERO managers and ZERO Product managers. The engineers had to speak to the users, write the roadmaps, build stuff and report to the founder. I realised this skill was rare among engineers and less talked about. Initially, I titled this "Street fighting engineers", it eventually evolved into this.

[ZephyrBlu]

My guess as to why the archetype isn't as well known is because you can absorb most of the chaos with a very small number of people.

Unless these people make their role known, most other people don't see all the firefighting that they do.

[dgunay]

To make talent sourcing and hiring decisions.

[mattdeboard]

it’s useful for people who want to understand the minds of others.