#103 Alex Akimov: From Startups to Giants - API Strategies and Organizational Insights

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In this episode, host Matt Warcholinski, co-founder of software development agency @‌Brainhubeu, talks with Alex Akimov, CTO at Monite about:

- API Development Insights: The importance of understanding your audience and users when building APIs, including strategies for versioning, authentication, and maintaining high-quality APIs.

- Company Growth and Scaling: How to approach scaling a company, including the significance of company culture, mindset, and processes in managing rapid growth.

- Balancing Startup and Large Organization Dynamics: The differences in strategies and challenges between working in a large, established company like Ardian and a smaller startup like Monite.

- Dutch Work Culture: Insights into Dutch work culture, particularly its collaborative and egalitarian nature, and how it impacts problem-solving and decision-making in tech companies.

- Technical and Organizational Challenges: Real-world examples of technical and organizational challenges, such as the debate between building monolithic vs. microservices architectures, and the importance of delegation and optimizing processes to avoid bottlenecks.

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