From Engineer to CEO: How to Start a Tech Company

Level-up Engineering - A podcast by Apex Lab

Interview with Taavi Rehemägi, co-founder and CEO of Dashbird. He tells the story of founding Dashbird, and what it took for him to go from software engineer to CEO. Learn how he built his network and found success in a completely different role!In this interview we're covering:How they came up with the idea of DashbirdChallenges of going from engineer to CEOEssential skills for a CEOHow his engineer background made him a better CEOHow he improved the skills necessary to be a CEONetworking tipsExcerpt from the interview:"A CEO has to continuously learn just like a software engineer. My background in engineering helped me with the following:Iterating different solutionsSetting expectations toward solutionsLearning from past activitiesTracking variablesThe first years of a new tech company are about learning what strategy is viable on your market. Your best bet is using data and making logical decisions. Engineers are good at this."Click here to read the full interview!