A game of empathy 🙂

Aren't these true at all ages?

Brute forcing all problems with "Just work more" doesn't work at any age

I have been benefitting from your writing for a few years now

The stones you have dropped have been truly transformational in my journey

Thanks for that 🙂

That is true. Everything is a trade-off 🙂

I guess the art lies in defining service boundaries in such a way that interfaces that change often and require frequent coordination still end up being owned by one team (and so lie within one service)

Eric Evans' bounded contexts come to mind

This is so true 🙂

Almost all estimates end up being wrong since true clarity is generated only after progress is made on unique endeavours

Remote is truly a perk as you get older in life and have a home and family to optimize for

So small companies can hire senior engineers to stay lean while offering them the 1 perk that creates the biggest impact in their lives

Larger companies need to hire at scale and there simply aren't enough senior engineers to go around. They can afford to groom and train a workforce. And the larger headcount also means it's inherently a better place for young people to socialize

Young people value getting out of the house and having an environment that helps them socialize.

I would guess larger companies and young people new to the industry have a natural win-win alignment

Great read as always 🙂

I spent a bunch of time thinking "VCs are evil" after watching a high flying VC company that I was working at get destroyed because of VC power plays

Eventually I realised that VCs are also buying a product and it's best to look at the game with that perspective

Adventure

Took me a while to realize that this mindset shift was the key

Even after the realization it's an uphill battle to let go of wanting to be an engineer having fun 😀

The myth is that you need to find one magical marketing channel. The reality is that sustainable growth comes from many small, consistent efforts.

Our job (as founders, makers, marketers, and bootstrappers) is to wake up every day and do something that pushes the ball forward.