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From FAANG to Founder: Lessons from Two Startup Founders Who Left Big Tech | The Pair Program Ep21
Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Tomas Reimers and Yasyf Mohamedali. Tomas and Yasyf have both transitioned out of working at FAANG companies into founding their own businesses. Tomas is currently a co-founder at Graphite, a code review platform designed for engineers. Yasyf is currently a co-founder at Sym, an automation tool for engineering security teams.
In this episode, we explore the journey of these technical leaders as they transitioned out of big tech into the role of startup founders.
They discuss:
- How their time at FAANG companies prepared them to found startups and how they transitioned into the startup world.
- Common mistakes that early founders make (and how to avoid them)
- How to build a culture of trust and transparency among employees of an early-stage startup
- And much more!
And much more!
