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Stop Matching Skills, Start Finding Talent

Stop Matching Skills, Start Finding Talent

Stop filtering out great developers because they don't match your tech stack. Standardized interviews optimize for consistency, not insight. Go deep with candidates—challenge their decisions, dig into their thinking, and build a team that raises the bar.

The Pitfall of Local Optimization

The Pitfall of Local Optimization

I'm obsessed with optimization as an engineer. But here's the trap: improving one thing every day doesn't guarantee you'll reach your goals. When you've done everything right but you're still nowhere close, what you need is the big picture you've been ignoring.

The Making of a Corporate Athlete: One Article That Changed How I Work

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The Making of a Corporate Athlete: One Article That Changed How I Work

Remote work erased all my boundaries. No office, no commute, no separation—just non-stop work until burnout hit hard. The Corporate Athlete framework revealed the truth: high performance needs four capacities, not just one. My journey back to balance.