Marcelo CalbucciMoving out (of Medium)I moved my content to my personal website (calbucci.com) and I won't be hosting it on Medium anymore. The easiest way to follow me is on…Jul 3Jul 3
Marcelo CalbucciThe 5 stages of CTO & the CTO Career ChasmMapping the Blitzscalling startup stages to the profiles of the CTO they need.Jan 21, 20211Jan 21, 20211
Marcelo CalbucciBadass (Presenting) Presentations — 24 ways to avoid messing up while presentingI had my fair share of bad presentations. I gave terrible presentations. I watched slow-moving train wreck presentations. The vast…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciBadass Email — How to conquer your Inbox forever23 ideas to take back your email sanityJan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciBadass Meetings — 23 tips on how to tackle the “too many meetings” problemPreamble 1: If you want to better retain* the information below and learn a few new tricks, I also put together a non-boring 30-day…Jan 5, 2021Jan 5, 2021
Marcelo CalbucciBudget your software initiatives, don’t estimate themEstimation-driven software planning is an old & flawed system for making great products. Budget-driven planning provides many improvements.Dec 14, 20202Dec 14, 20202
Marcelo Calbucci17 reasons why becoming an engineering manager is not what you thought it will beI often find myself giving career advice to software engineers who want to become a manager. I also mentor and coach many managers who’ve…Jul 16, 20204Jul 16, 20204
Marcelo CalbucciInterviewing: Ask them to show, not tell!Picture this. You are taking a Calculus test in High School. Instead of a written assessment, it’s a different type of evaluation. It’s an…Jun 8, 2020Jun 8, 2020
Marcelo Calbucci11 Reasons Why WFH Is Not All Unicorn & RainbowsIn the midst of the ongoing pandemic, there is an awakening among CEOs that employees are capable of doing work and being productive from…May 16, 2020May 16, 2020
Marcelo CalbucciNot all problems/opportunities are created equalIt’s easy for builders to get down on a tactical level and lose sight of the big picture and, sometimes, lose sight of the original…Feb 12, 2020Feb 12, 2020