Episode 751 | TinySeed Tales s4e2: From Developer to Manager
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In this episode of TinySeed Tales, Rob Walling catches up with Colleen Schnettler, co-founder of Hammerstone, about the progress her team has made since their initial check-in. 

Colleen describes the tough decision to focus on one product stack, and their recent pivot toward building a reporting MVP. They also discuss Colleen’s shift into a more managerial role.

**Topics we cover: **

• (2:10) – Motivations behind building additional functionality

• (7:07) – Repositioning the reporting dashboard

• (10:08) – Focusing in on the successful part of the product

• (14:30) – How shifting focus affects the team dynamic

• (16:19) – ”Hiring is horrible”

• (22:20) – What has management been like?

• (26:11) – Growing as a manager

Links from the Show: 

• Invest with TinySeed)

• Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger) | X)

• Colleen Schnettler (@leenyburger.bsky.social) | Bluesky)

• Refine by Hammerstone)

• Hello Query)

• Buy Back Your Time) by Dan Martell 

• Never Split the Difference) by Chris Voss, Tahl Raz

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