#317 Everett Harper on Testing Your Ideas Early and Often

<p>Episode 317 features Everett Harper, the CEO, and co-founder of Truss, a human-centered software development company, named as an Inc 5000 fastest-growing private company for 2020 and 2021. He is the author of the new book, "Move to the Edge, Declare It Center".</p><br><p>Find the book here - <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Move-Declare-Center-Everett-Harper/dp/1119849888" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Move-Declare-Center-Everett-Harper/dp/1119849888</a></p><br><p><strong>Find Everett Online:</strong></p><br><p>Website: <a href="https://www.everettharper.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.everettharper.com/</a></p><p>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/everettharper/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/everettharper/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/everettharper/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/everettharper/</a></p><p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/everettharper" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/everettharper</a></p><br><p><strong>About Everett:</strong></p><br><p>Everett Harper is the CEO and co-founder of Truss, a human-centered software development company, named as an Inc 5000 fastest-growing private company for 2020 and 2021. He is a rare combination of a Black entrepreneur, Silicon Valley pedigree, National Champion, and a proven record for solving complex problems with social impact.</p><br><p>He had the foresight to build a company that’s been remote-first since 2011, and salary-transparent since 2017, anticipating the importance of hybrid work and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by a decade. Before Truss, Everett was at Linden Lab, maker of Second Life, a pioneering virtual world, and Bain and Company management consultants.</p><br><p>Though both his parents had pioneering careers as software programmers for IBM, Everett is the first in his family to attend college, as an A.B. Duke Scholar at D