Posts by Allen Cheung
Impressions of the Tesla Model 3
Tesla is a polarizing company, and its Model 3 is the physical embodiment of that sentiment designed for mass market reach and affordability[1]. We had ordered ours way back, just before the Model 3 announcement itself went live, to…
Keynote: Mapping a Career in Leadership
A couple weeks ago, I had the privilege of performing a keynote speech for a meetup of engineering managers and leaders in San Francisco. Hosted by a community that is, well, called exactly that—San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community (SFELC)…
Reflecting on 20 Years of NBA2K
By the time this post gets published, 2K Sports will have released the newest iteration of their best-selling NBA2K series—NBA 2K19—which this year will also mark the 20th game and 20th year for the annual franchise. I&…
The Coming-of-Age of E-sports
I ran across this article recently, comparing the culture and business of professional sports with competitive gaming, a la e-sports: Why Competitive Gaming is Starting to Look a lot Like Professional Sports It's a pretty detailed look…
Separating Title, Responsibility, and Capability
A crucial part of being a people manager is making hiring decisions, and an overlooked part of that responsibility is to make a judgment on not only whether someone passes the hiring bar, but which bar they clear. That is,…
Review: High Output Management
High Output Management reminds me a bit of A Random Walk Down Wall Street — Mostly in the sense that both are the grandfather tomes, of people management and investment strategy respectively. And while both are worth the time to read…
