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    Story: Configuring Identity: Adam Jacob and the Search for Self in Software

    CoRecursive: Coding Stories · Sep 1, 2023 · 43 min
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    Today, we go behind the scenes at Chef - the game changing infrastructure automation tool. Adam Jacob created Chef, and it became a massively popular DevOps tool. But despite Chef's success, Adam constantly battled self-doubt and finding his footing as a leader. In this raw episode, Adam shares how the pressure of going from sysadmin to startup CEO caused an identity crisis. He opens up about…

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