Working notes
Notes from program directors and operators. Published when there is something worth writing down, not on a schedule.
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Most first-time CTOs spend their first ninety days reviewing what already exists. The opposite habit is more useful: write a single page describing what you intend to do.
Min-Jun Park · Strategy / Operating cadence / Writing rituals
Continue reading"Every working note that has survived three rewrites has been about a problem we did not know we had until we tried to write it."
The candidate did the technical screen, the systems-design interview, the final round. Then a week of silence. Three patterns explain ninety percent of these losses.
Sumin Lee · Hiring / Senior talent / Closing playbooks
A working contract between a CEO and a CTO is not a legal document. It is a short paragraph that names the failure modes you have already met.
Eun-Bi Han · Founder alignment / Working contracts / Mediation
Engineering-led startups underrate slow discovery. Three reasons it pays off, and one reason it almost never gets prioritised.
Ji-Ho Kim · Product strategy / Discovery / Writing rituals
For most early-stage technical founders, a peer triplet of fellow operators outperforms a single coaching relationship. The mechanics are not mysterious.
Da-eun Kwak · Leadership / Peer learning / Operating cadence