🛡️ Shall a good leader build a “protective umbrella” to shield the team?I truly believe that building a “protective umbrella” is a crucial responsibility for a team lead, especially in environments where teams…Oct 25, 2024Oct 25, 2024
🤔 What if the CTO has less experience than their engineers?This happens more than you’d think, especially in startups where the CTO is often a co-founder who suddenly jumps from being an engineer to…Oct 3, 2024Oct 3, 2024
The best products come when engineers are also users. 🎡 In B2C, this is easy, but in B2B?Online games, B2C banking, crypto, and social networks naturally have teams that are also users. But what if you’re building something…Oct 1, 2024Oct 1, 2024
Ever wondered which company is the most powerful, influential, and valuable in the world?If your mind jumps to Google, Amazon, Microsoft, or Tesla — you’re heading in the wrong direction. The real leader? It’s Stealth Startup…Sep 25, 2024Sep 25, 2024
Hiring is a two-way street. Here’s how I learned that lesson firsthand.Hiring is a two-way street. You’re interviewing potential employees, and they’re also interviewing you as a potential employer. Every…Sep 19, 2024Sep 19, 2024
Feature delivery: Speed 🚀 vs. Quality📊 ? It is not a Graph — it is a DotOne of the most persistent myths in engineering is the belief that delivering a feature on time requires sacrificing quality. I’ve always…Sep 10, 2024Sep 10, 2024
Published inYlemDatamin becomes YlemDear Community, we hope you all had a great summer and had a chance to take a break, enjoy the sun, and recharge your batteries. September…Sep 5, 2024Sep 5, 2024
A performance review result should never shock. If it does, who’s really at fault? 👈 👉Semi-annual reviews are meant to be a recap of what’s already been discussed in regular 1-on-1s between a team member and their manager…Sep 2, 2024Sep 2, 2024
“Playoff Mode” isn’t just for athletes — it’s a mindset that can take your work to the next level.Anyone who knows me knows I’m a fan of professional sports, especially when it comes to the business and management side of things. Hockey…Aug 29, 20241Aug 29, 20241
Are “Legacy Code” and “Technical Debt” really that bad or are we missing something?“Legacy code” and “Technical debt” often get a bad rap in software engineering. But I think these terms are often misunderstood and…Aug 26, 2024Aug 26, 2024