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If you are the technical co-founder of a tiny, early-stage startup, you need to dive into the code. Coding is not "below you". This is a very difficult role but necessary for the early stages. Eventually, as you scale your team, you will spend less time coding, but when you are small (~4 engineers), you need to be in the weeds yourself. If you are vetting early-stage startups as a founding engineer, keep this in mind as well. Ask the CTO how he or she will be contributing to the product development. #cto #cofounder #earlystagestartups #technicalleadership #softwareengineer

Do you have a million dollar tech startup idea? But lack the fund to get it off the ground? Still struggling to assemble a team to develop the software infrastructure? Either way; EnLabs got you covered. To get started: send us a DM. #enlabs #startupsupport #founders

One of my favorite jobs was my first gig as Director of Engineering for a startup. One day a bunch of us - senior sysadmin, junior developers, the guy answering support phone calls, our marketing lead - were having lunch. Two hours later a whole new product design had been wireframed on a whiteboard and - long story short - that product helped take the company public. Nobody remembers or cares who came up with what piece of that design. The moral? Good ideas can come from anywhere, and they should always win. https://ow.ly/Q1Vr50Rgmvs #fractionalcto #cto #startup #startupsuccess #startupfounder

When you start your software engineering career, join a startup. You will learn way more in a short period while getting exposure to the business side of the company. Even if the startup does not work out and the stock becomes worthless, your knowledge will give you more rewarding opportunities afterward. #techstartup #careergrowth #softwareengineering #selfgrowth

One of my favorite jobs was my first gig as Director of Engineering for a startup. One day a bunch of us - senior sysadmin, junior developers, the guy answering support phone calls, our marketing lead - were having lunch. Two hours later a whole new product design had been wireframed on a whiteboard and - long story short - that product helped take the company public. Nobody remembers or cares who came up with what piece of that design. The moral? Good ideas can come from anywhere, and they should always win. https://ow.ly/Q1Vr50Rgmvs #fractionalcto #cto #startup #startupsuccess #startupfounder

It's that time again! Join us for an engaging conversation in our latest release. Navigating the Transition from Big Tech to Startups with Ben Popper from Stack Overflow 🎉 Benjamin Popper is the Senior Director of Content at Stack Overflow and is our guest on the show today. The background on today's episode is that both Ben and Sean have worked for startups as well as in Big Tech, and they have lots of friends and former colleagues who have struggled with navigating and thinking through the transition from big tech to startups, particularly for engineering roles. In today's show, we walk through the choices faced while making such a transition. We focus on what are the options you have and how can you align these options with the ultimate goal of becoming the best software engineer you could be. Watch on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/d-G_Xppj Timestamps: -- Introduction [01:44] -- Working at a Startup Vs Working at Big Tech [05:48] -- Qualities or skills that make someone successful and thrive in a startup environment [18:24] -- How does one know whether this company is a good company to be a part of [24:59] -- How should an engineer think about an offer from a startup [31:36] -- Recruitment is a big challenge [35:33] -- tea.xyz by Max Howell [41:40] Sean Falconer

Day 7 of 10 learnings from a milestone in tech. Find your niche. Try a startup. Try a large company. They are very different, and being comfortable in one or another does not necessarily benefit you. I found, in my switch from large tech companies to a private tech company, that it protected my role and income during the 2008-2010 crisis. By doing that, I found that I really liked cutting edge tech and modern development processes, which led me to startups (Rally and GitLab) which I’ve truly loved and benefitted from. Don’t let your corporate benefits or comfort lock you in or put you at the mercy of a siloed role/technology/company. Enjoy the ride and the variety tech can provide. A word of warning here though - if you want the wisdom in tech I talked about on Day 1 (July 17th), time in seat matters. Hopping companies annually very rarely sets you up for long term success - actual accomplishments and SME-level experiences matter. #tech #techcommunity #software #techdevelopment

Here is practical advice for software engineers working in small to medium organizations. We take a deep dive into the architecture of InterviewReady to understand how tech works in startups. This video has been made after studying the tech of more than 60 startups, most of whom face similar problems! https://lnkd.in/dDvKNmmd #startups #tech #advice

finding great tech builders is tough. there are sooo many for software. if you're bootstrapped or funded, fractional can be great option. this post not sponsored... i'm not looking but i'm always assessing ppl. Kwame Ampem is unique: - was key engineer at Numero, YC-backed. - fin-tech, health-tech, social tech. - hands on code. - 10 years of that at companies. - based in US. - and... like other VC-backed founding teams i meet, he's good on... - focus, saying no. - core features. - core tech. - growth tactics. ...likes soccer n that movie, Sing. --> if u know a startup that needs to focus and go 0 to 1 with a tech lead who has gone thru the fundraise juggle, then Kwame. #startups #yc #software #engineering