Archive - Stay SaaSy

Fighting With Your Boss

Fighting a boss is only fun in video games.

Jul 16 •

I Like Dumb Plans

I’ve seen a lot of startup growth, and I like dumb plans.

Jul 8 •

June 2024

Don't Try To Step-Function Everyone All At Once

Don't be a jack of all growth plans, master of none.

Jun 13 •

May 2024

Unspoken Startup Folk Wisdom

Best practices for building a company are passed from person to person like ancient tribal knowledge of which plants in the forest are edible. Over…

May 22 •

Managing High Performers

Rule 1: Manage them.

May 8 •

April 2024

Platform Support

Supporting multiple platforms can be a repetitive and boring problem, or a fun challenge.

Apr 18 •

Consistent Traits of the Best Startup Scalers

Scaling up a startup – rapidly growing from say $2M to $200M ARR – is an exciting and challenging journey. You aren’t quite a startup anymore, but…

Apr 12 •

Have Concerns And Commit

Communicating decisions is a nuanced business.

Apr 4 •

March 2024

Advice That I Can't Get Out of My Head

If you want to spend years in high growth environments, and reap the benefits that that growth entails, it’s essential to make sure that you are…

Mar 26 •

Getting Things Done In A Chaotic Environment

Mar 12 •

A Technology Leader's Non-Technical Reading List

My personal favorite reading materials that have helped me think about leadership, management, people and technology.

Mar 5 •

February 2024

Engineers Are Not A Commodity

Stop thinking of engineers like they're cogs in a wheel.

Feb 17 •

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