Leadership in Tech
Leadership in Tech
#306 – April 26, 2026
when you can't evaluate someone's expertise, focus on different signals
How to hire people who are better than you
11 minutes by Jason Cohen
Hiring people better than you is the only way a company improves as it grows. But when you can't evaluate someone's expertise, focus on different signals: do their ideas excite you enough to act on them right away, and are you already learning from them mid-interview? Use reference checks to understand when they thrive and when they fail, not to confirm competence.
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Contracted ARR considered harmful
3 minutes by Arnon Shimoni
Arnon argues that “Contracted ARR” is a misleading metric used by startups to inflate revenue figures. It counts future or uncertain contract value as current revenue, often overstating real performance. This can mislead media, employees, and customers, even if investors adjust for it. He warns that such metrics distort reality, encourage dishonest reporting, and harm trust in startup growth claims.
From world model to domain intelligence
15 minutes by Boaz Katz
Boaz builds on Dorsey and Botha's idea of a company "world model" by arguing a single unified model will hit the same limits as monolithic software. The solution proposed is a set of specialized domain models, one each for revenue, product, people, and so on, that deliberate with each other and answer to a shared strategic layer called the Operating Mind. Human leaders stay essential, but their value shifts from routing information to shaping judgment and setting direction for their domain.
Vibe → environment → culture: Why leadership gets this backwards
6 minutes by Hiten Shah
Leadership often focuses on culture, but Hiten argues that culture cannot be built directly. Instead, it emerges from the work environment, which is shaped by a leader’s “vibe”—their behavior, decisions, and priorities. When leaders ignore this, companies develop poor systems that frustrate talented people. Effective leaders make their working style clear, design supportive environments, and let culture naturally follow from how work gets done.
High amplitude disagreeableness
5 minutes by Stay SaaSy
Entrepreneurial employees bring huge value during times of change, but they come with a distinct trait: they disagree intensely when it matters, even publicly and with senior leaders. They do this because they care about building things, not just keeping their jobs. To manage them well, you need to push back on them directly, protect them when conflicts arise, and above all, avoid being confidently wrong because they will never forget it.
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