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…

Have you ever tried to teach a fish to see water? That's what it feels like trying to explain the business side of technology to someone who's spent their…

Have you ever tried to teach a fish to see water? That's what it feels like trying to explain the business side of technology to someone who's spent their…

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

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

At AWS, there was an engineer who became the face of Elastic Beanstalk after spending more time on Twitter and Stack Overflow than he did coding. The…

At AWS, there was an engineer who became the face of Elastic Beanstalk after spending more time on Twitter and Stack Overflow than he did coding. The…

I can already hear the collective groan from developers everywhere. "Sales? Me? No way." Most engineers would rather debug an infinite loop than pick up…

I can already hear the collective groan from developers everywhere. "Sales? Me? No way." Most engineers would rather debug an infinite loop than pick up…

Your smartest, most logical engineers aren't failing to take ownership because they lack skills. Something much deeper is happening.

Your smartest, most logical engineers aren't failing to take ownership because they lack skills. Something much deeper is happening.

Building successful software companies requires exceptional talent at every level. But after founding multiple tech companies and investing in dozens…

Building successful software companies requires exceptional talent at every level. But after founding multiple tech companies and investing in dozens…

The same traits that make someone an exceptional engineer can sometimes make them a significant liability when it comes to team communication.

The same traits that make someone an exceptional engineer can sometimes make them a significant liability when it comes to team communication.

Let me tell you about a conversation I recently had with my friend Rachel that perfectly illustrates a crisis I'm seeing across the startup landscape.

Let me tell you about a conversation I recently had with my friend Rachel that perfectly illustrates a crisis I'm seeing across the startup landscape.

Have you ever noticed how many "revolutionary" products actually weren't the first of their kind? Facebook wasn't the first social network.

Have you ever noticed how many "revolutionary" products actually weren't the first of their kind? Facebook wasn't the first social network.

Have you ever noticed how different CTOs seem to have completely different jobs? Some are deep in the code, making rapid-fire decisions about architecture…