Lessons
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🫡 for startup founders
My respect for startup founders has grown a lot since I tried it myself. When I worked for an early-stage startup and watched the CEO make decisions, I used to think, “If it were me, I’d handle it differently and probably be less stressed.” But I was just fooling myself. Running a startup is real Continue reading
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Hard Conversations and Harder Decisions
I came across this post today, and here’s what I would say: Sometimes you’ve gotta have tough conversations, give a reality check, and that’s part of the grind. It’s important to explain to your partner—clearly and often—the road you’re on and how it’s going to impact both of your lives. When you’re sacrificing your time Continue reading
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Are you treating everyone the same?
Having worked in very different companies and startups, I’ve observed one recurring mistake: treating everyone the same and making the same rules for everyone. There’s a simple fact: if you have to set stupid rules in your company, it means you have stupid people around who need those rules. These stupid rules only frustrate or Continue reading
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Learning new skills – my technique
One of my colleagues was interested in learning a new skill and wanted to know how I learned programming. It made me think about it since it was a long time ago, but my technique hasn’t changed much since I started. I told him that if there’s one thing to do to catch on with Continue reading
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CEOs Mistake #2
In my ten-year career, I’ve seen many CEOs make the mistake of keeping their vision to themselves or sharing it only once, thinking everyone understood and is working towards it. Sometimes, I talked to upper management and compared their vision with what lower-level employees understood. Often, the differences were shocking. If, as a CEO, you Continue reading
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HR Interview Tips #1
Throughout my career, I have had so many HR interviews, and over time, I have developed a few practices that others might find useful: I always used to schedule a reminder at least 1 hour before the interview to ensure I was prepared. Then, I spent 15 minutes researching the company’s operations, location, and overall Continue reading
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Remote Job Finding Lesson #1 + Extra Tip
When I was working remotely, some of my engineer friends had difficulties finding remote opportunities. I checked some of their CVs, and they had more experience than me and better-looking CVs. However, there was one big difference: I was applying to over 2000 jobs a month, while they were sending around 100 applications a month—a Continue reading
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The Best Lesson I learnt from a book
When asked about the most valuable lesson I’ve learned from a book, the first thing that comes to mind is a life and business principle from Jim Collins’ Good to Great, specifically in the chapter ‘First Who, Then What.’ Please listen to it as the author describes it himself in less than 3 minutes. Continue reading
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Are You Harnessing Your Team’s Full Potential?
“Until 1989, Jack Welch and his colleagues had doubted there was much to learn from their employees, believing instead that the workers, like drones, were just supposed to carry out management’s decisions. They were not supposed to show initiative; after all, they were workers, not managers. But eventually the chairman began to realize that GE’s Continue reading
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