---
title: "How to be a cracked dev"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-be-a-cracked-dev-1i3ka0t1c
source_url: https://www.saiyangrowthletter.com/p/how-to-be-a-cracked-dev
type: article
source: "Saiyan Growth Letter"
published: 2025-08-05T12:30:37.228Z
updated: 2025-08-05T12:30:59.789Z
tags: ["startup", "project-management"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 350
comments: 10
language: en
---

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# How to be a cracked dev

**[Saiyan Growth Letter](https://daily.dev/sources/saiyangrowthletter)** · 4 min read · 350 upvotes · 10 comments

## Summary

A comprehensive guide for developers working in startup environments, emphasizing the importance of technical excellence, strategic thinking, and ownership mentality. Key principles include building extensively to develop skills, prioritizing important work, effective project communication, user engagement, and adopting a founder's mindset. The advice focuses on shipping fast while finding simple solutions, maintaining clear communication channels, and staying connected to users through regular interaction and product usage.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://www.saiyangrowthletter.com/p/how-to-be-a-cracked-dev>

## Community discussion

Top comments from developers on daily.dev.

**@friedrich** · 10 upvotes

> This guy articles are always killing it 💪

**@frankcrissalem** · 4 upvotes

> Good stuff!

**@iamelishhh** · 2 upvotes

> Thanks for an amazing article.

**@byteasf** · 1 upvotes

> I like this!

**@dekeoma** · 1 upvotes

> do not do crack dev

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Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup), [#project-management](https://daily.dev/tags/project-management)

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