Company
Date Published
Author
Pete Hunt
Word count
250
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

Pete Hunt, the current CEO of Dagster Labs, was recently interviewed on the A Geek Leader podcast. He joined as head of engineering in early 2022 and became CEO in November of that year. Pete has a diverse background, having previously co-founded Facebook's React.js open-source project and leading Instagram's web and business analytics teams before being acquired by Twitter. The podcast covered his experience working on React.js, building open source solutions, and the Data Orchestration domain. As he transitioned from an engineering leader to CEO, Pete emphasized the importance of being able to say "I don't know" while still inspiring confidence and mastering delegation.