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Like any group of individuals working together, developers all have their own way of doing things. When you add different programming styles, personalities, priorities, and opinions into the mix, there’s bound to be a time when things don’t go as smoothly as they should. 

In the course of working with companies from every corner of the tech spectrum, we often find ourselves meeting with non-technical founders and hiring managers who have a great product in mind, but lack the skills to see it through. So the question then becomes: how do we attract the best tech talent when we […]

There are a lot of terms in tech that describe the kind of talent a team is looking for: unicorn, 10x, and, my personal least favorite, rock star. When it comes time to hire your next CTO, ignore all of these and find yourself a wizard. 

Over the last couple of years, for better or worse, a lot of us have been given the opportunity to tap into our introverted sides. And whether that was your M.O. before the start of the pandemic, or you’re finally embracing the quiet life, managing an engineering team as an introvert can have its own […]

Storytelling is a powerful way for brands to connect with their customers and engage their employees. Crafting compelling stories can give life to your brand by highlighting its purpose and values, and let its personality take center stage. 

While technical skills are important, cultural fit is one of the most critical factors in hiring and retaining top engineering talent. Prioritizing and assessing cultural fit helps to build high-performing, stable teams. 

There are plenty of ways to mitigate hiring risk: proper vetting, matching for company culture, and fractional work, to name a few. We recently talked about our own approach to it, but thought it would be great to dive into what other industry experts have to say.

When it comes to building out a project, putting a plan in place is paramount to its success. One of the biggest challenges to any plan is scope creep, which happens when the scope of the project expands beyond its originally established boundaries.

Few things slow the velocity of innovation like a lack of bandwidth and expertise. Oftentimes, the best ideas get put on the back burner, because committing to them means also committing to a time and resource-intensive hiring process (one that runs the risk of not even working out). It’s a perennial catch-22 that usually ends […]

When it comes to hiring, everyone wishes it was easier, us included (that’s why we’re here, after all). And while ChatGPT has certainly received the lion’s share of press over its capabilities, the reality is that there is a treasure trove of AI and ML (machine learning) hiring tools that can help take the edge […]

When you think about technical decision-making within your company, how many of those decisions come down to just the stack you’ll be developing with? It turns out there are far more choices you’ll have to make, and making them early on will help to avoid headaches down the road.