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AIDrivenDevelopment

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Do Early Startups Really Need a TPM Or Do They Need the Outcomes a TPM Provides?

Early-stage startups often ask the same question. Do we need a TPM(Technical Program Manager)? The honest answer is usually yes. But the practical answer is often not yet. This post is not about whether TPMs are valuable. It is about how the function of a TPM can be handled

3 Months or 5 Days, Who Should You Believe?

When I was working as a startup CTO, I once designed a feature and asked a senior developer how long it would take. The answer was three months. As a former developer with years of project experience, it felt unrealistic. So I asked a newly joined developer the same question.

AI Makes Code Faster, and Technical Debt Deeper for Teams

AI has moved beyond simply making development easier. It is now reshaping organizations, sometimes even driving discussions around headcount reduction. From my experience, one thing is clear: doing more work faster is absolutely possible with AI. Code generation, test scaffolding, refactoring suggestions, AI dramatically increases individual productivity. However, that doesn’

Are We Returning to the Webmaster Era, in the Age of AI?

More than 30 years ago, when the web was just beginning to spread, there was a role called the webmaster. The webmaster handled everything, design, HTML, early CSS, backend scripts, server setup, and maintenance. One person owned the entire website. This wasn’t because webmasters were superhuman. The systems were

Why I Built BCTO, and Why It Evolved into Aline.team

As a startup CTO, I often get asked for help with development issues. But one story stayed with me: a founder who had outsourced her project three times and still never received a single line of source code. I remember thinking, “There's a simple fix for this. Why