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17 Aug 2023 · 6 min read

The Secret Sauce to Attracting Top Engineering Talent

Most of the software developers who we talk to during the hiring interviews are looking for jobs while already having one. I always ask what’s the main reason for

16 Aug 2023 · 6 min read

Crafting Your Dream Team: The Important Skills to Seek in Software Engineers

Imagine that you’re a hiring manager at a tech team. You hired a backend developer, Mark, recently. While brilliant technically, he struggles to collaborate cross-functionally and often misses deadlines

15 Aug 2023 · 4 min read

Coding Tests: Wasted Effort or a Decent Screening Tool?

I’m sure at some point you’ve googled things like “should I do test tasks for job applications?” You’ve likely found tons of posts where developers vent about

14 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

From Intern to Senior: Navigating the Ladder of Engineering Levels

Working in tech these days feels like winning the career jackpot. Sure, we see headlines about layoffs and AI threatening to make developers obsolete. But from where I sit, demand

13 Aug 2023 · 6 min read

We Went Hybrid for a Week: The Pros, Cons, and Lessons of In-Person Work

In recent years Novi Sad, Serbia and Lisbon, Portugal, became two of our central locations — people either live in the city or live close enough to come meet from time

12 Aug 2023 · 5 min read

Why Small Teams Are More Efficient

I was talking to someone recently who works in a product company. He told me about the transition the company is undergoing. They were building a product in EdTech for

11 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

The Superpower You Didn’t Know You Had: Delegation

There’s something about the age of 23 that sticks in my memory. Sleep? A mere 4–6 hours a day. I was running two startups, juggling freelance work, and

10 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

The Art of Debate: How Healthy Conflict Drives Success at Work

Have you ever found yourself in the middle of a heated debate at work, heart pounding, only to wonder if this could be the secret ingredient to success? If this

9 Aug 2023 · 4 min read

The Evolving Role of a CTO: From Coding to Leadership

I’ve been working as a CTO on various projects for many years, and I recently realized how my perception of what a CTO does has evolved over time. In

8 Aug 2023 · 4 min read

Equal Pay or Location Pay? The Remote Work Dilemma

I talked to one of my colleagues recently about a very sensitive topic — salaries. He’s moving from a country in the Middle East where the cost of living, and

7 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

The Manager’s Dilemma: Nurturing Trust in an Expanding Company

What does a manager do? Manages, that’s pretty straightforward, right? The central question here is: How many meetings should a manager have? At the core of this issue is

6 Aug 2023 · 3 min read

Reimagining Remote Work: My Journey from Digital Connection to Real Connection

I’ve been working remotely for more than twenty years. Not only that, but I was running remote businesses for the same amount of time. Yeah, I started early. I

11 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

How To Balance Quick Wins with a Long-Term Strategy

We have two distinct areas in our brain. One is responsible for emotions, and the other for rational reasoning. Whenever you have to make a choice between binge-watching Netflix and

10 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

Avoid The Overwhelm Of Validating The Product By Using Design Sprints

A design sprint is a framework perfect for helping startups answer business questions. It’s a process that spans five days. In that time, you brainstorm, prototype and test ideas

9 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

How Zappos Built a Product By Faking It

OK, it wasn’t really faking it because there was a lot of work involved. It all started in 1999 when Nick Swinmurn, a software engineer from California, couldn’t

7 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

It’s OK to Be Embarrassed by the First Version of Your Product

LinkedIn launched its website in May 2003, after about six months after the company was founded, with only the most basic functionality. You could search users, connect with them if

6 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

Two Questions to Ask Yourself When You Have a New SaaS Business Idea

Starting a business is hard. Especially when you’re doing it on your own. When you have an idea that you really believe in and you start making it happen,

5 Dec 2019 · 4 min read

Yes, Demonstrating Your App with a Demo Is a Good Idea

I had a talk with a client recently about a product that he’s launching. He wanted to know my opinion: what approach would be better for the launch? To