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Author: Michael Natkin

How We Hire Software Engineers At Glowforge
August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 Michael Natkin

How We Hire Software Engineers At Glowforge

(If you haven’t read part 1, Our Software Engineering Values, start there!) Interviewing and hiring is a big responsibility, and we approach it with a lot of thought about how to identify wonderful future employees, and to offer a great,

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Our Software Engineering Values
July 7, 2020August 4, 2020 Michael Natkin

Our Software Engineering Values

At Glowforge, we believe that communicating with kindness and transparency with potential future colleagues is vital to hiring amazing people. We document our health care plan, our diversity referral bonus, and our unusual way of doing job offers on our

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Worldwide Laser Thursday (Laser Optional)
April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Michael Natkin

Worldwide Laser Thursday (Laser Optional)

From the early days of Glowforge, when we had our first working units in the office, we had a tradition of Laser Thursdays – an event where everyone that works at the company can spend an evening sharing a meal,

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This Is (Not?) The Startup You Are Looking For – Part One: Revenue Growth
March 4, 2020March 4, 2020 Michael Natkin

This Is (Not?) The Startup You Are Looking For – Part One: Revenue Growth

There are many reasons why you might consider working at a high growth startup – the opportunity to have a big impact, work with amazing people, move fast and learn fast, tilt the world on its axis a bit –

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You Aren’t Communicating Nearly Enough
January 27, 2020February 3, 2020 Michael Natkin

You Aren’t Communicating Nearly Enough

Overcommunicating at work is a key skill that will help you develop trust, overcome obstacles, and grow in your career.

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Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might be the Worst Idea in Tech
May 1, 2019August 20, 2021 Michael Natkin

Strong Opinions Loosely Held Might be the Worst Idea in Tech

I misspent just about every night for 7 years at an old school pool hall in Milwaukee. This was an “action” room, where a regular lineup of shady characters was perched, ready to relieve you of any excess cash that

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