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June 6, 2026
Custom Web Application Development Company in the Philippines: How to Hire One Without Getting Burned
Hiring a custom web application development company in the Philippines? A founder who runs one breaks down the models, real costs, and how to vet one.
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June 6, 2026
Remote Work Culture: What 8 Years of Running a Distributed Team Taught Me
Ask ten companies how they build remote work culture and you’ll hear the same playbook: virtual happy hours, online trivia, a Slack channel full of GI...
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June 6, 2026
How to Improve Developer Productivity: It’s a Leadership Problem, Not a Tooling One
How to improve developer productivity is a leadership problem, not a tooling one. A 4x founder on the five levers that actually move your team’s outpu...
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June 6, 2026
Secure Software Development: 15 Best Practices for the AI Era
Secure software development isn’t a checklist anymore. A CTO’s guide to 15 best practices for building secure software when AI now writes most of the...
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June 6, 2026
How to Manage Remote Teams Across Time Zones: Lessons From a 14-Hour Gap
A 14-hour gap nearly stopped me from hiring offshore. Here’s what actually makes remote teams work across time zones, and why the gap is the easy part...
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June 6, 2026
What Does a Scrum Master Actually Do, and Do You Even Need One?
What does a Scrum Master actually do, and does your team need one? A 4x founder’s honest take on the role, the three jobs that matter, and when it’s j...
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June 6, 2026
What Is an In-House Recruiter? And Why One Isn’t Enough to Hire Great Engineers
An in-house recruiter manages your hiring internally, but can one fill your engineering roles? What they do, what they cost, and where they hit a wall...
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June 6, 2026
Software Engineer vs. Software Developer: The Distinction AI Is About to Kill
Software developer vs software engineer used to be a real distinction. AI writes the code now, and the two roles are collapsing back into one job.
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June 6, 2026
Frontend vs. Backend Developers: Who to Hire First (and How AI Changed the Answer)
Frontend vs backend: which developer to hire first, what each costs in 2026, and how AI changed the answer. A founder’s guide from Full Scale CEO Matt...
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June 6, 2026
Software Product Roadmaps: How to Build One That Actually Ships
Most software product roadmaps fail because they are built backwards. Here is how to build one around real problems and outcomes, from a 4x founder.
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June 6, 2026
Product Manager vs. Project Manager: You Probably Don’t Need a Project Manager
When I was building VinSolutions, the company I eventually sold for $147 million, I didn’t write tickets for myself. I didn’t wait for a product manag...
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June 6, 2026
CEO vs. CTO: One Is a Sales Job, Both Are Product Jobs
CEO vs. CTO, from a founder who’s held both seats: why the CEO job is really a sales job first, and why both roles now demand real product judgment.
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June 6, 2026
The Top Software Companies in Kansas City (2026)
Software companies in Kansas City: a KC founder’s 2026 list of the metro’s top software firms, who’s hiring, and the local engineering talent crunch.
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June 6, 2026
Front-End Developer Skills: What to Hire For in the AI Era
Front-end developer skills, from the hiring side. A 4x CTO on which skills still matter, which ones AI made irrelevant, and how to actually screen for...
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June 6, 2026
CIO vs CTO: Which One Your Company Actually Needs
CIO vs CTO, from a 4x CTO who works with a CIO every week. What each role really does, why the line is blurring, and which one your company should hir...
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