Joel Goldberg recently retired after working in the software industry for over four decades. When he left he shared with our team some of the lessons he learned over his career. With his permission, we reshare his wisdom here.

1. Beware of the Curse of Knowledge
2. Focus on the Fundamentals
3. Simplicity
4. Seek First to Understand
5. Beware of Lock-In
6. Be Honest and Acknowledge When You Don’t Fit the Role

45 years of experience boiled down to just a half dozen insights. Staggering and insightful at the same time.