Interview to Sven Peters
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Claim: company culture and customer focus beat chasing the newest frameworks; a medium technology stack plus a motivated team and clear customer understanding deliver faster results. Practical advice: start with post-its and a task board, defer heavy tooling until growth forces it, and design remote inclusion early. Specific thresholds: tooling decisions become urgent around 10–15 people, and new graduates often spend only 20–30% coding with the rest in meetings and coordination.
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