The Understory

The Understory

Drew Stokes

Hi 馃憢 I'm Drew. My pronouns are he/they. I live in Portland, Oregon 馃尣, with my partner and two daughters. I鈥檓 an avid reader, and deeply curious about the world and the people within it. Over the past 17 years, I鈥檝e led teams that build software and platforms that people rely on every day. In my roles at companies like Fullscreen, New Relic, Jeli, and PagerDuty, I鈥檝e helped launch global streaming and e-commerce products, improved developer platforms that power how teams ship and operate software, and guided teams through the complexities of startup growth, acquisition, and large-scale infrastructure evolution. Along the way, I鈥檝e learned that great engineering leadership is about creating the conditions for people to do their best work. I thrive at the intersection of people, systems, and strategy, helping teams approach complex problems with clarity, resilience, and purpose.

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Field Notes #3
Tools I Use
I'm joining the C1rew!
I read some things
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Field Notes #1
The Baumol Effect
Walking in the Rain
Awaken
One-way Doors
Obie
Fake Problems
Compounding Change
Mindset is Key
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