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# [Show them, don't tell them](https://salesforcegirl.hashnode.dev/show-them-don-t-tell-them?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

On building a game company in one evening with my neurodivergent sons, leaning into how our brains work, and why showing them beats telling them.

Oct 21 · 8 min read · salesforcegirl.hashnode.dev  
Updated Oct 28  
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See a need, fill a need: Untangling real-world Salesforce orgs, building healthy engineering teams, & shipping software without the burnout

Vendor demos show pristine systems, but real-world orgs are 10-year-old hoards of competing triggers, forgotten packages, and technical debt. And the teams running them are often burning out trying to keep the wheels turning. I’ve spent just under 20 years in the enterprise trenches—from making desk waffles to boost morale on support calls at LogMeIn to building team health frameworks and leading systems engineering at SurveyMonkey and Salesforce. I write about untangling messy systems, building solutions for complex systems and why genuine team care is just as critical as clean architecture.

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[Indie Ship Log](https://hashnode.com/@indieshiplog)

[Oct 21](https://hashnode.com/posts/show-them-don-t-tell-them/6ad8799927d40a465b37b512/comment/6ad88198a7508b2879f9bd6e)

The speed-score line stuck with me. I build small tools on my own, and the number people stare at is often the thing stressing them out, not the skill itself. Shipping his game the same night, instead of just calling it a good idea, is a more honest feedback loop than most of the ones I get.