Stef
Software engineer
from Belgium 🇧🇪
Mike is a seasoned software architect turned seasoned engineering manager
Building software products is a tricky balancing act and Mike loves helping teams get better at it. He's allergic to paint-by-numbers-Agile and believes the right process has to be tailor-made for each company.
Which is the coolest country you ever visited?
Definitely Iceland! Or maybe Romania...? Or Indonesia? Antwerp?
Water or coffee?
Hard to give up one or the other, so let's meet in the middle and settle on an Americano?
Articles by Mike
How to start growing talent in-house
Startups thrive on rapid growth, but when it comes to scaling talent, they often hit a wall. Enterprise-style feedback systems sound great—until they become a productivity sink. So how can you build structured talent development without overcomplicating things?
How to stop depending on that one developer
Key Person Risk (KPR) arises when a team relies too heavily on one specialist. To reduce this, shift their role to an advisor. The specialist guides, others do the work. It’s slow at first, but builds team knowledge, confidence, and better documentation.
Do we even need a moat?
A technical moat is often seen as a product's defensive edge, but does every product really need one? For AI products, the choice between building proprietary tech or leveraging existing solutions like OpenAI is complex. True value lies in solving customer problems—not just in owning the technology.
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