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Office Hours with Yoko Sakao Ohama

Welcome to Merit Office Hours! This week we're sitting down with designer and Merit mentor Yoko Sakao Ohama and chatting about making career decisions, vulnerability, and becoming a designer. Yoko Sakao Ohama (she/her) is a senior product designer currently focused on shipping and fulfillment in the e-commerce

Sep 22, 2022 10 min read

Office Hours with Diana Kourbo

Welcome to Merit Office Hours! This week, we're talking to Merit mentor and designer Diana Kourbo about career choices, developing user empathy, and the value of mentorship. Diana Kourbo is a Staff Product Designer at Coursera with over 15 years of experience in the design space. Prior to

Sep 14, 2022 8 min read

Is Your Workplace Toxic, Disorganized, or In Growing Pains? Here’s How to Tell and How to Cope

In a great workplace, most days feel like good days. You have psychological safety, autonomy to do your best work, and room to grow your career. Your colleagues treat each other with kindness; you and your manager have mutual trust and respect. These are the kinds of gigs where bad

Sep 12, 2022 9 min read

Office Hours with Charles Garrett

Welcome to Merit Office Hours! This week we’re chatting with Merit mentor and investor Charles Garrett about engineering management, evaluating your first employment offer, and the value of maintaining relationships throughout your career. Charles Garrett is a New York City-based engineering leader with a background in Computer Science and

Jul 20, 2022 14 min read

Office Hours with Nicholas Wu

This week we’re chatting with Merit mentor and investor Nicholas Wu about design, UX research, Canadian tech companies, and how work challenges are similar across companies, stages, and careers.

Jul 7, 2022 11 min read

The Role of the Tech Lead

What does a tech lead do? This post covers the tech lead job description, key responsibilities, and the tech lead compared to other common roles in the tech industry.

Jun 29, 2022 6 min read

Office Hours with Nikitha Suryadevara

This week, we’re continuing our Office Hours series with Nikitha Suryadevara! We’re talking about product management, women in tech, and the value of reading and writing in your career. Nikitha Suryadevara is a Product Manager at Google, where she helps build the foundational infrastructure stack that Google services

Jun 22, 2022 13 min read

Office Hours with Ellen Chisa

We're excited to introduce our new series, Office Hours, where we interview leaders in product, engineering, and design about growing your career in tech. Our first guest is Merit investor and mentor Ellen Chisa. Ellen Chisa is a Partner at Boldstart Ventures, angel investor, and engineer. She created

Jun 8, 2022 15 min read

Navigating Your Career

The end of the year is a time of reflection. It’s a chance to ask, “How has the last year gone? What have I achieved? What do I want for…

Dec 20, 2021 8 min read

Quitting Your Job? 10 Tips to Leave on a Good Note

Leaving a job requires clear communication and setting up your company for success without you. It also means protecting yourself and deciding what end date and transition plan works best for you. We provide 10 tips on how.

Dec 13, 2021 8 min read

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