Ajey is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several startups over the course of his 25 year career and is currently an operating partner at Sequoia. In this episode he spoke about his journey so far, balancing speed versus quality and more in his interview with Roshan Cariappa and Augustus D'Souza.
Key highlights:
00:00 Introduction
02:07 Ajey's Journey So far
07:13 High level challenges
16:45 Principles for build v/s buy
23:24 How does visibility factor into the Build v/s Buy decision
26:47 Balancing quality and speed
31:09 Refactoring and technical debt
35:07 Microservices vs Monoliths
40:39 Advice on hiring CTOs
43:43 Downsides of Job Hopping
46:18 Prioritising and building hiring skillset
51:22 Key skills to transition to an Engineering Leader
53:42 What makes a great engineer?
57:00 Closing Remarks
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Connect with Ajey:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ajeygore/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AjeyGore
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