Overview
Sterkens published a post on the madewithlove blog in December 2018 describing what it is like to be the only non-technical person in a technology company, and noted that he had joined about a year earlier. In February 2020 he wrote about the first People Leadership dinner the company organised, an event for HR professionals, recruiters and operations managers working at technology startups.
Tim Sterkens is COO and Partner at madewithlove, a software consultancy founded in 2008 and headquartered in Belgium. He works alongside Andreas Creten, the CEO and founding partner, and Dimitri Roose, a partner and CTO in residence. The company describes a team of more than 20 engineers and CTOs spread across more than 10 countries, and Sterkens covers the operational side of the business. He came to the company from a career in HR and has written about bringing HR knowledge and internal process review into an organisation of developers.
Career history
In the news
- Andreas Creten wrote a new book, and as you can see in the picture, he is (rightfully) proud of it 🤩. The book will give you some valuable insights into how much engineering decisions can cost and which elements are often forgotten. Definitely worth a read for every technical company! 📚
- Andreas Creten wrote a new book, and as you can see in the picture, he is (rightfully) proud of it 🤩. The book will give you some valuable insights into how much engineering decisions can cost and which elements are often forgotten. Definitely worth a read for every technical company! 📚 https://lnkd.in/eeDtcQYb
- A small application that some of the colleagues built during a (short) #retreat work session. If you are experiencing any technical challenges, whether you are a #CTO, #softwareengineer or #investor, check this out 👇 https://lnkd.in/ebhAQysh
- Last week, madewithlove had its annual #retreat 🇪🇸. A week full of meaningful conversations and presentations about where our industry is heading, so yes, #AI was never far away 😏. I hope we can keep doing this for many years to come. Work well, play well 😎
- Happy to share that madewithlove welcomed a new #software #engineer yesterday! Welcome to the team, Ahmed Abdullah 🇵🇰!
- A thought I had in the shower this morning 🚿: I hardly hear anyone speak about their 60-, 80-, or even 100-hour workweek anymore 🤔. Are we actually working less, or did we finally agree that these numbers have always been ridiculously unrealistic for most people? 😆 #companyculture #worklifebalance
- We wrote and published an updated job description last week. Two days later, a stack of CVs landed that matched it almost word for word. Turns out AI doesn't just help people write applications anymore. It writes them to spec, creates proper LinkedIn profiles, mirroring every requirement straight back at you 😅. We sometimes call phone numbers to verify that candidates are real. Spoiler: some weren't. The irony isn't lost on us. The madewithlove team leans on AI daily to move faster, and it's the same tech quietly clogging up our
- Hello #software #engineers 👋! madewithlove is looking for communicative, experienced and fun-to-work-with #developers (f/m/x), who have fully embraced #agentic development 🚀 Check the (time zone!) requirements below and apply. Fake profiles or persons, please refrain 🙏 . Feel free to share if you are still happy at your work, but you know someone who isn't ❤️ https://lnkd.in/etcbBdWT
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