On Trust.

Writing this reminds me of when I started working on my own two startups seven years ago. I struggled to delegate work. I wanted everything done to my standards—my quality, my ethics. In my mind, I was the best at what I did—“no one does it like I do.”

I think many capable engineers go through this. We start with zero trust in others. Slowly, we learn to trust people to do their jobs as well as we do—sometimes even better.

It’s a mindset shift—realizing that others bring different approaches and that we can actually learn from them. But the truth is, exceptional engineers are rare. The more we demand excellence from ourselves and others, the harder it becomes to trust that anyone else will meet that standard.

Trust isn’t given—it’s earned. No one deserves a free pass because of their title or past experience.

Trust is earned,

every time,

anew,

in every new venture we create or join.

Salam, peace.