Good architect, bad architect
I’ve worked with two software architects I truly respect in my career. Both were poor managers and poor communicators. The […]
Toxic culture destroys creativity
Developers are artists. It is not because they have ridiculous demands. It is because they need to be creative to […]
Drop-off rate
A common question when optimizing a sales funnel is: at which step are people leaving the most? It is the […]
They are not testing their own code
I’ve heard many founders complaining that developers are not taking their work all the way to the finish line. In […]
What is the best wine?
I often hear the phrase, “If I have more information, I can make better decisions.“ Technology has reached a point […]
Are your developers happy?
In the late 80s, my grandfather bought a Commodore C64. He used to spend nights coding in BASIC. I was […]
I’m not ready for this interview
I help startups to build their engineering team from day 1, so in most cases, there is no HR or interview […]
Tech Specs
Why do you need a tech spec? If founders need to choose between drawing boxes and writing code, the latter […]
Pre-coding
The construction industry has a division named “pre-construction.” There are teams dedicated to studying the cost of making changes by […]
The effective developer
Coding is not for perfectionists. If your goal is to develop the most elegant, legible, fastest, optimized line of code, […]