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Reflections on agile development, engineering ops, team management, and more – from those on the front line.

Jul 12, 2021

Why Axonius chose to work with Acumen

The deeper I researched engineering intelligence platforms, the more I became convinced that the only way to truly crack this product category is to start from three “first principles” - Context, Flexibility and Guidance

Nadav Lev

Senior Vice President of R&D, Axonius

Jun 29, 2021

Do you really know what motivates (or turns off) your developers? Here’s what Snyk Former VP Engineering has to say

Over my years leading the engineering team at Snyk, I discovered that real engineering leadership isn't about solving technology problems. It's about solving people problems in a technology setting.

Anton Drukh

Former VP Engineering, Snyk

Jun 8, 2021

Being a great engineering leader means killing your ideas: Are you ready for some counterintuitive mindset shifts?

Elad Ash, Chief R&D and GM at Placer.ai, describes the mindset shifts that have enabled him to build and scale world-class R&D teams.

Elad Ash

Chief R&D and GM, Placer.ai

May 6, 2021

Four things we learned on how engineering leaders can reinvent themselves as innovation drivers - with Aviv Ben-Yosef

A recent conversation between Aviv Ben-Yosef (author of The Tech Executive Operating System) and Nevo Alva (CEO and Co-Founder, Acumen) illuminated four principles for building a high-impact engineering organization

Jordan Elkind

Marketing

Mar 25, 2021

How Acumen tackles the Mt. Everest of engineering challenges

Estimation of software projects is one of the most painful subjects for any tech company. Here's an inside look at how Acumen tackles the challenge.

Nevo Alva

CEO

Mar 18, 2021

Why linking engineering data sources is a must. (and why current methods don’t work)

Engineering data contain the answers to many of the challenges that dev teams face. But analyzing these data sources in isolation or relying on existing integration approaches leaves massive value on the table.

Daniel Shir

CTO

Mar 3, 2021

The Post-COVID Work World Will Look Very Different For Developers with Kids

The work habits of software engineers – especially those with kids – may never return to a pre-pandemic “normal.”

Nevo Alva

CEO

Feb 25, 2021

Announcing Acumen's Funding Round

We're excited to announce Acumen's $7 million funding round and share our vision for the future.

Nevo Alva

CEO

Feb 18, 2021

Good Eng Team/Bad Eng Team

There’s been no shortage of ink spilled on the topic of excellence in engineering. The best articles on the subject often engage with...

Itamar Mula

VP R&D

Feb 10, 2021

Reflections on Pinpoint’s Recent Announcement

Like many in our industry, I read Pinpoint’s recent announcement with great interest. (Long story short: Pinpoint is shutting down its current product, an engineering analytics software platform, and pivoting to a workflow collaboration tool.)

Nevo Alva

CEO

Feb 8, 2021

Five Tips for Newly Promoted Team Leads

Transitioning from an IC developer to a team lead is a major tech career milestone. It’s also relatively uncharted territory. We enlisted our community of dev leaders to share their most important lessons learned along the way...

Daniel Shir

CTO

Jan 21, 2021

A (Remote) Coffee Chat with Acumen Backend Dev Max Berman

We sat down with Acumen backend dev Max Berman to hear about his experience at Acumen, his connection to the startup’s mission, and what excites him about coming to work every day.

Lauren Glover

Marketing

Dec 7, 2020

WFH Doesn’t Put Work-Life Balance At Risk

As an entrepreneur in the era of Covid-19, I’ve experienced firsthand the lockdown implications on a startup. I’ve also been closely following other tech leaders as the industry comes to terms with the “new world” of remote work...

Nevo Alva

CEO

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Reflections on agile development, engineering ops, team management, and more – from those on the front line.

Why Axonius chose to work with Acumen

Do you really know what motivates (or turns off) your developers? Here’s what Snyk Former VP Engineering has to say

Being a great engineering leader means killing your ideas: Are you ready for some counterintuitive mindset shifts?

Four things we learned on how engineering leaders can reinvent themselves as innovation drivers - with Aviv Ben-Yosef

How Acumen tackles the Mt. Everest of engineering challenges

Why linking engineering data sources is a must. (and why current methods don’t work)

The Post-COVID Work World Will Look Very Different For Developers with Kids

Announcing Acumen's Funding Round

Good Eng Team/Bad Eng Team

Reflections on Pinpoint’s Recent Announcement

Five Tips for Newly Promoted Team Leads

A (Remote) Coffee Chat with Acumen Backend Dev Max Berman

WFH Doesn’t Put Work-Life Balance At Risk

Be brilliant with Acumen

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