Why is operational documentation more important than you think
Do you have an employee handbook? Are senior people required to spend hours answering questions of colleagues? Here's how documentation can help.
Onboarding and offboarding
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Why a microservice-based architecture isn't a holy grail
Microservices are a very popular architectural approach — maybe too popular! Here's why it might not be ideal for your organization.
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...
The personal touch when onboarding an employee in a remote world
These are strange times for everyone. Imagine starting out in a new remote job when all you’ve ever been used to is going to an office and seeing all your colleagues face-to-face every single day. A new job: exciting! Meeting all your colleagues only through a screen: scary? It...
Remote onboarding: How madewithlove onboards (remote) employees
Onboarding can be a stressful time for a company, doubly so for a remote company. At madewithlove, we focus on proper documentation so that new employees can self guide their onboarding. Here’s the schedule: Day 1 * Get acquainted with the team * Meet your assigned buddy (see below) * Read the...
On remote culture: the perspective of a Brazilian working for a Belgian remote first company
A couple of months ago, I was invited by the university I graduated from to be one of the speakers in an event in my home country of Brazil. The main audience consisted of students and local developers. I wanted to create a talk for everyone and I knew there...
Company benefits in 2019 at madewithlove
Back in 2016, we wrote about our company benefits for the first time. With being honest as one of our fundamental company values and the impact of employee benefits on happiness, we don’t see a reason in keeping them secretive. Here is a detailed and updated look at the...
My first day at madewithlove and a strange white box
A recap of my first month at madewithlove Hi, my name is Gabriel Martinez. I’m a last-year student in Computer Graphics Design, option Web, at Haute École de la Province de Liège in Belgium. My internship at madewithlove started on 5 February. Here’s a recap of my first...