The 5-Minute Startup CTO #70
Glue work, Startup roadmaps, Remote onboarding, Git tips
Hi,
I hope you are all well. Here are this week’s 4 links:
👭 People
Remember when a team member doesn’t write much code, but “brings a lot” to a team? Tanya Reilly dives deep into the concept of “glue work”, and how someone can find themselves excelling at this and becoming a de-facto team lead but without the recognition. Well worth a read or a watch:
🥫 Product
Next, Ahmed El-Sharkasy explains how startups should approach roadmaps and prioritisation. Lots of very sensible advice there, from agile not meaning you don’t need a plan, to the right horizon being 6-12 months.
🔄 Process
While much effort is spent on recruiting new team members, companies often neglect the onboarding of new colleagues.
Good to see Alexandra Sunderland list the strategies she uses to onboard new engineers into her teams, especially in the context of remote work. Part of Increment’s latest issue on remote.
⌨️ Tech
Daniel Stenberg recently provided a whole bunch of tips in his writeup of how he uses Git.
Until next time, have a great week!
The 5-Minute Startup CTO: every Sunday, 4 top insights in 5 minutes for startup CTOs and Tech Leads. Hand-picked by Fabrice.