Introduction

In my career as a software engineer, manager, and executive, I’ve read many great books and other resources on the challenges of finding and managing software engineers. I have never found, however, a comprehensive guide for a specific problem that I’ve faced several times: getting a startup engineering team off the ground.

Over the years, I’ve gradually created and refined a set of thoughts on this topic. With this book, I aim to provide a thorough guide to the most important challenges of building and managing a software team in a competitive, fast-paced environment.

Who Should Read This Book?

This book will be useful for anyone trying to hire software engineers. More specifically, however, it’s targeted at people in the following ...

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