Build software like an entrepreneur
8 September 2019
Some people start a company on a whim. Others think about it for years before deciding to jump. But all of them start the same way: by writing a business...
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Tech needs better leaders
Help for non-technical founders
1 September 2019
We're living in an age of online entrepreneurs. The number of people going out on their own has grown even in the most risk-averse cultures. (hello, Belgium!) Nowadays, there is no...
Read MoreWhere are the techies?
11 August 2019
Our leadership is behind. Technology is moving too fast to keep up. We see companies fail to adopt vital technologies and waste their resources on meaningless blockchain pilots. Leadership seems to be lacking...
Read MoreSlow factories and fast cars
4 August 2019
Kanban is where software development starts getting interesting. It shows you a lot of flaws in the organisation. https://twitter.com/sftwrcraftman/status/1157972095596470273 What a great question! Most of what we call Agile is based around optimizing...
Read MoreStaffing on up
21 July 2019
The Mythical Man-month is 40 years old. It's a timeless classic for software development management and its pages are often condensed into Brooks's Law: "Adding manpower to a late software project...
Read MoreTrain your weaknesses
21 July 2019
Some teams are all about quality. They deliver software without bugs. Since that's their main strength, they'll work hard to improve that. How can we catch defects earlier? How can...
Read MoreThe curse of the Elders
19 July 2019
All of us have been part of arcane rituals. We were introduced to them when we first set foot in the office. We passed them on to the new hires....
Read MoreGreeks vs Geeks
13 July 2019
https://twitter.com/MathObsessed/status/1149003824197189632 None of us has ever been on a project where "they" stuck to the plan. It seems like stakeholders love to change their minds mid-project. These Clueless Customers derail our...
Read MoreCathedrals are easy. Space boats are hard.
4 July 2019
Radical concepts are not add-ons to our current view. They force us to look at the world with a different set of eyes. After this paradigm shift, it's easy to...
Read MoreFour foes of focus
23 June 2019
Focus is one of the superpowers a product team must have to build great stuff. It's the ability to say Yes to whatever gets you closer to your goal...
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