The Blueprint
Essays that help startups make engineering choices they won't regret. New editions every Wednesday.
3 factors to consider
Exactly how I'd build Surton again, from scratch
The 3-phase blueprint every successful CTO follows
After I sold my company, I stopped building and started reading. Here's what happened.
Technical decisions that will haunt your business
The hardest realization of my 15 years as a founder
How I built a services business clients never want to leave
Cheap talent costs more—here’s why
Why I banned solo work after 4 all-nighters
If you can't trust your team to fail, they'll never learn to succeed
Three components every strategy document needs
Nobody reads 27-page vision docs. Here's what works.