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Wes Kao's personal blog at newsletter.weskao.com covers career and productivity. Since 2023, 13 different Hacker News readers have linked it 23 times, most often “How to give a senior leader feedback without getting fired”. It is still writing: the last post was on 2026-09-16, and you can follow it by feed.

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Links on Hacker News per year · peak 13 in 2024

A bi-weekly newsletter on managing up, executive communication, and standing out as a high-performer. Written by an a16z-backed founder.

Most-linked posts?

  1. How to give a senior leader feedback without getting fired
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-11-22
  2. Super Specific Feedback: How to give actionable feedback on work output
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-03-10
  3. Stop apologizing for reasonable business decisions
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2025-02-05
  4. How to deliver bad news when it's not your fault
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2024-09-29
  5. Start right before you get eaten by the bear: How to avoid backstory scope creep
    2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2023-11-27

What Hacker News says?

  1. Submitted How to give a senior leader feedback without getting fired as a story · 407 points

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  2. Submitted Emotional sign posting: Why you should tell people how to feel as a story · 4 points

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  3. Submitted Stop apologizing for reasonable business decisions as a story · 3 points

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  4. Submitted How to give a senior leader feedback (without getting fired) as a story · 3 points

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  5. Submitted The Art of Workplace Finesse as a story · 3 points

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  6. Submitted How to deliver bad news when it's not your fault as a story · 3 points

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  7. Submitted Turning a Yellow Spot into the Sun as a story · 2 points

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  8. Submitted Speak in the affirmative: "Do this" versus "Don't do that" as a story · 2 points

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  9. Submitted Be Objective, Not Detached as a story · 2 points

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  10. Submitted How I give the right amount of context (in any situation) as a story · 2 points

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  11. Submitted Stop apologizing for reasonable business decisions as a story · 2 points

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  12. Submitted How to write your own job description (and invent your role) as a story · 2 points

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  13. Submitted How to deliver bad news when it's not your fault as a story · 2 points

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  14. Submitted How to talk about deadlines at work as a story · 2 points

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  15. Submitted Start right before you get eaten by the bear: How to avoid backstory scope creep as a story · 2 points

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  16. Submitted The Unspoken Skill of Finesse as a story · 1 points

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  17. Submitted Use "But" Strategically as a story · 1 points

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  18. Submitted Get Buy-In Throughout a Project as a story · 1 points

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  19. Submitted Stop learning to give feedback. Learn to receive it as a story · 1 points

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  20. Submitted Tone and words: Use accurate language as a story · 1 points

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  21. Submitted Super Specific Feedback: How to give actionable feedback on work output as a story · 1 points

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  22. Submitted Super Specific Feedback: How to give actionable feedback on work output as a story · 1 points

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  23. Submitted Start writing right before you get eaten by the bear as a story · 1 points

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