<![CDATA[Lilobase]]>https://www.lilobase.mehttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!mlzx!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F27b69817-89bb-4305-9880-e4dbcc14fc33_768x768.pngLilobasehttps://www.lilobase.meSubstackTue, 21 Apr 2026 06:47:48 GMT<![CDATA[The 10x Myth Is Real — You’re Just Measuring It Wrong]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/the-10x-myth-is-real-youre-just-measuringhttps://www.lilobase.me/p/the-10x-myth-is-real-youre-just-measuringFri, 17 Oct 2025 12:24:25 GMTThe Truth About 10x Developers

A few years ago, the idea of the 10x developer was everywhere. Blog posts, conference talks, Twitter debates — the claim was simple: some developers are 10 times more productive than others. Or 100 times. Depending on who you asked.

The idea got a lot of pushback — and rightly so. It was often misused to glorify lone geniuse…

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]]><![CDATA[“Full Stack” Is Not What You Think]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/full-stack-is-not-what-you-thinkhttps://www.lilobase.me/p/full-stack-is-not-what-you-thinkFri, 10 Oct 2025 10:30:27 GMTThere’s something funny about the term “full stack.”

Ask ten people what it means, and you’ll get ten different answers — most of them a bit off.

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Some think it means being average at everything and excellent at nothing. Others …

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]]><![CDATA[Extreme Ownership at Scale]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/extreme-ownership-at-scalehttps://www.lilobase.me/p/extreme-ownership-at-scaleFri, 03 Oct 2025 10:11:27 GMTAs companies grow, gaps appear.

It’s inevitable. With scale comes complexity — more people, more teams, more interfaces. And somewhere in that web of new roles and responsibilities, things start slipping through the cracks.

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Not…

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]]><![CDATA[Build the Machine That Builds the Machine]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/build-the-machine-that-builds-thehttps://www.lilobase.me/p/build-the-machine-that-builds-theFri, 26 Sep 2025 09:54:19 GMTThere’s a line I keep coming back to when thinking about leadership roles in tech: “Your job is to build the machine that builds the machine.”

It’s not just a clever metaphor — it’s a shift in mindset. And for CTOs, CPOs, and anyone leading product or tech at scale, it’s the only way to succeed.

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]]><![CDATA[Optimize for Replacement, Not Extensibility]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/optimize-for-replacement-not-extensibilityhttps://www.lilobase.me/p/optimize-for-replacement-not-extensibilityFri, 19 Sep 2025 09:42:21 GMTWe talk a lot about extensibility in software design.

We build abstractions “just in case.” We generalize early. We aim for reusability. But too often, that mindset leads us into the exact trap we were trying to avoid: accidental complexity.

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]]><![CDATA[Scaling Is a Game of Probability]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/scaling-is-a-game-of-probabilityhttps://www.lilobase.me/p/scaling-is-a-game-of-probabilityFri, 12 Sep 2025 08:53:27 GMTThere’s a hidden truth about scaling tech systems that many companies overlook: Most production issues aren’t deterministic — they’re probabilistic.

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And that changes everything. Let me explain.

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]]><![CDATA[Stop Rowing, Start Navigating]]>https://www.lilobase.me/p/stop-rowing-start-navigatinghttps://www.lilobase.me/p/stop-rowing-start-navigatingFri, 05 Sep 2025 08:30:19 GMTMost companies think of autonomy and alignment as two ends of a spectrum.

On one side: tight alignment, with top-down direction, clear goals, and centralized decisions.

On the other: autonomy, where teams self-organize, explore, and move independently.

And so they feel forced to choose. Either control and coordination, or chaos and creativity.

But that’s th…

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