221: The Art and Science of Technical Leadership in Early-Stage Startups: Building World-Class Engineering Teams from Scratch with Sokratis Vidros of Novu

Highlights from this week’s conversation include:

• Sokratis’ Background and Journey in Data (1:19)
• Engineers Wearing Multiple Hats (2:17)
• The Era of Early Startups (3:32)
• Lessons from Building Software (7:15)
• Importance of Team Dynamics (9:12)
• Balancing Creativity and Stability (15:00)
• Version Control in Data Analysis (18:57)
• Opinionated Modern Data Software (21:14)
• Creating Dashboards for Company Stats (22:41)
• Hiring for Intuition in Tech (27:38)
• Interview Process Insights (30:15)
• Protecting Intuitive Thinkers in Companies (35:08)
• The Challenge of Trust (39:21)
• Loss of Control in Delegation (40:14)
• Founder Work-Life Balance (42:15)
• Advice for Early-Stage Engineers (44:03)

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