1st10 Podcast

#4, Jono Spiro, Fractal Software Principal Engineer: Secrets to Hiring the Best Founding Engineers

23 Aug 2024

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On the fourth episode of the 1st10 Podcast, we are joined by Jono Spiro, the Principal Software Engineer for Fractal Software. Fractal is a unique venture studio that “provides ambitious entrepreneurs with the support, insights, and capital needed to build generational businesses.” Jono joined us on the show to discuss the concept of founding engineers and early engineering teams in startups. He shared insights from his extensive experience advising Fractal’s 145 portfolio companies on engineering, product development, and team building. Listen to the whole episode to hear Jono talk about: Founding engineers - “Find somebody that compliments you as a CTO that's ideally better than you, if possible.” (9:46) Spotting talent through resumes - “"Reading resumes. It's an art. It's also BS." (12:06) Take Days Off Regularly - “if you find yourself (burning the midnight oil) all the time, you're doing it wrong.” (20:05) Consolidating Knowledge - “Pick a place to store your company's knowledge.” (28:56) Advice for Early Engineers - “Make sure that you're ready to join a startup. You're going to make less money. You will not have job security. You're going to meet some scummy people.” (30:58) Chapters 02:45 - Jono's Background & History 03:44 - What’s a Founding Engineer? 07:01 - How to Identifying and Hire Early Engineers 20:35 - Building Early Engineering Teams & Fostering Culture 25:40 - Tools for Remote Work & Knowledge Consolidation 29:27 - Advice for Founders & Early Engineers 36:18 - Additional Thoughts on AI, Take-Home Assignments, and other stuff Connect with us Website: www.1st10.com Podcast: www.1st10.com/podcast Twitter www.x.com/1st10engineers LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/1st10/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@1st10podcast Links Fractal Software: www.fractalsoftware.com Jono Spiro's GitHub: www.github.com/jspiro Glitch & Tiny Speck: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glitch_(video_game) Game Neverending and Flickr: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flickr Producer: Shrikant Joshi Music by ⁠Roman Senyk⁠ from ⁠Pixabay⁠

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1st10 Podcast

#4, Jono Spiro, Fractal Software Principal Engineer: Secrets to Hiring the Best Founding Engineers

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3ª PARTE | 17 DIC 2025 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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13:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

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