Aadil Maan is Lead Engineering Program Manager at Humane and a big tech veteran, having worked at the likes of Google, Apple, and Blackberry. Today’s theme is The World Builder Framework — Aadil's own approach to problem solving and solutioning processes, frameworks and workflows for product and engineering teams. Here are a few things we discussed in our chat: What do TPMs do? 🗺️ The World Builder Framework 🌎 Startups vs Big Tech 🏢 Hardware vs Software 🤖 Joining a new team 🎽 — This episode is brought to you by LinearB, the software engineering intelligence platform enabling engineering leaders improve their team’s operational efficiency, and align R&D investments to business goals. — Here are the key chapters from the interview: (00:00) Introduction (04:30) What is Technical Program Management (09:21) The World Builder Framework (25:44) The Anti-Framework Approach (31:49) Mixing Frameworks for Bespoke Solutions (40:33) Startup vs Big Tech (50:35) Hardware vs Software (01:00:30) The Power of Conversations — You can also find this at: 📬 Newsletter 📺 Youtube 📱 Apple — For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, or appearing as a guest, email [email protected]