"Your focus and dedication makes every project smoother and more enjoyable. You always bring out the best in the team. You combine technical skills with a human touch. Any company would be fortunate to have you."
Robel EfremCEO, ChallengermodeHow I operate
I care about building something good. I care just as much about who I build it with.
Hand me something stuck and ambiguous. I find the real problem hiding under the mess, even on the stuff that's already failed a couple of times, and turn "we're blocked" into a decision we can act on. I don't make those calls alone: The best ideas come from the whole team, and people commit to a plan they helped shape far more than one handed to them. But when there's a hard call nobody wants to make, I'll take it.
The work is only half of it. I'm usually the one who starts the after-work beers, the ping-pong leaderboards, and the Mario Kart tournaments, which, for the record, I'm the reigning champion of. We spend too many hours at work not to enjoy the company of those we spend them with.
