Aaron Dinin, PhDinThe Startup·Aug 26, 2021Member-onlyMy Secret Trick for Identifying Great Startup TalentInterviews are fine, but if you really want to evaluate a potential hire, look closer at something more genuine — If I could travel back in time and give myself one piece of advice about hiring employees for my startup, it would be this: “Make sure anyone you hire is exceptional at writing emails.” I admit, this is a weird hypothetical scenario. First of all, are emails really that important…Entrepreneurship6 min readEntrepreneurship6 min read
Taras SavytskyiinUX Collective·Aug 22, 2021How to build a design system if you’re the only designer in a startupIt’s always hard to be the only person in a company who is responsible for product design. Your day can be insanely busy because you deal with multiple things at the same time. …Design Systems4 min readDesign Systems4 min read
Sean KernaninMind Cafe·Aug 17, 2021Member-onlyThe Best Lessons From my $60,000 MBA — Condensed to One PageThe lessons I learned while studying at night. — An MBA teaches you enough to be dangerous in any aspect of running a business. It improves your decision-making and tends to result in a higher income. I spent two years, $60,000, and long hours chiseling away at my mine, all while working full-time in finance. The experience shaved a…Self5 min readSelf5 min read
Arthur Van SicleninMinimal | Notes·Jun 2, 2020Rounded Corners in the Apple EcosystemThis story now lives at Minimal’s blog. To read it over there, follow this link. If you look closely, you’ll rarely find a sharp corner in any Apple product. …Apple4 min readApple4 min read
DEV.BIZ.OPS·Oct 14, 2021Member-onlyWhat’s a CTO vs. VP Engineering?The difference has a meaningful impact on your startup — I attended my first live, in-person conference in 18 months this week, SaaStr Annual 2021. I was on the fence about attending such a large gathering. On one hand, it’s an event that brings the best and most accomplished leaders in the SaaS industry together to share actionable advice and…Engineering6 min readEngineering6 min read