In most startups, the first developer becomes the de facto CTO.

You’re standing in the middle of the war room.

There’s a moment in this conversation with Anton Zaides I keep thinking about.

Early in my career, I thought if a team hit their deadlines, showed up to standups, and shipped on time, everything was good.

When I saw Cory House speak at my first tech conference, I immediately thought, "I could never do that."

It used to be that being an engineering leader meant being the team’s unblocker.

How do you get multiple stakeholders to agree on anything in a business?

A few years ago, I was running a fast-growing SaaS company when my CEO dropped a bombshell on me:

There's a painful truth that most tech founders don't want to hear: sometimes a product that's "working" still needs to die.

There's a painful truth that most tech founders don't want to hear: sometimes a product that's "working" still needs to die.

Some people love daily standup meetings.

Some people love daily standup meetings.

The late-night text message lit up my phone:

The late-night text message lit up my phone:

When I'm hiring developers at Full Scale or building teams for my own ventures, I always face the same question: what kind of people truly build exceptional software?

When I'm hiring developers at Full Scale or building teams for my own ventures, I always face the same question: what kind of people truly build exceptional software?

Have you ever tried to teach a fish to see water?

Have you ever tried to teach a fish to see water?

I've had multiple founder friends call recently with serious startup challenges. Despite different businesses, they all shared a common thread - tension between technical and business leadership.

I've had multiple founder friends call recently with serious startup challenges. Despite different businesses, they all shared a common thread - tension between technical and business leadership.