Hello from Aleks!As I promised, no spam – just announcement of my new posts. This time I wrote a guide that covers top three career development roadmap resources in tech, engineering, and management.Check it out, maybe it is time to think about new C...
This guide covers top three career development roadmap resources in tech, engineering, and management. Every resource was validated either by myself or by my mentees. Sometimes you just need to have the map not to get lost in the woods of tech, and I...
Layoffs slowed down in 2024, but it is still a painful topic in the tech job market. Things are tough, it is essential to maximize your chances of protecting your job and avoiding being laid off. This article discusses how engineers and managers can...
MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue) means how much money your business earns every month, this term is especially popular in digital marketing and businesses that use subscription model. Note that it mentions revenue, not the profits after deduction of a...
Pay transparency (or salary transparency) is a policy that makes information about salaries and benefits available to any employee or even to general public. It is a quite controversial approach, so in this article I sumarise existing practices and s...
The meaning of being a founder is to be the one who starts the organization (country, startup, movement, etc.). They come up with the initial goal, they look for funding and people who are going to implement their vision. Founders can change goals ov...
Founder mode is when you approach problems as if you are the startup founder. It means that you show an extreme level of care, ownership, and motivation to solve problems in a most efficient and effective way. Another important aspect of founder mode...
One of the most important qualities that I look for into in people is if they care about our common interests. Care is about continuous improvement that resists degradation, or, how tech folks and boy scouts call it, boy scout rule. It can be a contr...
Output and outcome terms are sometimes used interchangeably, but it is essential to understand their difference. The difference matters in planning, management, or software engineering activities. One of the recent tendencies on the market is that te...
This article is not a historical analysis. This article discusses how to deal and survive during tough times in tech industry, how to motivate yourself and your team. Both managers and individual contributors can find it useful. Folks from the tech i...
There is a difference between efficiency and effectiveness. This is a very common question that pops up from time to time during planning, executing, retrospective analysis, and everyday life. In short, efficiency is about doing things right to achie...