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Hiring
Anthropic drops the coding interview. What small teams do next
A hiring manager at Anthropic says data-structures-and-algorithms questions now produce no useful signal, and has cut them from the loop. What replaces them has not been spelled out publicly.
№ 346 · 9 November 2026
Tools & tactics
Solo founder runs CAD software she has never learned, via Codex
Yana Welinder builds garments, vendor outreach and a Stripe-connected storefront on her own, using a written spec and agents that drive the software for her. Here is the workflow she demonstrated.
№ 109 · 21 August 2026
Founder tips
How one consultant cut 20 hours of weekly admin with Claude
Grace Clarke says she now runs her service business on tools she built herself: an hourly pipeline, a proposal maker and a replacement inbox. The method is copyable; the price tag is not stated.
№ 57 · 11 August 2026