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A collection of 46 posts

The Developer Productivity Manifesto Part 1 — The Flywheel
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The Developer Productivity Manifesto Part 1 — The Flywheel

Developer productivity is falling. But it doesn't have to. The solution? The Developer Productivity Flywheel

8 min read
Four Challenges Facing Developer Productivity Startups
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Four Challenges Facing Developer Productivity Startups

The biggest challenges facing developer productivity startups today

10 min read
There's Nothing Magical About the SaaS Magic Number
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There's Nothing Magical About the SaaS Magic Number

Magic number is a bad metric. Sales and marketing drives much less revenue than this not-so-magical number implies

14 min read
Product-Market Fit is Lindy
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Product-Market Fit is Lindy

The longer you search for product-market fit, the less likely you will find it.

8 min read
Why We Will Never Have Enough Software Developers
Developers

Why We Will Never Have Enough Software Developers

Developers are dropping out of the profession in large numbers

10 min read
Enterprise Software Monetization is Fat-Tailed
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Enterprise Software Monetization is Fat-Tailed

In enterprise software, averages are meaningless. Instead, focus on the tails.

10 min read
Top Three Strategic Priorities of Developer Productivity Startups
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Top Three Strategic Priorities of Developer Productivity Startups

What's top of mind for developer productivity leaders

9 min read
Six Trends Shaping Developer Productivity
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Six Trends Shaping Developer Productivity

We interviewed developer productivity leaders. Here's what they said.

12 min read
Do College Degrees Matter for Software Engineers? Maybe
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Do College Degrees Matter for Software Engineers? Maybe

Do college-educated developers earn more? Yes, but less than you might think

3 min read
Byron Deeter and Jason Lemkin on the State of VC and the Cloud
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Byron Deeter and Jason Lemkin on the State of VC and the Cloud

When to raise capital, what to expect from VCs, and the "new normal"

7 min read
Remote Software Developers Earn 22% More Than Non-Remote Developers
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Remote Software Developers Earn 22% More Than Non-Remote Developers

Working remote even just a few days per month leads to higher pay

3 min read
How Age, Race, and Gender Affect Software Engineering Pay
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How Age, Race, and Gender Affect Software Engineering Pay

Progress on narrowing pay gaps among software developers

9 min read
The Highest-Paid Software Engineers: 2020 Edition
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The Highest-Paid Software Engineers: 2020 Edition

Engineers are the basic economic unit of modern software development. The software production function depends critically on developer productivity and compensation. And yet software engineering pay remains poorly understood.

4 min read
How Uber and Lyft Dominated Ridesharing By Seeing Red Where Others Saw Blue
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How Uber and Lyft Dominated Ridesharing By Seeing Red Where Others Saw Blue

A quick visit to the Red Sea

5 min read
Pattern Matching is Dead. Long Live People Matching
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Pattern Matching is Dead. Long Live People Matching

Venture capital is changing — for the better

6 min read
High Retention = High Volatility
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High Retention = High Volatility

Why SaaS revenue retention is a double-edge sword

5 min read
Waitlists are a Vanity Metric
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Waitlists are a Vanity Metric

Waitlists, registered users, and other cumulative measures better measure the size of your pride than the size of your business

4 min read
How to Conquer Cohort Analysis With a Powerful Clinical Research Tool
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How to Conquer Cohort Analysis With a Powerful Clinical Research Tool

Understanding cohort performance is critical for modern, high-velocity businesses, especially those with subscription or recurring revenue models. In SaaS or consumer subscription settings, small changes in churn can radically impact revenue growth. Product

7 min read
Entrepreneur's Ruin, or How Not to Go Bust
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Entrepreneur's Ruin, or How Not to Go Bust

Managing risk is hard work. In evaluating potential opportunities, leaders must consider both probability (the odds of success) and criticality (the importance of success). We can arrange these opportunities on a matrix, with

5 min read
Meet Dev, the Highest-Paid Software Developer in America
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Meet Dev, the Highest-Paid Software Developer in America

Note: You can find this analysis updated for 2020 here. Dev fell in love with code at a young age. He graduated from college with an engineering degree and then joined the Navy

24 min read
You Don't Understand Compound Growth
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You Don't Understand Compound Growth

Einstein once (supposedly) said: Compound interest is the most powerful force in the universe Of compound interest, Warren Buffet proclaims: Over time it accomplishes extraordinary things Compound interest, or growth, is one of

10 min read
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