<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!-- English articles only; talks are covered by Event schema and the sitemap. --><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Articles by John Adib (MrAdib)</title><link>https://mradib.com</link><description>John Adib, engineering leader in London pioneering AI-first software development. AI agents, testing, code review and delivery.</description><language>en-gb</language><lastBuildDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mradib.com/feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>A Coach for Every Learner</title><link>https://mradib.com/a-coach-for-every-learner</link><guid>https://mradib.com/a-coach-for-every-learner</guid><description>Excellence is a method learners can practise. Show the standard, practise under pressure and teach learners to assess their own work.</description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>Coaching</category><category>Teaching</category><category>Learner autonomy</category><category>Self-assessment</category></item><item><title>Beyond the QA Bottleneck</title><link>https://mradib.com/beyond-the-qa-bottleneck</link><guid>https://mradib.com/beyond-the-qa-bottleneck</guid><description>How I used eight focused AI skills to bring tests, device evidence and review into React Native development, with monthly PR activity and production feedback.</description><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>AI adoption</category><category>AI-assisted development</category><category>React Native</category><category>regression testing</category><category>QA automation</category><category>engineering confidence</category></item><item><title>Your accelerator application is 10 straight answers</title><link>https://mradib.com/fundraising/accelerator-application</link><guid>https://mradib.com/fundraising/accelerator-application</guid><description>Reviewers read thousands of applications in a few days. Answer the question asked, in plain words, with the same facts as your deck. Ten answers cover Y Combinator, Antler, Techstars and most forms in between.</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>YC application</category><category>Y Combinator application answers</category><category>accelerator application</category><category>Antler application</category><category>Techstars application</category><category>how to apply to an accelerator</category><category>startup application questions</category><category>describe what your company does in 50 characters</category><category>pre-seed</category></item><item><title>Your financial model is the plan in numbers</title><link>https://mradib.com/fundraising/financial-model</link><guid>https://mradib.com/fundraising/financial-model</guid><description>Investors do not check your forecast, they check your thinking. Nine sheets, every number traced to an assumption, and a runway you can defend in the meeting.</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>startup financial model</category><category>financial model template</category><category>seed round financial model</category><category>pre-seed financial projections</category><category>runway calculation</category><category>burn rate</category><category>SaaS financial model</category><category>bottom-up financial model</category><category>fundraising</category></item><item><title>Your founder video is one minute, one take</title><link>https://mradib.com/fundraising/founder-video</link><guid>https://mradib.com/fundraising/founder-video</guid><description>Reviewers watch the founder video to meet you, not your slides. Every founder on camera, six beats, sixty seconds, and the words you would use across a table.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>founder video</category><category>YC founder video</category><category>one minute founder video</category><category>accelerator application video</category><category>how to record a founder video</category><category>Y Combinator application</category><category>Techstars application</category><category>startup video</category><category>pre-seed</category></item><item><title>Your product demo is one flow in three minutes</title><link>https://mradib.com/fundraising/product-demo</link><guid>https://mradib.com/fundraising/product-demo</guid><description>Nobody funds a feature tour. Show one real user doing one real job in your product, narrate why, and stop before the third minute. 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Nine blocks, the same facts as your deck, and every line earns its place.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>startup one-pager</category><category>one pager template</category><category>investor one-pager</category><category>executive summary startup</category><category>one page pitch</category><category>pre-seed</category><category>seed round</category><category>fundraising</category><category>how to write a one-pager</category></item><item><title>Your pitch deck is 12 questions</title><link>https://mradib.com/fundraising/pitch-deck</link><guid>https://mradib.com/fundraising/pitch-deck</guid><description>Investors do not read slides, they look for answers. Give them twelve questions, one slide each, and the story tells itself.</description><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>pitch deck</category><category>pitch deck template</category><category>pitch deck structure</category><category>startup pitch deck</category><category>investor deck</category><category>seed round</category><category>pre-seed</category><category>fundraising</category><category>how to make a pitch deck</category></item><item><title>GitHub Autolink</title><link>https://mradib.com/github-autolink</link><guid>https://mradib.com/github-autolink</guid><description>Boost Productivity with GitHub Autolink References: Seamlessly Link GitHub Issues to JIRA, Asana, and More</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 14:28:00 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>GitHub</category><category>autolink</category></item><item><title>The Best Guide to Building a Resume</title><link>https://mradib.com/resume</link><guid>https://mradib.com/resume</guid><description>Planning to build a resume and apply for a job? Read the complete A to Z of resume writing here so you can build a professional resume. This is the most complete and thorough resume guide in the galaxy!</description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2024 02:53:24 GMT</pubDate><author>John Adib</author><category>resume</category><category>cv</category><category>resume writing</category><category>resume template</category><category>resume sample</category><category>resume format</category><category>how to write a resume</category><category>professional resume</category><category>work experience</category><category>resume length</category><category>blank resume template</category><category>free resume download</category><category>ATS resume</category><category>action verbs</category></item></channel></rss>