R&D and Stuff

I found a bug in my Interpersonal Operating System

About 20 years ago I described to a friend my way of connecting to people, what I do to (try and) create strong, open relationships. I call it my Interpersonal Operating System and yes, I actually use technical terms as metaphors :) What I’ve…

Do you have what it takes to be a brilliant CTO or VP R&D?

My quest for finding my next job got me thinking quite a lot about the CTO and VP R&D roles in startups. Which skills do you need in order to be good at your job? By which parameters would someone choose a candidate?

How I got a few quality early adopters for my product’s alpha launch

So you’ve worked for a while and now have an early stage MVP ready. It’s time to get feedback from real users! There are many options to do that, starting with paid campaigns, posting your product on social…

Automated tests — have we created a monster?

I hope that you all agree that automation is important, but what type of tests should you implement and to what extent?

At my previous company we developed an Application Performance Management (monitoring) tool, which means…

How do you keep your employees after firing 80 of their friends?

This story relates to the previous company that I’ve worked at.

We had a situation where sales did not hit the targets and our burn rate was too high compared to our income. I will retrospect…

Thinking about quitting your job? Go tell your boss!

Let’s assume the following scenario: you decide to quit your job and start looking for a new one, confidentially. After you sign a contract with the new work place, you notify your current boss.
Sounds familiar?
Yeah, well in my opinion…