98 karma · joined June 17, 2012
The team that didn't do standups was by far my best team. We still talked frequently as needed and moved quickly. Actually quicker because we didn't get interrupted by standups, hour long retros and planning meetings.
Proper exercise 2-3 times a week.
Less time reading random stuff online and social media, more time writing and learning.
Switch jobs to learn more and progress in my career, don't get comfortable and stuck in one place.
Facebook has specialized Growth teams that come up with features like that in order to move metrics such as retention, signups, active advertisers.
It's one of the reasons Facebook is so successful and the number of people using it daily keeps growing, as well as revenue and stock price.
I believe most tech companies have teams 100% focused on growth.