About

From developer to team lead

I started writing code and never really stopped. But along the way, I grew into leading teams. The evolution was natural — when you build products end to end, you learn to manage everything around them too. I've led teams at different scales, from small squads to larger groups, always staying close to the code.

Big companies, small teams

I've worked at places like Xing and Sage — large organizations where I learned how big companies ship software. But most of my career has been in small startups with tight budgets and small teams.

In startups, you can't afford to over-engineer. Pragmatism wins. Small teams force you to be versatile — you ship, you lead, you adapt as the company needs change. That's where I feel most at home.

What I build now

These days I'm building SaaS products with Rails and AI. This blog shares the lessons from all of it — the code, the team decisions, the trade-offs. It's written for people who build their own products and lead small teams.