Sitting idle Engineers without anything to do is the worst nightmare for founders. I often found myself panicking because I did not […] 0 Comments Main 11/30/22
How to build an engaging career path The following is my take on seniority levels. Junior engineers are very productive. They are eager to try new technologies, […] 0 Comments Main 11/29/22
Breaks and Brakes After a few solid sprints, the next logical concern is the team’s velocity. How can I measure speed? Is my […] 0 Comments Main 11/28/22
Playbooks and Runbooks The most outstanding professionals I’ve met have playbooks and runbooks. It is not so much about their degrees, their experience, […] 0 Comments Main 11/27/22
Contractors and Employees In today’s market, there are companies paying between $40-80 per hour to contractors. Let’s say you are going through Series […] 0 Comments Main 11/26/22
Have you done this before? Early-stage startups are great early adopters. They don’t have deep pockets, and they desperately need help. It doesn’t mean they […] 0 Comments Main 11/25/22
User exit Users logging out or deleting their accounts are usually the last thing startups worry about. It is hard enough to […] 0 Comments Main 11/24/22
Equity compensation Disclaimer: I’m not a financial expert, and I’ve worked only with a few Fintech startups. I’ve run into different positions […] 0 Comments Main 11/23/22
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 […] 0 Comments Main 11/22/22
Toxic culture destroys creativity Developers are artists. It is not because they have ridiculous demands. It is because they need to be creative to […] 0 Comments Main 11/21/22