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A running notebook of short reflections, links, and longer essays about engineering leadership, product, and work culture. Some posts are imported from LinkedIn, and kept here as a personal archive.

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Feb 16, 2026

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Jul 28, 2011

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Aug 28, 2025

These thoughts from Sam have resonated with me ...

These thoughts from Sam have resonated with me - especially the bit about the uncertain world. That’s a problem I’m loving to learn more about with Worksome (and hopefully contribute to a …

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Aug 27, 2025

🚨 Two months in at Worksome, first job alert 🎉

🚨 Two months in at Worksome, first job alert 🎉" " “Time flies (when you’re having fun), and it’s about to be two months here. I’m (especially) excited as we have the …

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Jul 30, 2025

I bring a new book recommendation, especially f...

I bring a new book recommendation, especially for technologists - or anyone who has found themselves not “winning” a conversation where they thought they had all the facts right and …

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Jul 1, 2025

The update you were expecting: what comes next?

The update you were expecting: what comes next? Worksome it is 🎉🚀From the moment I spoke with the team, I felt this was special. That rare blend of trust, transparency, and infectious energy — where …

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Jun 27, 2025

🥲 Today is a weird day for me, as it is my last...

🥲 Today is a weird day for me, as it is my last day at SumUp. This has been my longest ride ever - 4+ years. That says it all. I joined thinking, “Could I enjoy a larger company…? This …

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Jun 19, 2025

I don't know who needs to hear this - but I wou...

I don’t know who needs to hear this - but I would, many times in my career: Stop Trying to “Fit In” at work. And anywhere else.Your Weirdness is your trait.They’ll hand you scripts, …

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Jun 16, 2025

I bet that this will paint a familiar picture. ...

I bet that this will paint a familiar picture. A new joiner who thinks everything is wrong but happens to know the perfect tool to solve it. A team that needs to make its mark in a …

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Jun 16, 2025

🔧 Swapping Tools to Fix Systemic Issues?

🔧 Swapping Tools to Fix Systemic Issues? Nice Band-Aid. Too Bad the Patient’s Bleeding Internally. If you’re been in business enough, you have seen it before. Especially by new teams or …

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May 26, 2025

🪄Latest vibe coding fun: https://lnkd.in/dYrcdK...

🪄Latest vibe coding fun: https://lnkd.in/dYrcdK5Q. Made with Lovable in some minutes. ⌚️ Inspired by the (also vibe coded) app to display QR/barcodes in your Garmin watch (https://lnkd.in/dwv4bKrp), I …

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Jun 16, 2025

🔧 Swapping Tools to Fix Systemic Issues?

🔧 Swapping Tools to Fix Systemic Issues? Nice Band-Aid. Too Bad the Patient’s Bleeding Internally. If you’re been in business enough, you have seen it before. Especially by new teams or …

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Jun 22, 2024

Didactic transparency

Didactic transparency One of the recurring themes in discussions of psychological safety and leading teams through change is transparency. In the current digital age, data is ubiquitously generated …

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May 28, 2023

Developing our empathy to be better colleagues and leaders

Developing our empathy to be better colleagues and leaders I often get asked what skills are most useful to develop to be a successful leader. I want to make a case for making empathy a top tool in …

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Jun 16, 2018

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)

Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.) So, how are Fridays at your company? I believe that at Emakina.NL we know how to make the best of them! #onedayatwork #lastfriday #fridayatemakina. I’ve written …

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Dec 26, 2025

🧱🏡🧱 LinkedIn is becoming more and more of a wal...

🧱🏡🧱 LinkedIn is becoming more and more of a walled garden. While you own the data you post here, LinkedIn makes it quite hard to access it in any way other than browsing their site. That doesn’t …

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Dec 24, 2025

I can't really understand the obsession with "p...

I can’t really understand the obsession with “protecting developers” and preventing them from speaking with clients. It’s a mix of infantilising and applying a …

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Dec 23, 2025

Since joining Worksome, I have been engaged in ...

Since joining Worksome, I have been engaged in intense experimentation with (agentic) AI. My usage pattern of models in Cursor shows it: from early curiosity to “all-in” when the models …

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Dec 16, 2025

Excellent tips for tech job seekers from Will.

Excellent tips for tech job seekers from Will. This is the way I’d recommend approaching both looking for a job and keeping an eye on the market. I’d add a few more tips: Keep an eye on …

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Nov 4, 2025

🪄AI isn’t replacing people, it’s freeing them t...

