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I'm not usually one for soapbox moments, but this matters. The future of innovation depends on new ideas from new players, not just whatever suits a few giant corporations.

This post is an engineer’s guide (in plain English and a bit of math) to the startup metrics that VCs and founders obsess over. We’ll cover the essentials: how fast you’re growing,…

Thanks for the kind words! Would love to read your piece too if you want to link.

I recently found myself this close to trading in my role at the firm for an early seat on a shiny pre-Series A Sequoia-backed AI startup in the consumer space. The opportunity seem…

Google is an interesting example. I'd say brand awareness and being the default entry point to information is probably their strongest "moat" for search. I'd argue that this moat i…

We’re in an era where spinning up a new app is easier than ever. With AI-assisted coding, no-code tools, and cloud infra, the barriers are down. If your moat is “we write complex c…

Leverage is earned. It doesn’t come from being early to a trend. It comes from going deep where others are shallow. Look for the boring edge cases. Listen for the expensive mistake…

> I wouldn't expect a small VC company to have that may engineers let alone an engineering culture, if they didn't they better be paying you hundreds of thousands to define one, es…

It depends what you want to get out of the role. I don't think hustle culture alone is enough if there are no results in personal growth, mission, or economic growth. One of these …

This kind of work really favors work life integration. If work is your top priority, and you can put in absurd hours / shirk other responsibilities, this type of job might be for y…

If you don't think your current startup will scale and achieve escape velocity, and you don't see a path to that or have the energy to take it there, it's time to move on. Thinking…

Huge fan of dotenv, excited to try this out!

I 100% agree with this. Big tech jobs, or those at medium sized firms, are easy to coast in. I've heard that at some FAANG companies Senior SWE can be viewed as a terminal level an…