Archive - Early-stage startup engineering

Startup compensation

We could pay you a million a month, but I’d need you to have a tangible impact on the business on your first day.

Jan 28 •

April 2024

We’re hiring 42 engineers this year

Remember that time in high school when you were stuck with your math homework?

Apr 9, 2024 •

August 2023

Product 101: Consistency

One often-overlooked aspect of great software is that it feels like it was designed by a single person through & through. Or so it seems.

Aug 28, 2023 •

June 2023

Management 101: Giving Feedback

You're a first-time manager, your team mate has made a mistake, and you need to tell them so. How do you go about it?

Jun 5, 2023 •

Quick and Dirty vs. Polished and Perfect: The Two Sides of Engineering

Every great engineer knows how to toggle between two fundamentally different, yet equally important styles of work: "Let's wing it" hacking and…

Jun 3, 2023 •

Work Multipliers: The Hidden Productivity Killers

How the seemingly harmless "hey, could you please add this one simple feature" can crush your team's delivery speed forever.

Jun 3, 2023 •

100x Software Engineering

There's a subtle art to crafting amazing software at a pace that leaves your competition in the dust.

Jun 3, 2023 •

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