In this episode, host Kovid Batra welcomes Roman Kuba, VP of Engineering at a tech-based startup Tset. Roman brings a wealth of experience from his leadership roles at renowned organizations including GitLab, Cloudbees, and CodeSandbox.

Roman explores the intricate dynamics of scaling a startup with a people-first approach, balancing effort & value delivery and overcoming challenges along the way by learning from one’s mistakes.

💡 Highlights

a) Getting Candid

🏆 Roman’s life-defining moments

🇦🇹 Moving from Australia to Austria

b) Professional Journey

💼 Roman’s role & responsibilities at Tset

🚀 The importance of a people-first approach

c) Key Takeaways

💪 Aligning & keeping young developers motivated

🔍 Navigating the Zero-to-One journey

⚖️ Balancing effort & value delivery at startups

👨‍🏫 Advice for developers & aspiring engineering leaders

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