About Me
Rui Molefas - Engineering leader, advisor, and serial builder.
Background
I've spent over 15 years building software and leading engineering teams. I started as a developer, became a tech lead, then a CTO, and eventually ran engineering organizations with 50+ people.
Along the way, I've been through one exit, launched several businesses, shipped multiple products and re-discovered it all multiple times. Now I help other leaders avoid those mistakes, move faster and better.
What I Believe
Simplicity wins
The best systems are the ones you can understand, operate, and change. Complexity is a tax you pay forever.
People over process
Great teams find ways to work well together. Process should support them, not constrain them.
Ship early, learn fast
Perfect is the enemy of done. Get things in front of users and iterate based on reality, not assumptions.
Right / wrong are absolutes
Each organization, product, goal, context needs different styles and has different "lines in the sand". Also, only Sith deal in absolutes.
Experience
CTO / VP Engineering
Multiple startupsLed engineering teams from 1 to 50+ engineers. Built platforms serving millions of users. Navigated acquisitions and fundraising. Wrote all the books for all the processes.
Technical Advisor
Any company sizeAdvised founders and CTOs on technical strategy, team building, architecture decisions, and AI adoption.
Serial Entrepreneur
Focusing on AI landscape nowBuilder mindset, always looking for another opportunity to launch.
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