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Johnathan Nightingale

Johnathan Nightingale is a founder and partner at Raw Signal Group. He is co-editor of The Co-pour and co-author of a book about modern leadership (coming fall 2017). Johnathan has built and operated organizations from 2 people to 250. He was the Vice President of Firefox for Mozilla during a period of intense turmoil inside Mozilla and in the web at large, helped build and launch the first Firefox offerings on Android and iOS, and still cheers every time the open web wins. After Mozilla he joined Hubba as their Chief Product Officer, and helped that team triple in size while improving their diversity stats instead of watching them slide. He is proud to sit on the board of Creative Commons, and is a big believer in the power of mission-based organizations. He has strong opinions about your coffee infrastructure.

the co pour
Canadian Startup NewsAugust 21, 2017<August 20, 2017

What I hear when you tell me your company doesn’t do meetings

I know what you want me to hear. You want me to hear that you’re modern and amazing. You want me to hear that you respect…

the co-pour
TechnologyApril 17, 2017<April 17, 2017

If you hate rumour mills, why did you build one?

The math itself is straightforward. In any company with more than two people, there will be times when some people have information…

excellent
Canadian Startup NewsApril 3, 2017<April 2, 2017

Is it worth your time to be excellent?

You’re not where you’re supposed to be. You’re not a failure. You’re actually doing well. You have a way you present…

the co-pour
Canadian Startup NewsMarch 20, 2017<March 19, 2017

Your new process is no substitute for giving a shit

To be fair, someone at IBM tried. I worked at IBM for a few years after university, and it was clear that someone meant well.…

the co-pour
Canadian Startup News, TechnologyMarch 6, 2017<November 30, 2022

Leadership is not about your good intentions

I don’t honestly remember which Mike it was. But early in my life as a manager I remember Mike, (or maybe Mike, or Mike,…

the copour
Canadian Startup NewsFebruary 20, 2017<February 22, 2017

Unlimited vacation and other forms of guilt-based management

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before… We’re a modern company and we’re blowing everything up. We don’t care…

co-pour
Canadian Startup NewsFebruary 6, 2017<February 6, 2017

You won’t brilliant your way out of this

I’m gonna make this one quick, because I know you’ve got a lot going on. You’re not as smart as you think you are. Don’t…

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 23, 2017<January 23, 2017

You know your product team is failing, but do you know why?

I build teams that build products. It’s my thing that I do. Engineering, design, marketing, and product management. That’s…

Canadian Startup NewsJanuary 9, 2017<January 9, 2017

How to be a better leader in four badly drawn charts

New managers are idiots, and I was no exception. I meant well. We all do. But tech isn’t great at setting examples for management,…

Canadian Startup NewsDecember 19, 2016<December 7, 2022

Some garbage I used to believe about equality

I will probably spend the rest of my life trying to be less of an ass. I think this is a fine occupation for most people. But…

TechnologyNovember 29, 2016<November 29, 2016

What to do when it all falls apart

The hardest month in my life as a leader was in the spring of 2014. I was VP Firefox at Mozilla. I was one of the senior leaders…

Canadian Startup NewsNovember 14, 2016<November 14, 2016

Big lies, little lies, and the cheat code to a promotion

I talk with a lot of people about their careers. Maybe you’re one of them. Sometimes you work for a team that I run, but…

TechnologyOctober 31, 2016<October 30, 2016

How fucked up is your management?

It’s taken me 15 years in this industry to figure out how to be any good at what I do. I don’t know how to write it all…

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