Roles and responsibilities

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Why you can't have it all — a reality check for hiring

Why you can't have it all — a reality check for hiring

Don't compromise quality when hiring developers. Explore alternate hiring strategies like freelance and part-time arrangements, consider remote work, and focus on core competencies. Remember, 'perfect' candidates might not exist, but the right one does.

Supercharge your startup with staff engineers

Supercharge your startup with staff engineers

Staff engineers, senior technical leaders, guide and balance SaaS teams, possessing deep expertise. They excel as mentors, advocating for the team, providing feedback, and bridging business and technical goals. This guide explains if your business needs staff engineers and what they do.

How a CTO builds a team

How a CTO builds a team

There are many factors involved in building a thriving team. This is what a CTO must consider when hiring expert teams to build software.

Why you should invest in good engineers from the start

Why you should invest in good engineers from the start

Investing in senior engineers is crucial for startups. They bring speed, efficiency, and quality to development, boost team morale, and ensure long-term profitability. Hire senior professionals from the start for success, here is why.

Why a microservice-based architecture isn't a holy grail

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.

The Fractional CTO (or Interim CTO) explained

The Fractional CTO (or Interim CTO) explained

Discover the transformative role of a Fractional CTO in scaling startups and enhancing tech leadership without the overhead. Learn how part-time CTO services can drive your company's innovation and growth efficiently.

Pulse: Episode 6 – Johann Romefort on Technical Due Diligence

Pulse: Episode 6 – Johann Romefort on Technical Due Diligence

In Pulse, a madewithlove podcast, Andreas talks with leaders from the tech startup and scale-up ecosystem. There are also some podcast episodes where Andreas talks with his own colleagues about everything he comes across when working as a CTO in residence for various clients. Sit back and enjoy Pulse! Read:...

The evolution of technical roles

The evolution of technical roles

Many startups give the CTO title to their technical lead. We think that’s a mistake. There is an organic way to grow engineering teams and there are different leadership skills needed at different sizes. Because of this, titles have become quite confusing. We’ve also seen that founders will...

How to assist your product marketing team as a software engineer

How to assist your product marketing team as a software engineer

Software engineering and marketing are often considered to be on completely opposite ends of the spectrum but when put together they can become a powerful team. This article lists some of the things you, as a software engineer, can do to help your product marketing team. Be observant Engineers have...

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