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12 links, first saved January 16, 2015, latest July 21, 2025.
- From Memo to Movement: Shopify’s Cultural Adoption of AI | First Round
- The Founder’s Guide to Discipline: Lessons from Front’s Mathilde Collin | First Round Review
This is written for startup founders but the communication structures and practices suggested could be modified for many in a leadership role.
- The Power of Performance Reviews: Use This System to Become a Better Manager | First Round Review
- The Indispensable Document for the Modern Manager | First Round Review
I have mixed feelings about managers publishing a "User Guide". In short, I think the job off a manager and leader is to adapt to the people who they work with. I worry a user…
- One Rubric Changed Box's Engineering Performance — Here's How | First Round Review
Nice, direct advice for building out your culture. I’m not saying I agree with all of it, but it’s always enlightening to read these. Hat tip 🎩 to @jkelly3 for this.
- The Best Advice We Overheard at First Round's CTO Unconference | First Round Review
There are a tremendous amount of good ideas in this article. Technology leaders should definitely read this. Need to pick three and run with them. Then another three… 👍🏻
- Radical Candor — The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss | First Round Review
The single most important thing a boss can do, Scott has learned, is focus on guidance: giving it, receiving it, and encouraging it. Guidance, which is fundamentally just praise…
- This 90-Day Plan Turns Engineers into Remarkable Managers - First Round Review
There’s an all-too-common cycle in tech these days. Startup avoids management. Founder makes all the decisions. Startup gets traction. Hiring takes off. Management is suddenly…
- Speed as a Habit
All things being equal, speed will determine whether your company succeeds or not. Here's how to make it core to your culture.
- What I Learned Scaling Engineering Teams Through Euphoria and Horror
Serial entrepreneur Tim Howes has grown several huge engineering teams from scratch. Here are the five area he focuses on to keep everything on track.
- This Is What Impactful Engineering Leadership Looks Like - First Round Review
- The One Cost Engineers and Product Managers Don't Consider