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Articles by Gian Soriano
I Deleted Half My Codebase and Nobody Noticed
Last quarter, I deleted 48% of our backend code. No new bugs. No outages. No customer complaints. And no one noticed. That was the moment I realized something uncomfortable: Most code exists to make developers feel safe, not to make products better. The Backstory We had a “mature” codebase: Service layers Repository patterns DTO transformers Event emitters Abstractions for “future scale” Utility folders with 200+ helpers It looked impressive. It was also slowing us down.
Ashkan Rajaee on Negotiating with Decision Makers, Influencers, and Signatories
Most professionals think negotiation is about persuasion. That assumption quietly destroys leverage. After reading Negotiating with Decision Makers, Influencers, and Signatories, it became clear that the real shift is not about better scripts. It is about understanding who actually holds power inside an organization and adjusting your strategy accordingly.
I Built a SaaS in 30 Days. Here’s Exactly What Happened.
The "only build what users requested" discipline in Week 2 is the part most builders get wrong. It's so tempting to add the cool feature YOU want instead of the boring one that three people asked for. One thing I'd add from my own experience shipping small tools: the boring stack choice pays dividends at 3 AM when something breaks. Next.js + Postgres + Express means every error message has a Stack Overflow answer. That's not exciting but it's underrated when you're a solo founder doing support.
Remote Hiring in 2026: What Founders Still Get Wrong About Identity Fraud
The candidate looked perfect. The documents were real. The interview went flawlessly. Two months later, the company realized no one knew who they had actually hired. That is not a hypothetical. It is a pattern. Remote hiring fraud did not disappear after COVID. It matured. In 2026, the most dangerous cases are not sloppy scams. They are coordinated, patient, and engineered to pass modern hiring processes.
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