Yannick De Pauw

Yannick De Pauw

Leuven, Belgium
58 posts
It’s here: Free Range Management, the book

It’s here: Free Range Management, the book

Create space so your team can thrive. You must create space for knowledge workers to do their best work. But how do you do that? Welcome to Free Range Management. Free Range Management can be summed up in two words: create space. The trick is doing that in a way...

On Technical debt - What is it, how is it created, what types of technical debt are there, how to avoid tech debt, and how to fix it?

On Technical debt - What is it, how is it created, what types of technical debt are there, how to avoid tech debt, and how to fix it?

What is technical debt? How can you fix technical debt and what is the best approach to avoid technical debt?

​​Most common challenges faced by startups in 2024

​​Most common challenges faced by startups in 2024

It’s pretty evident that a startup in 2024 faces unique challenges that just haven’t existed in other years. Every entrepreneur knows that they will encounter difficult circumstances, clients, and people. It takes determination to scale a startup. We've seen this after auditing over 100 startups throughout...

How to hire a CTO

How to hire a CTO

During the past years, I’ve interviewed a lot of developers, technical leaders, and CTOs. There are a few key things I’ve learned about hiring a good CTO for your startup. Does every successful technical team need a Chief Technology Officer at one point in time? What are the...

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

Seniority level in software engineering and how to assess it

As a non-technical founder, it can be difficult to determine if your development team is composed of engineers that are on a staff engineer, senior or junior level, or somewhere in between. This especially becomes a big challenge when it’s time to hire your first engineer or expand the...

Thanks for rejecting me

Thanks for rejecting me

Do you know that feeling when you are about to open an important email, knowing you will either really like or really hate what you are going to read? It’s a feeling that we think many applicants have when awaiting feedback on their technical assignment during our hiring process....

Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely

Our tool shed — the tools we use when working remotely

These days working remotely is — sadly enough — a hot topic. A lot of people are confronted with working from home for the first time and are struggling with being productive. At madewithlove, we have been working remotely for the past 12 years and we hope by opening up our toolbox,...

Have you seen our new haircut?

Have you seen our new haircut?

When you all were eating turkeys and busy handing out cleverly found gifts to celebrate the birthday of this Bethlehem born rising star, we quietly launched a new website. We chose not to go for the big bang release and fill your walls and inboxes with dozens of notifications, so...

The responsible developer profile explained

The responsible developer profile explained

At madewithlove, we take much pride in our company values. They are ingrained in everything we do, from selecting customers to managing our work-life balance to hiring new candidates. To achieve these company values, we need all of our colleagues to be honest human beings who have a passion for...

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