This is a living document that outlines my approach to engineering, team collaboration, and startup operations. It reflects lessons learned from my experiences and best practices from companies like Highbeam (where my mentor is now at), Posthog, Credal.ai, Linear, Flexpa, and Resend. I think the best teams are highly experimental. I try to stress test this framework as often as I can to find holes in my line of thinking.

• Note: This recorded framework is what I’ve found maximizes a team's collective performance and collaboration. Everything I write boils down to: “Does this help the team move faster / remain in flow state?”.

• Note: This should serve as a blueprint for creating a $1 billion company with 15 people. With AI, this will be the trend: https://x.com/maxbrodeururbas/status/1877778718208446567?s=46

• What I Value

• My pet peeves

• My weakness

• What motivates me

Core Principles

• Why I view Engineering as a Relay Race in a startup
• Why I care about culture
• Why I think experimenting with your team is critical to working optimally
• Hiring people with the right context
• Why I believe strong writing culture is critical for (most) successful startups and what does that mean
• What are my beliefs around process / team-based operating guidelines
• How I approach 20%, 50%, 100% rule
• Cultural Questions I like to ask
• My thoughts on onboarding
• My thoughts on management