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4 Human Skills To Level Up Your Engineering Career

By Anjana Silva September 6, 2026Recognition & Career Growth

I started my software engineering career back in 2010. From my 16 years of experience in the industry, these are my honest tips to help junior engineers level up their…

5 App Authentication Strategies for Non-Technical Founders

5 Authentication Strategies for Non-Technical Founders

By Anjana Silva August 30, 2026Tech Founder's Guide

Authentication strategies for non-technical founders come down to five decisions: enable social login, offer enterprise SSO, use a managed authentication service, adopt passkeys, and deploy multi-factor authentication early. These are the choices I give every founder before they let a first user near their login screen.

11 Simple Ways to Recognise Remote Employees and Make Them Feel Valued

By Anjana Silva August 23, 2026Recognition & Career Growth

The simplest ways to recognise remote employees include private praise, public shout-outs, handwritten notes, a recognition channel, social media spotlights, title upgrades, peer praise, shadowing, mentoring, coaching, and tailored rewards. After 15+ years working with distributed teams, these are the low-cost habits that consistently make people feel appreciated.

The Science of Remote Productivity: What Drives Remote Team Well-Being

By Anjana Silva July 19, 2026Mental Health & Well-Being

Forget tracking keyboard strokes. A landmark scientific study reveals the true psychological drivers behind remote team performance, and how stress and motivation control it all.

5 Timeless Remote Work Skills That Outlast Any Tool or Tech Stack

By Anjana Silva July 5, 2026Recognition & Career Growth

The five timeless remote work skills that outlast any tool are self-managed time, learning how to learn, clear communication, honest self-analysis, and virtual empathy. While tech stacks and platforms change constantly, these human fundamentals are what actually determine long-term success working remotely.

7 Ways to Feel Less Isolated While Working From Home

By Anjana Silva June 21, 2026Mental Health & Well-Being

Struggling with the lack of social interaction while working from home? You are not alone, and it is more fixable than it feels. This short post shares seven simple, practical hacks to bring more connection into your day, from ringing a friend to joining a club, so remote work feels far less isolating.

5 Database Strategies for Non-Technical Founders

By Anjana Silva June 14, 2026Tech Founder's Guide

Database strategies for non-technical founders are easy to get wrong and expensive to undo. Drawing on 15 years in software engineering, this guide covers the five decisions that matter most, from choosing relational over NoSQL to building for GDPR from day one, before a single table gets created.

Technical Crisis Brand Damage: The Startup Founder’s Playbook

By Anjana Silva May 17, 2026Tech Founder's Guide

When a bug hits, most startups are not destroyed by the technical failure, they are destroyed by the war between Engineering and PR that breaks out the moment it happens. This is the founder's playbook for aligning both teams before that silence costs you your brand.