Posts from 2023

December 27, 2023

From now on, this is our minimal document for software specification. A good project brief contains⠀ - Kickoff - Product strategy - Management - Functional spec - Implementation - Maintenance Why this...

December 4, 2023

It is November 2023. I just re-started my YouTube channel and set out on a mission to create a simple product we can learn from. It's a screen sharing tool where employees can record short video demos...

November 2, 2023

Backstory I had the idea of making an internal video sharing tool for my software company. It should be on our own server and cost much less than other solutions (like loom, vimeo etc). These template...

March 21, 2023

<script> import LiteYouTube from 'svelte-lite-youtube-embed' </script> This is the talk I gave at on March 21, 2023. <LiteYouTube videoId="7S4kJAE4so" params="start=0" /> | how AI makes me b...

February 28, 2023

The status of my vietnamese learning app I just wanted to show some screeshots here. I'll add some text later. That's the app I build some time ago - it's not online any more. The problem was that the...

February 25, 2023

Preamble: This is an important topic not many people tackle. Yes, it could happen that some people misunderstand it. Let me say what I'm trying to do here: 0. Be as non-judging as I can be 0. Give you...

February 24, 2023

How to hire great talent in a small company.

February 20, 2023

I am writing this blog specifically for PMs/POs/Founders who are non-devs. Specifically for people who sometimes struggle to understand developers: - What does a developer actually say, when they want...

February 19, 2023

I worked for a year on a consistency system for contract calculations. It went over multiple invoices, changes in contract prices, invoice runs and discounts. During this time we figured out some best...

February 16, 2023

With testing you can fail both ways: - Write too many tests: you'll lose too much time - Time you need to market your startup; - Write too few tests: refactoring becomes harder and harder, causing unh...

February 11, 2023

Back in 1998 I got my first computer, in 1999 I discovered Pascal, and shortly after PHP. All my life I learned through projects much better than through theory. I assume you are the same. Most driven...

January 28, 2023

Technical debt is actually something we want. At least early in a project. I know that's counterintuitive - let me explain. In the later stages it can be deadly for a project. It can reach a tipping p...

January 24, 2023

<script> import PostStatusExplanation from '$lib/components/PostStatusExplanation.svelte' </script> <PostStatusExplanation status="outline"> Are you an experienced PM? Then I'd love to chat with you...

January 23, 2023

Introduction, start the blog without a heading, but with a few words. Make sure to get them to read to the next section. Otherwise, the headings are more important because that’s what usually people r...

January 18, 2023

I once joined a new team as a freelancer. Back then "agile" was all the rage, and the client jumped on the band wagen. We had the whole suite, even a scrum coach (in addition to the project managers)....