Interview advice that got me offers from Google, Microsoft, and Stripe

Choose carefully. Don't compromise. Here are some techniques I've found that work for me: 1. Preparation is vital. Review your profile before you talk to anyone. 2. Ask open-ended questions, such as: • What would you redesign about your last job, and why? • How would your references answer the following question … ? 3. Take good notes. You'll likel

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“What do you think of the service here?” “Do you usually find rooms to be so noisy?” “Why do you want to work here?” “What are ten words your spouse or partner or friend would use to describe you?” “What’s the most courageous thing you’ve done?” “If you joined and then in three to six months you were no longer here, why would that be?” (Ask the sam

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I can only truly speak for myself as a 10x developer, and here’s what I believe to be different about me and the other 10x (or even 100x) developers vs my 1–2x peers:

• Understanding how things work.


• I hate “magic” software frameworks and I will spend countless hours making sure I understand what’s going on behind the scenes before I’ll write productio

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In our lives, we don’t do what Roberts and Boone do. We train in conditions that don’t mimic reality. We practice a major speech in the comfort of our home, when we’re fully rested and awake. We do mock job interviews in our sweatpants with a friend using a predetermined set of questions. If we applied the test-as-you-fly rule, we would practice ou

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