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Aug 5, 2026

Every person on your team is pushing the cart or riding in it By Vadim Zolotokrylin #leadership #operations
Jul 23, 2026

The most expensive part of your build is the decision nobody makes By Vadim Zolotokrylin #leadership #operations
Jul 11, 2026

Flat companies run on rules, not managers By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #leadership
Jul 3, 2026

Your growth problem is probably an ownership problem By Vadim Zolotokrylin #growth #operations
Jul 1, 2026

The build-vs-buy call most technical teams get wrong By Vadim Zolotokrylin #product #operations
Jun 25, 2026

The job title is a filter, not a label By Vadim Zolotokrylin #leadership #operations
Jun 17, 2026

Credentials answer the wrong question By Vadim Zolotokrylin #partnerships #product
Jun 10, 2026

How we run Holdex on GitHub and AI agents By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #leadership
May 24, 2026

Why your AI demo is not a product By Vadim Zolotokrylin #product #operations
May 24, 2026

The technical co-founder you don't need to hire By Vadim Zolotokrylin #leadership #product
May 20, 2026

We don't talk code in discovery By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #product
May 20, 2026

GitHub as the source of truth for client engagements By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #partnerships
May 20, 2026

The real cost of building in-house By Vadim Zolotokrylin #product #operations
May 20, 2026

The Spec That Shrinks: How We Document as We Build By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #product
May 20, 2026

How we built a viral hiring platform on GitHub By Vadim Zolotokrylin #operations #leadership
Mar 19, 2026

AI: Amazing Helper, Terrible Leader By Vadim Zolotokrylin & Mark Curchin #product #leadership
Mar 12, 2024

Top Web3 Security Auditors By Vadim Zolotokrylin #ecosystem #product
Aug 25, 2023

🐙 Github: How we use it By Mark Curchin #operations
Aug 25, 2023

Services By Mark Curchin #product #partnerships
May 18, 2022

For Startups By Vadim Zolotokrylin #partnerships #product
Jul 23, 2020

Understanding Kyber Network: a review By Manny Reimi #ecosystem #product
Apr 13, 2020

Holdex interview with Scott Cunningham By Vadim Zolotokrylin #leadership #partnerships

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