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The hottest Substack posts of Sibelius’s Newsletter

And their main takeaways

How to hire and train Juniors

196 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24

💼 Business Hiring Training Customer success

Hire juniors based on potential, seniors based on experience.
Evaluate juniors with code challenges to assess learning speed.
Train juniors by involving them in customer interactions to learn product and codebase faster.

What is expected from a CTO of a Startup?

176 implied HN points • 08 Jan 24

💼 Business Team Management Leadership

As a CTO of a Startup, extreme ownership is crucial - every problem is your problem.
Building the MVP is a key task - hire developers after shipping the first MVP.
Hiring the right team, focusing on software architecture, and optimizing resources are essential responsibilities for a CTO in a Startup.

From passive to an active Person

117 implied HN points • 18 Jan 24

🏥 Health & Wellness Personal Development Mindfulness Self-Improvement Productivity Motivation

Switch from passive to active to take control of your life.
Engage in active actions like speaking, writing, and creating to avoid being influenced by others.
Take responsibility for your actions, learn from mistakes, and constantly improve yourself.

God is omniscient, omnipresent and omnipotent

117 implied HN points • 12 Jan 24

⛪ Faith & Spirituality Spirituality God

God is omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent.
We should strive to learn and acquire knowledge.
Being present and visible can lead to more opportunities.

Use Information Asymmetry to create a defensible Startup moat

98 implied HN points • 22 Jan 24

💼 Business Startup Strategies Marketplaces

Information asymmetry can be used to create a defensible Startup moat.
Examples of businesses leveraging information asymmetry include Airbnb, Uber, Netflix, Google, Facebook, and Amazon.
To implement this strategy, identify unique information and use your product to connect both parties.

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What is expected from a Tech Lead ?

98 implied HN points • 11 Jan 24

🕹 Technology Leadership Product Management Quality Assurance Career development

Tech leads need to lead both a team and a product.
Quality assurance is crucial, including code reviews and test improvements.
Tech leads should take ownership of their team, product, and any issues that arise.

You never going to get it right at first

98 implied HN points • 10 Jan 24

💼 Business Product Development User Feedback Innovation Customer Engagement

Building a product is an iterative process based on user feedback.
Focus on solving user problems, not just adding new features.
Prioritize heavy users and paying users over users who constantly ask for additional features.

The best business models align all stakeholders needs

78 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24

💼 Business Incentives Alignment Business Models Stakeholders Examples

Effective business models align the needs of all stakeholders involved.
Alignment in a business model means all stakeholders benefit from it.
Align your business model with stakeholders to generate value for them.

Common mistakes of developers as first time startup founders

19 implied HN points • 17 Jan 24

💼 Business Startups Product Development Marketing Scaling Mistakes

Building a product without talking to customers can be a huge pitfall.
Avoid overengineering by starting with a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).
Don't rush to scale; focus on finding Product-Market Fit (PMF) first.

The evolution of meta game for developers

19 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23

🕹 Technology AI Technology Software Development Programming Languages

Meta game in software development involves strategic decision-making beyond coding.
The evolution of meta game for developers includes key milestones like Git, JavaScript, and AI technologies.
AI is transforming software development, offering benefits such as faster development cycles, improved quality, enhanced user experience, better decision-making, and cost savings.