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Describes being the first and only technical writer at two French startups and the concrete work done: documented Kubernetes installations and a dcos code system while all technical briefs arrive in French, the author's second language. Records initial feelings — loneliness, confusion, unqualified, slow, overwhelmed — and specific responses: finds allies, uses Slack for ongoing learning, leans on strengths in information architecture, accepts longer timelines, and converts those pressures into sustainable documentation practices and clearer priorities.

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2. 1:00Initiation by fire
3. 2:33Initial feelings
4. 3:20Strengths
5. 4:58Outro

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