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What's in a Promise?

The eventual completion (or failure) of a technical interview.

Oct 8 •

Russell Pollari

A funny truth about software development

I was working on a new feature for a web application recently.

Sep 26 •

Russell Pollari

Do you even scale bro?

When experience really matters

Aug 20 •

Russell Pollari

How to fail a technical interview

My first taste was a 15 minute live coding exercise with the CTO of a series B startup watching my screen. I had to write a simple python function.

Jul 31 •

Russell Pollari

My first harsh lesson from the job market

Lessons from a former founder on the job hunt

Jul 16 •

Russell Pollari

A tale of personal failure

Jul 3 •

Russell Pollari

Can I be a good father and build a successful company?

Feb 13, 2023 •

Russell Pollari

On maintaining a public dashboard

Lessons learned from hosting a mildly successful Covid-19 dashboard

Nov 24, 2022 •

Russell Pollari

Russell’s Index

I write code and build products for startups. Sometimes I write about it

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