The CTO: How To Survive Early-Stage Startups
Episode description
In this episode, I dive deep into the world of early-stage startups with Apurva, CTO of Kodoos Labs and founder of Sidetrack. With a background that spans software engineering, product management, and entrepreneurship, Apurva brings a wealth of experience and insights from the startup world.
We discussed the role of founding engineers, the challenges of maintaining collaboration as a company scales, the changing role of leadership in different startup stages, the hiring process for early-stage startups, and much more.
Whether you're an aspiring entrepreneur, a tech professional looking to understand the startup landscape, or simply curious about the inner workings of innovative companies, you don't want to miss out on this episode!
(01:52) Apu successful career
(04:28) The role of curiosity in startups
(07:33) Startup stages
(13:56) Transition from software engineering to business roles
(17:47) Main characteristics of founding engineers
(21:59) Collaboration and Communication in Early-Stage Startups
(28:37) Engineers talking with customers
(32:47) Startup culture to scale up culture
(42:29) How leadership evolves in startups
(46:05) Building a Culture of Trust and Ownership
(50:45) Hiring
RESOURCES
Kodoos Labs - https://koodos.com
Thriving as a Founding Engineer: Lessons from the Trenches - https://newsletter.pragmaticengineer.com/p/thriving-as-a-founding-engineer
JOIN KOODOS LABS
Send an email to apu@koodos.com
Follow Apurva
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/apuchitnis
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