In recent audits, I've noticed a less obvious pattern: overly talented start-up teams. While smart, experienced teams thrive early on, they struggle to scale. Scaling requires structure, documentation, and room to grow talent in-house.
Learn how to navigate the challenges of becoming a squad leader as an introverted senior engineer. Discover strategies for effective 1-1s. Overcome the anxiety of leadership by focusing on clarity, communication and creating an inclusive atmosphere where your team can thrive.
Strava's new AI-driven Athlete Intelligence brought me back to Addapp, the startup I co-founded nearly a decade ago. We used data from devices like Apple Watch to offer insights, like how your run affected your sleep, using traditional data science. Being ahead of time is not always good.
Reflecting on work through retrospectives helps software teams improve by identifying what went well and what didn’t. This promotes continuous growth, stronger collaboration, and better performance. Creating action plans from these insights leads to higher-quality results and a more cohesive team.
Learn how to optimize performance by fetching data server-side without blocking the page render. This guide explores passing promises to React client components and resolving them asynchronously using Suspense, ensuring a smoother, faster user experience.
How to integrate AI into your engineering team. This guide explains how AI can make your team more productive.
Developers are increasingly focusing on frameworks like Laravel or React, but deep knowledge of the underlying programming language is crucial. Mastering the basics enables better problem-solving, performance optimization, and flexibility across different frameworks or languages.
Startups and scale-ups are vulnerable to cyberattacks as mobile apps grow. Implementing encryption, multi-factor authentication, and secure communication is crucial. Leadership should integrate security into the product lifecycle to protect both data and reputation.
While documentation is vital, too much can lead to outdated or duplicate content. To manage it, consolidate docs in one platform, separate live from historical content, archive outdated ones, move technical docs closer to code, and encourage sharing links to foster a documentation culture.