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Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack

Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack

Newsletter packed with actionable insights on becoming strategic in your tech career, make better choices for yourself, your team and your organization. Click to read Stratechgist, by Ilija Eftimov, a Substack publication with hundreds of subscribers.

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Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack · May 28, 2026

ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND STARTUPS

The Bottleneck Moved. Your Operating Model Didn't.

The Bottleneck Moved. Your Operating Model Didn't.

Software engineering as an industry was built around one scarcity: developer throughput. Most companies are still optimizing around it while AI is dissolving it.

COVA SOFTWAREAMAZON

Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack · Apr 07, 2026

LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

How to Work Effectively With Your PM

How to Work Effectively With Your PM

A Three-Step Working Model for New Engineering Managers and Their Product Managers

Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack · Dec 29, 2025

ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SYSTEMS

The SHIELD Framework: How to Handle User Escalations Without Breaking Your Team

The SHIELD Framework: How to Handle User Escalations Without Breaking Your Team

Practical framework for your next user escalation

Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack · Oct 10, 2025

LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Don't Ever Forget to Challenge the Status Quo

Don't Ever Forget to Challenge the Status Quo

Some timeless and cliché advice.

KENNY ELIASONKHADIM FALL

Stratechgist | Ilija Eftimov | Substack · Aug 18, 2025

ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SYSTEMS

Why Product Engineers Who Don't Use Their Product Are Setting Themselves Up to Fail

Why Product Engineers Who Don't Use Their Product Are Setting Themselves Up to Fail

The missing skill that separates good product engineers from great ones

BRUSK DEDETIM GOUW