Archive
59 posts from 2024.
- 12-19The 5-Minute vs 5-Day Rule: Finding the Sweet Spot for Developer Support
- 12-17The Asynchronous Myth: Why Some Development Teams Need Face Time to Succeed
- 12-12The Hidden Cost of Not Having Technical Leadership
- 12-10Stop Polishing the Floor: When Perfect Becomes the Enemy of Launch
- 12-05When Your Tech Stack Dies: Lessons in Product Evolution
- 12-03Breaking Free from the Request Ticket Trap
- 11-28When to Use Project-Based vs. Staff Augmentation Models: A Decision Framework for Technical Leaders
- 11-27The Art of Scaling: Why Growth Stage is Easier Than Startup Phase
- 11-26The Hidden Force Tearing Your Product and Engineering Teams Apart
- 11-21Building Great Software Products Without Technical Co-Founders: A Modern Approach to Development
- 11-20The Reality Check on AI Startup Investments: Hype, Hope, and Hard Truths
- 11-19The Real Requirements for Your Startup's Technical Leader
- 11-14QA is Your Secret Product Weapon
- 11-13Traditional Outsourcing is Broken: Why Modern Companies Are Switching to Staff Augmentation
- 11-12Why Developers Need to Build Their Own IKEA Furniture 🔧
- 11-12Why Product Driven? Bridging the Gap Between Code and Business Value
- 11-05Breaking Free from Code Tunnel Vision: A CTO's Guide to Broader Thinking
- 10-29The Secret to Building Better Software? It's Not More Code
- 10-22Welcome to the New Product Driven Startup Hustle by Full Scale
- 10-17What is a Mighty Middle Startup? Every Founder's Goal
- 10-10Founder Mode: My 20 Years of Experience Stuck In It!
- 10-03From Founder to CEO: 10 Key Lessons
- 09-26Startup Investor Events: Excellent Regional Events to Meet All the Funds
- 09-19The 4 Founder Super Powers: Understanding Your Strengths and Weaknesses
- 09-12How to Use Debt to Scale Startups
- 09-05The Founder's Dream vs the American Dream
- 08-22Why Startup Copycats Fail & Your Secret Weapon
- 08-14Why the Inc. 5000 Is A Big Deal
- 08-08How to Avoid Startup Burnout & Find Fulfillment
- 08-01Idea or Execution? Nope - It's Distribution!
- 07-25The Startup Remarkability Formula
- 07-19Top Startup Hiring Challenges
- 07-09Why Startup Urgency Matters
- 07-03My 3rd Startup Exit: At Capacity Sold to CAMP Digital
- 06-27Hidden Complexities of Tech Startups
- 06-20Ask for Startup Success
- 06-13Startup Grand Opening Day
- 06-11The Danger of Raising Too Much Capital
- 06-06How Startups Create a New Product Category
- 05-30Effort is the Hack to Startup Success
- 05-23What Makes a Good Startup CTO?
- 05-16Building a "Better Product" Isn't Enough
- 05-09The Founder's First Job: Driving Sales Through Thought Leadership
- 05-07Delete Your Product Backlog. Do this Instead!
- 05-02Founder-Market Fit: Why Are YOU the Right Person to Start a Company?
- 04-30Harvard MBA vs Startup Founder Experience: Which is Better?
- 04-25Is Your Product-Market Fit Problem a Marketing or Product Problem?
- 04-232 Keys to Achieve Work-Life Balance
- 04-20The Danger of Separate Product and Engineering Teams
- 04-20The Pitfalls of Low-Code/No-Code Solutions
- 04-20Pivoting Your Startup Based on Customer Feedback
- 04-0810 Things I've Learned Since the Acquisition
- 04-02The Startup Crash Course Every Software Engineer Needs
- 03-27Startups: When Should You Do QA?
- 03-21MVP Developers are MVPs
- 02-19Why I Avoided Offshore Software Development... Until I Accidentally Used It
- 02-08CTO Career Path: Before & After
- 01-30The Minivan Loving Practical CTO
- 01-19My Lens for Growth in 2024