Becoming a mentor, working with mentees, and what to look for in a mentor with Chris Byington, VP of Data at Updater

The Tech Trek

EpisodeSep 22, 202038m

Becoming a mentor, working with mentees, and what to look for in a mentor with Chris Byington, VP of Data at Updater

The Tech Trek

EpisodeSep 22, 202038m

Meet: Chris Byington is VP of Data at Updater, where he leads the Data team in partnering with stakeholders to bring data to bear on the company’s toughest problems. Before Updater Chris led Analytics at Heroku, a Salesforce company, where he used data to deeply understand software developers and help them be more successful. A recovering stats nerd, Chris’s favorite statistical technique is bootstrapping. He holds a bachelor's degree in French and Economics from Pomona College What you’ll learn: Mentoring - if you have ever wanted to become a mentor we have great tips Mentees - are you looking to find a mentor? Professionals - so you are a senior IC or a manager and you might want to find a mentor If you would like to reach out to Chris about anything he discussed on the podcast, please reach out to him via his LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-byington/

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The Tech Trek explores how engineering leaders build teams that deliver real outcomes. The show looks at the connection between people, impact, and technology, and how that relationship is changing fast with data and AI now at the center of every product and company. Hosted by Amir Bormand, founder of Elevano, the show features CTOs, VPs of Engineering, heads of data, and technical leaders who have built and scaled teams in high pressure environments. They share the decisions that shaped their path, the experiments that worked, and the thinking they rely on to stay ahead in a world defined by

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