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The Skill That Defines Great Engineering Leaders (But Rarely Gets Taught)
When I first became a CTO, I thought my job was to be the smartest technical person in the room.
Sep 11
4
The MVP Mindset Is Dead. Build for Validation, Not Version One.
It’s never been faster to build software.
Sep 4
5
August 2025
When Product Strategy Turns Into Lord of the Flies
You’ve got smart people.
Aug 28
5
AI Won’t Save the 20% of Developer Time You’re Wasting on Friction
Every engineering leader wants their team to move faster.
Aug 21
5
You Can’t Hire Product Thinkers in the AI Era with Execution Interviews Alone
When any LLM can solve your coding problem in five seconds, interviewing for “the right answer” is interviewing for the past.
Aug 14
5
Delegation Isn’t Done Until You Clear These 5 Hurdles
Handing off tickets doesn’t buy you a good night’s sleep.
Aug 7
3
July 2025
How I Vet a Technical Co-Founder
When a founder tells me they “just need a CTO,” my first question is which one.
Jul 31
6
What Kind of CTO Are You Becoming?
Most CTOs don’t get hired into the role.
Jul 24
7
How to Build Feedback Loops Your Engineers Will Actually Use
And Why Today’s the Day to Start
Jul 17
7
500 Hours, 20 Years: What I Learned Writing the Engineering Leadership Playbook
It’s here! The first copy of Product Driven!
Jul 15
6
When Engineers Aren’t the Bottleneck Anymore, Your Process Better Catch Up
We spent years trying to make engineers faster.
Jul 10
4
You Can’t Build for Users You Don’t Understand
How Boddle's Product-Driven Approach Built Educational Games That Kids Ask Parents to Buy
Jul 3
6
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