Startups, Tech & Life

Guys hello! Very brief one here. Please just listen to Brian Chesky! Listen to  this podcast  from the founder of Airbnb. No matter where you are, if you're creating a product just listen to this very simple advice. Do not over-complicate things! Do not try to solve for every problem that you think may arise in the future. Do not worry about scaling to millions of users and thousands of clients; while you're just still presenting an idea to the world. Guys please if you're going to be focusing on delivering a good product and a good service to the world, just get something out of the door. Be fast, be quick. Don't take ages on solving all the unforeseeable, just to end up being snitched by someone else who actually solved the actual problem before you and got there before you by being a bit more pragmatic. While you're still optimizing and planning for scale, that other guy over there is already getting market share and is already building a brand and and ...

Hello, good morning dear reader! It's been a while since our last encounter.. Well to be honest I have written a full article, but pledged to only share it or act upon it after I've finished writing 60 articles (so we still have a long way to go). Anyway I'm just back from skiing after a long nice week in Poland. Slashing through the snow While there, I've been contacted by a big major IT company and that's what brings me to writing this article. This huge multinational is looking for Java engineers to work in their new department which feels, and I quote: "like an entrepreneurial start-up, but with the support of the world's largest IT and consultancy" And here's where lies the problem: No mate, no! You're not a startup and your company doesn't feel like a startup! This is a trend that has been on the rise in recent years. Many big companies and big corporations want to feel cool or look cool, and attract...