Low hanging fruits kill innovation
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Feb 17th, 2020

Low hanging fruits kill innovation

Some of my thoughts regarding one term which I keep hearing — low hanging fruits (when it means getting quick wins either starting a new role or starting a new project)

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Best products are best people

Best products are best people

A great topic to mention when identifying what makes a great product is the people who build your product.

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The art of over-engineering

The art of over-engineering

This point is most likely the most discussed topic between engineers and the managers behind every product — the biggest friction point — what is a healthy level of tech debt which is acceptable for any product?

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My take on: Leaders are made, not born

My take on: Leaders are made, not born

I had a pleasure of participating in the first Vilnius Tech Leads Meetup where the topic for ‘The First One’ was ‘Leadership is something you learn, not something you’re born with’. I shared some of my thoughts about this topic.

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Why do people love your product?

Why do people love your product?

Identify it and make sure that is your core competency — invest the majority of time bullet proofing the core.

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Listen to Power Users

Listen to Power Users

They are very special kind of users — they are hungry for new products, they are hungry for innovations and see the fact that some part of their life is going to change (for the better) as a welcoming challenge.

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Don’t build a product (only) for yourself

Don’t build a product (only) for yourself

It’s very important to be able to spot problems a lot of people have in the market and put your product in the middle of it as a solution.

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Let’s Talk About Dysfunctional Founders

Let’s Talk About Dysfunctional Founders

I thought I’d share similar ideas about some founders of startups I worked in, or met over the years. Over time some or all of those traits lead to failures and good people leaving their companies. So, let’s talk about Dysfunctional Founders (and CEOs).

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Results Only Work Environment

Results Only Work Environment

Results Only Work Environment or ROWE is a term which I have seen being mentioned in some articles and it got me thinking about a lot of situations where I have been in an anti-ROWE environment.

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Want to get ahead? Bounce the ball!

Want to get ahead? Bounce the ball!

I constantly had situations where people’s expectations for me were met, but I felt like I could have performed better and quicker with less. I challenged myself to perform better, but with not much in the way of results.

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Let’s talk about Dysfunctional Programmers

Let’s talk about Dysfunctional Programmers

One of those keywords, and topics, following Agile, has been stuck in my head for quite some time now — the dysfunctional team.

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