Brian Rhea

I am a software developer and product designer, and was an executive member of a venture-backed and exited technology startup. I've got a fair amount of experience navigating the competing priorities of engineering, product, sales, and customer support. Working on taking my own idea to the masses.

I also speak about product and UX strategy from time to time, and I credit my early career as a middle school teacher for a dash of exposure therapy that has prepared me for a life of presentations. :)

Likes:

• Small, nimble teams.
• When @dhh gets particularly insightful.
• Deploying.
• The cold side of the pillow.
• Trello. It's basically the best app ever made. (Don't ruin this for me, Atlassian.)

Dislikes:

• Arugula.
• Waiting for "sign-off".
• When @dhh gets particularly righteous.

I Believe:

• You should build less than you think you need to.
• "Your intellectual opponents aren't evil." - Russ Roberts (@econtalker)
• The company that ships will beat the company in yet another meeting.
• What you choose to leave out of your product is often as important as what you decide to put in.