Level-up Engineering
Level-up Engineering
From Engineer to CEO: How to Start a Tech Company
Interview with Taavi Rehemägi, co-founder and CEO of Dashbird. He tells the story of founding Dashbird, and what it took for him to go from software engineer to CEO. Learn how he built his network and found success in a completely different role!
In this interview we're covering:
- How they came up with the idea of Dashbird
- Challenges of going from engineer to CEO
- Essential skills for a CEO
- How his engineer background made him a better CEO
- How he improved the skills necessary to be a CEO
- Networking tips
Excerpt from the interview:
"A CEO has to continuously learn just like a software engineer. My background in engineering helped me with the following:
- Iterating different solutions
- Setting expectations toward solutions
- Learning from past activities
- Tracking variables
The first years of a new tech company are about learning what strategy is viable on your market. Your best bet is using data and making logical decisions. Engineers are good at this."
