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Moving Product Off the Shelf and Into the Hands of the Customer
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Building a Culture of Innovation at Saks Fifth Avenue
Larry GlennVP Platform & System Development, HBC Digital
@lglenn
In the beginning…Big brittle ecommerce platformEnterprise-y tech stackSmall, junior teamSevere instabilityLow moraleNo trust
TodayBusiness has grown 4x / Peak Hours 10xExcellent performanceHigh-quality development practicesAdvanced tech stackSuper-strong teamWe’re building a commerce platform
We didn’t bring in an army of consultantsWe didn’t purge the teamWe didn’t re-platformWe didn’t spend a lot of money
We’re not done getting good at building software yet.
Don’t confuse what people have been asked to do with what they’re capable of doing.
Building software should be intrinsically rewarding.
Freedom to focusFreedom to make mistakesFreedom from unnecessary stressesFreedom to explore the “how“