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Nobody Knows Anything

Nobody Knows Anything

I always tried to understand the world around me. Be it algebra in polytechnic or management rules at work or building startups in a successful way. So I read clever books, listen to wise people sharing advice and so one. And I realised that none of them actually know. They

Trying To Build Non-Hierarchical Organisation

Trying To Build Non-Hierarchical Organisation

Building an organisation that’s not based on org-chart, command and control is a difficult thing, but we’re trying. We all have this feudal hierarchy baked into us by school and past jobs. On top of that we humans are hierarchical animals. It means that even if there’

Disruptive Technology Or Ease Of Implementation - eCommerce Berlin Summary

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Disruptive Technology Or Ease Of Implementation - eCommerce Berlin Summary

I went to Berlin to visit the eCommerce expo last week. I wanted to get the feel of the tech sector in the city. Here’s what surprised me… Clusters of similarity First what I found on the expo was that there’s a number of products that are similar

project-management

We Are All Project Managers

Being a project manager is tough. It’s a constant fight with obstacles and problems in order to bend reality to our plans. The world resists and fights back. That’s the never-ending battle. Perhaps you had a chance to work as a project manager. It’s different for

10x Thinking For Overcoming Constraints

10x Thinking For Overcoming Constraints

The byproduct of success: more work and harder problems to solve. I hate to say it but this is what we’re working for ;) The knee-jerk reaction to those things would be to work harder. But it can get you only so far… That’s why whenever there’s

How do you distinguish yourself when everyone around wants to stand out?

How do you distinguish yourself when everyone around wants to stand out?

I went to advertising trade shows yesterday. 700 exhibitors offering gadgets, gifts, my beloved print and… trade show booths, which is kind of meta :) Now I realised this kind of exhibition contains a paradox: how do you stand out when everyone around is trying to? Here’s what I found.

Your software vendor sees your project through a keyhole. Or how to successfully outsource a project?

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Your software vendor sees your project through a keyhole. Or how to successfully outsource a project?

You carefully selected the best software vendor and defined the project. Then magic happens and you see your project brought to life. Well, it’s not exactly what happens… This post was originally published on evojam.com/blog [https://evojam.com/blog/2018/2/7/your-software-vendor-sees-your-

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Setting Goals Within Our Control

A few years ago I learned one can be oriented towards goals, which means results. Or one can be oriented towards work, which means being busy. Since then I worked on being more goal oriented. Just as I thought I was winning that battle I discovered the enemy right in

Still Impossible? Check Again.

Still Impossible? Check Again.

It’s really easy to learn something is impossible. We try once, twice and can’t get it done. We try third and fourth time to learn it can’t be done. “Because it was always like this”. There’s something or someone blocking the changes we envision. Quietly, we

Social Inertia Slows Your Growth

Social Inertia Slows Your Growth

I recently shared a discovery with a colleague. We both checked how our profiles are being found on LinkedIn. The way recruiters and others find us both is through… search terms that have been relevant to our work 10 years ago… Ouch! Social Inertia Now it’s possible we neglected

Quantitative Marketing Is Ahead, Because Qualitative Is Hard. Guess Where’s Bigger Opportunities? (JTBD)

Quantitative Marketing Is Ahead, Because Qualitative Is Hard. Guess Where’s Bigger Opportunities? (JTBD)

I recently understood that qualitative study of your customer can be powerful for your marketing and product development. I also saw why it’s so few people do it. Because it’s hard and requires different skillset. JTBD Practitioners Some time ago I tried to learn about Jobs To Be

Silent War On Your Time

Silent War On Your Time

We either sail somewhere or drift. We wanna go somewhere, achieve something. But the world wants us to divert from that course. It demands our attention, energy and resources. Nowhere it’s as clearly visible as in your schedule. It’s easy to miss it. This war for on our

Buddhist Business?

Buddhist Business?

We strive to have stability. We cling to things, people and habits. We want things to be they have been unless we to decide to change something. Even then we change very little. This is natural, it’s part of the human nature. Buddhists say that this attachment to the

There’s Never Right Amount Of Work

There’s Never Right Amount Of Work

I once heard from an experienced entrepreneur that in business there’s never a right amount of work. There’s always too much or too little. It applies to projects, clients, office space and others. It and looks like this: Think about what it means… When the lows are at

Crucial Stuff Nobody Taught Me Vol. 1

Crucial Stuff Nobody Taught Me Vol. 1

Here’s a bunch of things I learned the hard way. I’m putting it out here so perhaps it’ll save you some time (and a as a reminder to myself). Ignore the art you don't like. They tried to teach me about art epochs, poems, novels,

HDMI Cable Reminded Me Why I Live The Way I Live

HDMI Cable Reminded Me Why I Live The Way I Live

Yesterday was a historical day for me. I plugged an HDMI cable into my TV set for the first time in my life. Of course I used that cable before to hook up projectors and stuff, but never for my own TV set at home. That’s how far I