PinnedTurkish defense innovations timelineI have always enjoyed reading about the history of the defense industry. Luckily, I recently discovered this content. Unfortunately, it was only available in Turkish, so I translated it into English using ChatGPT to share with you… Structured data is open source and can be found here. Turkish defense innovations…Defense106 min readDefense106 min read
PinnedRevolutionizing the software talent industryWe broke the global software talent industry. According to various sources, the global IT outsourcing market value reached over 400 billion dollars in 2020. Highly skilled software engineers from all around the world are the key actors in this market. …Finance8 min readFinance8 min read
Jun 28, 2021How we planted 350 trees to celebrate business successLet’s get our facts straight before I start telling the story. Global warming is real! CO2 Levels on our planet have passed 400 ppm. This CO2 amount is more than it has ever been in the last 800,000 years Our fellow Americans are 4% of the global population, yet they…Global Warming2 min readGlobal Warming2 min read
Apr 14, 2021My Lead Software Engineer just quit. What now?“More technology companies die of Software Engineer indigestion than starvation” You just read my version of the famous quote from Bill Hewlett, co-founder of Hewlett Packard. “Technology” and “Software Engineer” words belong to me. Unlike most managers say, I don’t believe there is a software engineering talent shortage in the…Software Development7 min readSoftware Development7 min read
Apr 5, 20215 Things You Need to Know Before Hiring Remote Software EngineersOnce you decide to go remote, you open your virtual company doors to 8 billion people worldwide. The volume of remote job seekers is massive, and this is why you need to be extremely careful. Your first alarming signal is your candidate-to-hire ratio. If you are hiring over 1% of…Software Development6 min readSoftware Development6 min read
Nov 16, 2019Remote work, the rise of underdogsThis post was written before I build Exceptionly for revolutionizing the software talent industry through objective hands-on testing for both employers and engineers. Your company will prefer working with highly skilled underdogs from around the world simply because underdogs fight harder and have less to lose. Remote work is serving…Remote Working3 min readRemote Working3 min read
Aug 20, 2019Radical Candor — Your humanity is an asset to your effectiveness, not a liabilityThis post was written before I build Exceptionly for revolutionizing the software talent industry through objective hands-on testing for both employers and engineers around the world. At Crossover (my former company), Andy Tryba (CEO) is running monthly book club meetings. People from all around the world are virtually getting together…Management11 min readManagement11 min read
Aug 11, 2019Why you should embrace global talent to stay competitive in the next 10 yearsThis post was written before I build Exceptionly for revolutionizing the software talent industry through objective hands-on testing for both employers and engineers. In the past week, I’ve been watching a National Geographic documentary on Netflix. The one named One Strange Rock. The 10-episode series is interesting not only because…Recruiting4 min readRecruiting4 min read
Jul 28, 2019The Curse of Knowledge and how desperately you need simplificationThis post was written before I build Exceptionly for revolutionizing the software talent industry through objective hands-on testing for both employers and engineers. We all have that colleague at work, the guy who tends to build very long sentences — over 20 words — , using strange terminology to deliver…Leadership3 min readLeadership3 min read
Jul 23, 2019Rockstars vs Superstars — get to know your peopleIf you have management experience of over five years, you probably already have an idea of what I’m talking about. In the majority of teams and workgroups around the world, there are Superstar and Rockstar types of people inside. We’re not going to talk about below-average people in this post. …Startup4 min readStartup4 min read
