Articles

On building products, and the teams behind them.

  • Grow October 7, 2026 · 2 min read

    Just raised? What to do in the first 90 days

    Why the week your round closes is the worst time to hire engineers, and how to use the first 90 days to get your team ready for them.

  • Grow September 30, 2026 · 1 min read

    Hiring won't fix a slow engineering team

    Why hiring more engineers usually makes a slow team slower, where the work actually gets stuck, and what to fix before you post the next role.

  • Build September 24, 2026 · 4 min read

    Faster typing isn't a strategy

    What to look for in engineers now that AI writes much of the code, what to stop rewarding, and why the tools alone won't make your team faster.

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