Got rejected for staff engineer twice before figuring out what committees actually evaluate. Here's the 18-month timeline and packet strategy that worked.

I stalled at senior for 2 years before treating my promotion like a 90-day project. Here's the exact audit, evidence, and sponsor strategy that worked.

I ignored 6 obvious red flags and watched $400K in equity vanish. Here's the startup evaluation checklist I wish I'd had before signing.

I kept flagging problems nobody asked me to find. Turns out that friction wasn't me overstepping. It was sign #2 that I'd already outgrown my role.

Pluralsight's "advanced" courses felt like review. After spending $2K testing alternatives, O'Reilly's live events and book access actually pushed me forward.