# Kevin Stewart: Short-term Decisions That Need To Be Revisited

EP-101 | May 19, 2021 | 51:24




Robby speaks with Kevin Stewart, VP of Engineering at Harvest. They discuss fighting ideological battles, why time-to-deploy is one of the most valuable metrics to measure and improve, and why teams should be revisiting their technical stack decisions. Kevin also gives advice to developers and shares some approaches to running internship programs.





## Show Notes

Robby speaks with Kevin Stewart, VP of Engineering at Harvest. They discuss fighting ideological battles, why time-to-deploy is one of the most valuable metrics to measure and improve, and why teams should be revisiting their technical stack decisions. Kevin also gives advice to developers and shares some approaches to running internship programs.

## Helpful Links

- [Kevin's Website](https://kstewart.me/)
- [leaddev.com](https://leaddev.com/community/kevin-stewart)
- [Kevin on Twitter](https://twitter.com/kstewart)
- [Kevin on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kstewart/)
- [Careers at Harvest](https://www.getharvest.com/careers)
- [Book Recommendation] [The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz](https://hardthings.bhorowitz.com/)

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