The Excitement of a Christmas Morning

Franco Caramanico

27 Apr 2025 — 1 min read

It’s Christmas morning. My nieces knocked on my bedroom door. They couldn’t wait to go downstairs and see what Santa had brought.

I wish you all the same sense of wonder and excitement.

Not every morning will feel like Christmas morning, but we can carry a bit of that magic with us at work.

As tech leads, we have an incredible opportunity, and an even greater responsibility, to build the right things in ways that drive sustainable progress for both current and future generations.

Merry Christmas! 🎄

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