I've used many personality assessment methods & tools in the past. Gallup SF, Transactional Analysis, OCEAN - that sort of stuff (& more). I'm not a professional behavioral psychologist (of course), but I thought nothing would surprise me regarding the qualification of personality types. Yet, I&...
I consider myself a "product person". Counseling, consulting, and other types of mercenary work are cool short-term, but I'm not going to fool myself. In the end, I want to build (organically) something persistent and lasting that will stand out in comparison with the competition and...
It's one of the lessons I've learned the hard way: there's no other resource valuable more than your own time. Why so? * it's hard-capped * it's not transferable (my time isn't directly exchangeable with your time, at least in...
Goals are not rocket science, right? Just make sure they are SMART [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMART_criteria], confirm the specific objective value, and get yourself busy, striving to get there before the deadline is due, correct? In fact, many do just that. I find it an equivalent of...
I bet that nearly everyone in the software-crafting industry has heard about YAGNI [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_aren%27t_gonna_need_it] ("You Ain't Gonna Need It") principle. But what about TAGRI? TAGRI (which is nearly as old as YAGNI) stands for "They...
It never ceases to amaze me that so frequently, the best ideas are the simplest ones. They are so obvious and always within our reach that we tend to overlook them consistently. I've (sort of) stumbled over such an idea today while listening to Elad Gil's...
I don't remember the last time I was excited about any meetup. Do you? In theory: since the pandemic started, everything went online, so the geo borders have disappeared - you can (virtually) attend any meeting you fancy. Initially, I was very enthusiastic about that. But it turned...
A side note before I even dive into the actual topic: I've never been an enthusiast of Wardley Maps (WMs). I always found them un-intuitive, subjective, and vague (because they are not based on any numeric, "hard" data). However (surprisingly for myself), recently, I've...
The platform economy, rise of app stores, and commoditization of the Internet have disrupted, or even (re)invented many industries. New distribution models, global access, flexible payment options - we do business in very different ways than 20 or even 10 years ago. We (in the software craftsmanship community) discuss...
After one year of nearly 100% remote work, I've decided to arrange myself a new seat. It doesn't sound like something particularly exciting (almost everyone has some sort of an ergonomic chair, but we rarely talk about what we sit on, right?). However, I believe that...
Disclaimer: It's another post I haven't planned. It was inspired by various discussions and situations I've encountered within the last few months. I have the pleasure and privilege to work with many startups representing different industries, countries of origin, sizes, and levels of organizational...
