Technology Leadership
What Is a CTO, And Why the Role Is Nothing Like You Think
I remember the moment I realized the job had changed. I was sitting in a meeting, half-listening to a conversation about quarterly…
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Technology Leadership
Building to Sell: How to Think About Exit Strategy Before You Need One
Most founders think about exit strategy too late. By the time they are entertaining offers or fielding acquisition conversations, the decisions that…
Technology Leadership
Supervisor, Manager, or Leader: What’s the Difference, and Why It Matters in Tech
Most people use these three words interchangeably. That’s a mistake, and in a technology context it’s an especially costly one. The blurring…
Technology Leadership
The Interview Framework That Works for Senior Enterprise Roles
Most interview prep advice is built for someone applying to their third job. It focuses on nerves, generic weakness questions, and memorising…
Technology Leadership
How to Present to Executives
Most developers tank their first executive presentation before they say a word. Not because they don’t know the material. Because they walk…
Technology Leadership
A Practical Introduction to Budgeting for Tech Leaders
If you have moved into a leadership role in software or technology, budgeting is one of those responsibilities that tends to arrive…
StartUp
Doing SR&ED Claims More Efficiently
SR&ED stands for Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED). SR&ED is a tax incentive for completing scientific research and experimental development. If you don't do the upfront work and create the needed systems to document time, failures, and learnings you will have a very difficult time making a good claim and a really difficult time standing in front of a CRA auditor.