🪄AI isn’t replacing people, it’s freeing them to do more meaningful work. At Worksome’s Product Innovation Webinar on November 13, I’ll be talking about “The Art of Possibility”, …

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Oct 18, 2025

🤬You might be outraged at the wrong thing about AI

🤬You might be outraged at the wrong thing about AI The problem isn’t “AI”, in general. The problem, as with most tools, is how we use it. Too many people treat AI as a peer—an equal …

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Sep 28, 2025

Frustrated your team won't change? The solution...

Frustrated your team won’t change? The solution starts in the mirror 🪞We’ve all been there: you want either to change or start a new behaviour. Maybe to be more proactive, more …

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Aug 29, 2025

The most overlooked professional skill that you...

The most overlooked professional skill that you can start practicing today: curiosity 🧐In a world that rewards quick answers and surface-level knowledge, deep curiosity is a superpower. It’s what …

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Aug 28, 2025

These thoughts from Sam have resonated with me ...

These thoughts from Sam have resonated with me - especially the bit about the uncertain world. That’s a problem I’m loving to learn more about with Worksome (and hopefully contribute to a …

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Aug 27, 2025

🚨 Two months in at Worksome, first job alert 🎉

🚨 Two months in at Worksome, first job alert 🎉" " “Time flies (when you’re having fun), and it’s about to be two months here. I’m (especially) excited as we have the …

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Jul 30, 2025

I bring a new book recommendation, especially f...

I bring a new book recommendation, especially for technologists - or anyone who has found themselves not “winning” a conversation where they thought they had all the facts right and …

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Jul 1, 2025

The update you were expecting: what comes next?

The update you were expecting: what comes next? Worksome it is 🎉🚀From the moment I spoke with the team, I felt this was special. That rare blend of trust, transparency, and infectious energy — where …

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Jun 27, 2025

🥲 Today is a weird day for me, as it is my last...

🥲 Today is a weird day for me, as it is my last day at SumUp. This has been my longest ride ever - 4+ years. That says it all. I joined thinking, “Could I enjoy a larger company…? This …

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Jun 19, 2025

I don't know who needs to hear this - but I wou...

I don’t know who needs to hear this - but I would, many times in my career: Stop Trying to “Fit In” at work. And anywhere else.Your Weirdness is your trait.They’ll hand you scripts, …

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Jun 16, 2025

I bet that this will paint a familiar picture. ...

I bet that this will paint a familiar picture. A new joiner who thinks everything is wrong but happens to know the perfect tool to solve it. A team that needs to make its mark in a …

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May 26, 2025

🪄Latest vibe coding fun: https://lnkd.in/dYrcdK...

🪄Latest vibe coding fun: https://lnkd.in/dYrcdK5Q. Made with Lovable in some minutes. ⌚️ Inspired by the (also vibe coded) app to display QR/barcodes in your Garmin watch (https://lnkd.in/dwv4bKrp), I …

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May 21, 2025

Great day of AI talks organized by IDA, in thei...

Great day of AI talks organized by IDA, in their yearly “Driving AI” event.“It was really inspiring to see real-world usage of (gen)AI in different environments such as energy …

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May 19, 2025

Today, in "vibe coding adventures": I've direct...

Today, in “vibe coding adventures”: I’ve directed Manus AI to:1. propose improvements to my website (adrianmoreno.info), without more instruction - to see where it would …

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May 7, 2025

Vibe coding has made programming fun for me aga...

Vibe coding has made programming fun for me again 🔮, and reconnected me with the eagerness to create.My sabbatical at SumUp started on January this year, which means that around Christmas time, I got …

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Apr 1, 2025

We've all been there: you want to communicate e...

We’ve all been there: you want to communicate effectively and use some obvious and harmless acronyms. Or that’s what you thought…The bad news? It’s not only not effective but …

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Mar 21, 2025

I have a (very dense) book recommendation for y...

I have a (very dense) book recommendation for you today: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.Most business books could be condensed into a simpler blog post, but “Thinking, Fast and …

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Mar 10, 2025

People, your "engagement AI automations" are ge...

People, your “engagement AI automations” are getting out of hand. It’s not “increasing engagement and visibility” of your brand, but giving a shit first impression.As …

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Feb 27, 2025

Leadership isn’t a job title. Management is. 🧭

Leadership isn’t a job title. Management is. 🧭" " “Let’s clear something up: Leadership and management get mixed around like synonyms, but they’re different concepts. Sometimes they …

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Feb 4, 2025

Leadership isn't about staying in the spotlight...

Leadership isn’t about staying in the spotlight—it’s about knowing when to step aside so others can step up." 🌟Being away of work and its packed schedules is giving me some quality …

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Jan 29, 2025

Do you know the creepy feeling of entering a ca...

Do you know the creepy feeling of entering a calm shop to look around and feeling stalked by the shop “assistants”? It ends up making you leave the shop uncomfortable instead of checking …

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Jan 28, 2025

Would you like to elevate the quality of your w...

