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Software testing methodologies aren’t one-size-fits-all. Here’s how a 4x founder chooses the right approach for your software, your stage, and your QA...

QUICK ANSWER An engineering competency matrix is a grid that maps the skills an engineer needs against the levels they move through, from junior to pr...

Most founders who ask me whether they need a CTO or a CPO are really asking something else. They feel like the product is off, or the engineering is s...

Types of software engineers, ranked by who to hire first: the roles your startup actually needs, which ones can wait, and where founders waste a hire.

Soft skills for developers decide who succeeds now that AI writes the code. The communication, curiosity, and courage to hire for, from a 4x founder.

Outsourcing product development can get your product built fast, but you can’t hand off the vision. Here’s how to stay involved and pick the right par...

A friend of mine runs a startup with 16 developers in Pakistan. He’s a smart guy with a real product and paying customers. He has one problem he can’t...

Software development for equity can work, but it’s nearly impossible to undo. A 4x founder on when it makes sense, the title trap, and how to vest it...

As much as 30% of the new code at Microsoft is now written by AI. CEO Satya Nadella said so on stage, and Google’s CEO says 75% of its new code is now...

If you are a founder or an engineering leader, you are not reading this to plan your own career. You are trying to figure out what a Filipino develope...

Which software development best practices still matter now that AI writes the code, and which ones to drop. A field guide for engineering leaders in 2...

Search “remote team communication” and you get the same article ten times: buy Slack, add a project tracker, turn your cameras on, write everything do...

Offshore software development in the Philippines isn’t about labor costs. It’s about the happiest, most talented developers you’ll work with, and why...

An outsourced development team only works when someone on your side owns it, not the vendor. A 4x founder on the model that works and how to manage it...

What software development outsourcing in the Philippines costs, why it works, and how to build a dedicated team that stays, from a founder who’s done...