{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The hard power of management and the soft power of senior ICs | Josh Wills","description":"As a self-described \u201cgainfully unemployed data person\u201d, Josh Wills is an angel investor and has worked on and led data teams at Slack, Cloudera, WeaveGrid and Google. We discuss:   How to get started with angel investing without a ton of $$   Attributes that define great engineering managers   What\u2019s it like transitioning from management back to IC   Challenges in Climate Tech from a software perspective   And more   &amp;nbsp; Segments: [0:01:35] Transitioning from management to individual contributor (IC). [0:10:19] Emotional intelligence and its role in engineering management. [0:25:21] Contrasting the hard power of management with the soft power of senior individual contributors. [0:37:18] Addressing challenges in climate technology. [0:51:34] The importance of practicality and how to assess it in interviews. [0:56:01] Josh's journey into angel investing. [1:12:59] Criteria used by Josh to evaluate whether to invest in a startup. &amp;nbsp; Show Notes:   Josh on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/josh_wills   The \u201cTouchy Feely\u201d course at Stanford: https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/experience\/learning\/leadership\/interpersonal-dynamics   Jason Calacanis\u2019s book on angel investing: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Angel-Invest-Technology-Startups-Timeless-Investor\/dp\/0062560700   &amp;nbsp; Stay in touch: \ud83d\udc4b Make Ronak\u2019s day by leaving us a review and let us know who we should talk to next! hello@softwaremisadventures.com ","author_name":"Software Misadventures","author_url":"https:\/\/softwaremisadventures.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30424613\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/054760\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/169314088"}