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During the last 6 weeks, I’ve been building my side project during the evenings and on the weekends and I […]

As someone who’s been in the tech industry for more than 15 years, I’ve come to recognize a fundamental truth […]

… I built another tool. Sorry dear readers, no essay this time. As a CTO you rarely have time to […]

Let’s talk about something nobody in the startup Slack channels wants to admit out loud: Sometimes, the CTO is just… […]

I’m glad to hear you’re considering a transition to a Chief Technology Officer (CTO) role. It’s a significant step, and […]

I’ve been reflecting on our engineers’ diverse impact on our projects and the true meaning behind labels like “10x engineer”. […]

Feeling like you’re not measuring up, especially after joining a team full of sharp minds, is a common experience. I […]

I want to talk about something we don’t discuss enough in our field: the mental health of software engineers, especially […]

Some of you know that I work in the agency business — how that translates to my technical experience is […]

Dear JK, Congratulations on reaching this pivotal moment with your MVP. It’s an exciting time, but I understand it’s also […]

Back when I was coding in 2007, my stack was straightforward. I had a shared hosting provider that cost me […]

I worked with a client in the early days of my career building social media sentiment analysis platform when Twitter […]

In my opinion, security is one of the most forgotten aspects of software engineering. It rarely gets focused on until […]

I’m sure you’ve worked at companies where you felt that they were moving slowly and it was not even worth […]

Congratulations on finding an idea worth pursuing. So let’s talk about feasibility and understanding if it’s at all possible to […]

On August 1, 2012, Knight Capital Group suffered a severe trading loss due to a software error. A technician’s failure […]

You need to accept one truth – every shop is messy and every app has its skeletons. Period. Welcome to […]

Hello dear reader, before we start — I don’t see myself as an expert, more like ever-learning amateur, so if […]

Congrats on becoming a CTO and on immediately thinking of dipping your toes into the world of offshore development agencies. […]

First of all, congrats on starting this journey. So, you’re a non-technical co-founder in the process of product development, feeling […]

So, you’ve been quoted a cool 50K for designs and 150K for your mobile app development. That’s a hefty sum, […]

Short answer: Do it in your spare time. Dip your toes into the startup world without going full crazy. Test […]

Short Answer: DON’T DO IT. Long Answer: It’s a common problem. As you’re building a business you need to take […]

Hey there, I appreciate your question—it’s a complex one that many startups, including those I’ve consulted with, grapple with. I […]

First of all, I’m sorry you ended up in such a situation. Running in overdrive for so long is a […]

Let’s talk about the process where the experienced welcome the inexperienced under their wing and illuminate the path ahead. I’ve […]

I’m a big fan of documentation. I think it’s my favorite boring thing to do after coding. It brings the […]

Doing meaningless work is not a new concept. After automation started to get wider adoption in the second part of […]

The age-old dilemma that technical co-founders get confronted with: should I build it from scratch or buy some off-the-shelf solution? […]

Once the pandemic hit and employers started to embrace remote work more openly, a new phenomenon gained momentum — Interviews-as-a-service. […]

The “silent majority” was used by President Richard Nixon during his presidency and his campaign. In this usage, it referred […]

I’m sure you’re like me. It happens time and time again that we pour our hearts into achieving something we […]

If you’ve been doing anything related to the startup world the last few years, then you’ve heard the term “fake […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […]

So I read this book called “Atomic Habits” a few weeks ago, where the core concept is about minor 1% […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […]

As an indie founder, self-promotion is key to your success. But it’s also tricky – if you do it wrong, […]

Startup founders have a lot of fears. Some are afraid they won’t find a technical co-founder or attract angel investment. […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […]

Founders often get so overwhelmed finding funding sources and attracting the first few customers that they neglect actually running their […]

Starting a business can be a daunting task. It’s even more difficult when you’re doing it alone and you’re not […]

There’s several things to remember when promoting your SaaS without coming off as an ass: Always provide value when promoting. […]

In today’s world, it’s easier than ever to build a Software-as-a-Service startup. With online tools and resources like no-code platforms, […]

Recently, I was talking to a friend of mine who had recently joined a small startup. He and I shared […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the […]

It’s easy to think of equity as being valuable in and of itself, but that’s not exactly true. Equity is […]

When you’re a tech startup, one of the first things you’ll want to do is make sure your business is […]

As someone that has worked in startups and large companies in their career, it depends on what you want to […]

This is one of the top questions I hear from technical co-founders. Being a co-founder is great, and it’s especially […]

🎙️ I love listening to podcasts. I listen to one of them when I go for a walk or during […]

This article is part of the series called Founders Guide which I’m writing currently to help early-stage founders tackle the problems they […]

This article is part of the Technical Manager Guide that I’m writing for technical leads to scale their development and […]

Well this is a painful topic that haunts most companies in one way or another. Basically, technical debt is a […]

This article is part of the Technical Manager Guide that I’m writing for technical leads to scale their development and […]

I consider this topic very important for everyone working in IT and even those that are currently interns, because eventually […]

Update 2021: I wrote this in 2018, a year and a half after joining a startup to lead their development, […]