Would you like to elevate the quality of your work? ✨“Try one “trick”: act as if the work that you are doing could become public at any given time in the future.Your mails or slack …

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Jan 2, 2025

Sunsetting 2024 with some relax… and thankfulness!

Sunsetting 2024 with some relax… and thankfulness! 🏖️The end of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 are being quite unique for me - as I’m writing from the beach at 30 degrees, far from the near-freezing …

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Nov 10, 2024

Very excited to be invited to the panel to disc...

Very excited to be invited to the panel to discuss how to stay technical while leading teams 👨‍💻 in Ignite Odense next Tuesday 19th.I find that it’s very healthy to stay close to the craft - but …

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Oct 29, 2024

Nice! And... did you tell them?" 💭"

Nice! And… did you tell them?" 💭" " “That’s what you will hear me asking when I get “second-hand feedback” about someone else - both positive or negative. …

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Oct 28, 2024

Or how, as an industry, we have perverted "agil...

Or how, as an industry, we have perverted “agile” so much that it means “I use Jira and put tickets in sprints”, forgetting about the most barebones basics:Individuals and …

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Oct 18, 2024

The "Facebookization" of LinkedIn continues - a...

The “Facebookization” of LinkedIn continues - after “stories” (reels), now we have the games. I wonder how long until there’s a “new LinkedIn” focused on …

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Sep 22, 2024

🎤 Simplest hack to improve your next online mee...

🎤 Simplest hack to improve your next online meeting: check (and fix) how you sound to others.“Yes, image is a big part of others’ perception of us. But we have mirrors, can see our webcam …

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Sep 15, 2024

SumUp's Hackweek 2024 is a wrap - and what a bl...

SumUp’s Hackweek 2024 is a wrap - and what a blast it was! 🤩. I’m still absorbing how great this week has been.Do you know when, as a kid, you’re looking forward to the field trip …

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Sep 3, 2024

Some matches are just destined to work. When Li...

Some matches are just destined to work. When Liza and I came in contact from Mirela from Product People we KNEW we had to do something together 🙌 They have such a great network of speakers and …

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Aug 23, 2024

- 💡A mind shift to start being part of the solu...

💡A mind shift to start being part of the solution, instead of tolerating broken things: replace “it’s not my job” with “let’s find out how to solve this”. 🪟The …

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Jul 26, 2024

Never make fun of someone who mispronounces a w...

Never make fun of someone who mispronounces a word - it means they learned it by reading.I can’t find whom to attribute this quote to, but think of this when working with people with a different …

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Jul 13, 2024

When you manage people you are "management" - a...

When you manage people you are “management” - and you now have a new team you’re part of (in addition to your own).I have seen how difficult this can be, especially for first-time …

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Jul 12, 2024

Seneca said, "While we teach, we learn".

Seneca said, “While we teach, we learn”.It was energising to share some of the learnings with my peers at SumUp, and participate in the impactful global leadership program as a …

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Jun 22, 2024

- 💡 Sometimes, instead of reinventing the wheel...

💡 Sometimes, instead of reinventing the wheel - it’s best to find the wheel blueprint, use it, and work with it. As professionals, we often grapple with transparency and accountability, …

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May 2, 2024

Massive news from SumUp: as massive as a stack ...

Massive news from SumUp: as massive as a stack of euro coins adding up to €1.5 billion in the private credit loan that we have secured 🪙🪙🪙.This milestone is not just about numbers; it’s about the …

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Mar 28, 2024

Seizing the change: moments of change are perfe...

Seizing the change: moments of change are perfect for creating new habits (or reinforcing them) 💡We just moved our offices in Copenhagen at SumUp, which has created a perfect opportunity for me to try …

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Mar 26, 2024

This was a nice fun talk about Communication du...

This was a nice fun talk about Communication during incidents, with Luis from incident.io!Most of the tips or learnings I shared scale at any size, as it’s mainly a mindset and practices to make …

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Mar 3, 2024

If there's a mantra that the teams I work with ...

If there’s a mantra that the teams I work with have heard me repeat endlessly is “making explicit the implicit”.I use it as a way to encourage to document assumptions, reflect on the …

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Feb 29, 2024

Engineering Managers in my network - the chance...

Engineering Managers in my network - the chance to work with Hannah is not one to let pass!I enjoyed so much working with her - and you can do that now in a really interesting product in one of the …

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Feb 26, 2024

This.

This. When a conversation reaches by DM, send it to a channel (either private or public depending on context). And nudging team members to understand that posting in a public channel is not spamming, …

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Feb 19, 2024

🇩🇰Maybe you have seen the SumUp logo and beauti...

