MVP & Startup
TheStartupEngineeringPlaybook
The 60-page playbook we give every engineering leader at seed and Series A.
Ebook60 pages90 min
A book-length guide to running an engineering team from first hire through Series A scale. Covers hiring, process, architecture, delivery cadence, and the cultural tripwires that kill momentum. Written from eight years of shipping with funded startups.
What's inside
- Hiring loops that work at 5, 15, and 30 engineers
- Sprint, roadmap, and on-call rituals that scale cleanly
- Architecture milestones tied to funding stage, not vanity
- Engineering-metrics dashboards you can stand up in a week
- Culture tripwires: scope creep, hero culture, silent attrition
- Case studies from 6 funded startups with consent