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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

What Founders Really Mean When They Say “We Need a Great Developer”

I often hear this request: “We have development issues. Can you help us find a great developer?” Whenever that happens, I ask two simple questions. First: “What does ‘great’ mean to you?” Second: “Are you building something like Windows or macOS?” Most founders smile and shake their heads at the

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