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Loek

@ctoamsterdam

ctocircle.nl is a community where first-time startup CTOs help each other with questions on team, dev, product, management, and personal balance.

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Daily tip: Get Shit Done. Dealing with infinite to-do lists. Try using The Eisenhower Matrix. You'll always work on the most important and urgent tasks so you avoid finishing non-productive tasks. Only thing that works for me! doist.com/blog/eisenhowe…

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Daily tip: Managing as a first time manager. Use Radical Candor: where honesty & empathy meet. Honesty makes them grow, giving unconditional positive feedback doesn't. See instant adaptation, your devs will thank you and respect your leadership. radicalcandor.com/our-approach/

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Daily tip: feedback giving to your devs. Both giving AND listening is important. Stanford GSB's method of "staying on your side of the net" really works. We build Nova Credit on this principle, and it created a productive culture. Feedback often. Try it! gsb.stanford.edu/insights/carol…

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Daily tip: upping diversity & inclusion. How? Less talk. By having it as one of your core company goals for the quarter (!) Standardizing hiring processes is a start, but it's not a cookie-cutter recipe. It requires attention at the company goal level. firstround.com/review/eight-w…