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July 2025

Career Frameworks 🪜
What they are useful for, how to use them, and the various styles and examples
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Luca Rossi
People who make you grow 🌱
What's the difference between coaches, mentors and sponsors, and how you can nurture such relationships in your company and your life.
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Luca Rossi
How to create an onboarding plan 🤝
For yourself or, as a manager, for your new hires.
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Luca Rossi
How to Manage your Time as an Engineer ⏱️
Tactics and tools to tame the mess, plan reliably and be productive.
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Luca Rossi
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How to Stay Technical as an Engineering Manager 🛠️
Finding the technical work that your team needs and that keeps your skills fresh.
 • 
Luca Rossi
 and 
Nicola Ballotta

June 2025

The Pyramid of Motivation 🏔️
A practical guide on motivating your engineering team, and yourself.
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Luca Rossi
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Nicola Ballotta
Monolith vs Microservices 🗿
All the technical and organizational tradeoffs and how to choose between them, or anything in between.
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Luca Rossi
 and 
Nicola Ballotta
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How to Plan for Maintenance 🛠️
The best strategies including cycling, swim lanes, the boy scout rule, backlogs, and more.
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Luca Rossi
 and 
Nicola Ballotta
Life of a Startup CTO 👑
What is your job as a CTO as you move through various stages of your company growth.
 • 
Luca Rossi
 and 
Nicola Ballotta

May 2025

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