🇩🇰Maybe you have seen the SumUp logo and beautiful readers in our Metro in Copenhagen lately? 👀🖤🤍After the first push (https://lnkd.in/d_Cjj4q8), we’re now offering 0.49% (ZERO FOURTY NINE …

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Jan 17, 2024

STOP THE PRESS 🛑

STOP THE PRESS 🛑 (ok, now that you have stopped: share with your network and get Karma points with me :-) I share some cool jobs from SumUp here and there. Today, I bring you THE JOB. You can join not …

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Dec 17, 2023

I've been thinking a bit lately about setting a...

I’ve been thinking a bit lately about setting and aligning incentives. It’s quite a journey - and it can be both the path to success by aligning every gear around you, or the path to a …

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Dec 11, 2023

More fuel to deliver on our vision: to create a...

More fuel to deliver on our vision: to create a world where everyone can build a successful business. When times have changed, we have changed with them too. It has been inspiring to see how a large …

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Dec 7, 2023

💳 In a time where payments get more expensive i...

💳 In a time where payments get more expensive in the Nordics - from SumUp we’ve gone the opposite direction, and lowered fees in Denmark to 0.89% (from 1.49%).If you know a small merchant in …

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Nov 19, 2023

This.

This. There shouldn’t be a separate “engineering roadmap” to start with. Same as “product roadmap”, “marketing roadmap”, or “design roadmap”. (get …

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Nov 7, 2023

🛫 "Remember, put your mask on first before help...

🛫 “Remember, put your mask on first before helping othersYou might know these words during the safety briefing before taking off on a plane. I had always thought that they were strange - why …

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Sep 22, 2023

One (humbling) learning for me working in Finte...

One (humbling) learning for me working in Fintech is that many innovations are fueled as much by technology as by our finance, legal, and “supporting” functions.Innovating and being able …

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Sep 18, 2023

Our #hackweek2023 was great to bond, and networ...

Our #hackweek2023 was great to bond, and network (https://lnkd.in/g86X7DFW) - and another side effect for me was to reconnect with my craft (as a software engineer).In the world of continuous …

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Sep 16, 2023

#hackweek2023 - that's a wrap!

#hackweek2023 - that’s a wrap! For one full week, the members of the Engineering, Product and Design teams of SumUp gathered together again, in person, to experiment and create together. 🇧🇬 This …

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Sep 9, 2023

Really looking forward to this! 🥳

Really looking forward to this! 🥳 In a world of working through online tools - I especially enjoy the moment of complicity of working on something together sharing a desk. Organic conversations …

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Aug 16, 2023

Here we go, to a new country 🇦🇺🦘!

Here we go, to a new country 🇦🇺🦘! Now we’re present in 36 countries globally, with multiple products targeted at small businesses. Looking forward to bringing invoicing to the antipodes! …

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Aug 6, 2023

If you're looking for your next summer read - m...

If you’re looking for your next summer read - maybe this one catches your eye 👀 (if it goes as it went with me).Scaling People: Tactics for Management and Company Building, by Claire Hughes …

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Jul 26, 2023

New podcast announcement 🎙️: This was a quite n...

New podcast announcement 🎙️: This was a quite nice chat with Majbritt an Benjamin about workplace and team culture in distributed teams.I like to think of teams a “distributed” because this applies …

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Jul 18, 2023

This is a sad outcome - although not surprising...

This is a sad outcome - although not surprising given the last developments around the economical viability of VanMoof, and the attempts to gather investment.🚲 I’m proud to have been part of the …

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Jul 15, 2023

Great recap by our David of the results of the ...

Great recap by our David of the results of the work we’ve been putting in the Invoices team. With a multi-disciplinary angle - not only in the functions involved …

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Jun 22, 2023

When someone has gone from zero to hero in cont...

When someone has gone from zero to hero in content creation in the post-chatGPT era, I don’t need zeroGPT to check if it’s AI-generated or not 🙈💡 Remember that whenever you’re …

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Jun 7, 2023

It was a delight to talk with Elliot from Engin...

It was a delight to talk with Elliot from Enginears a bit about how we organize ourselves at SumUp - and even more doing it side by side with Jan!As we mention in the podcast, cross-tribal …

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May 28, 2023

I've written a small article on a topic I usual...

I’ve written a small article on a topic I usually recommend getting deeper into to improve professionally - with the nice side effect of being usable in our daily life too.Funnily enough, …

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May 4, 2023

I met Zahra during the React meetup we hosted i...

I met Zahra during the React meetup we hosted in SumUp Copenhagen. I really enjoyed the chat with her, and her background - and I’m sure that she can be a great teammate for a danish tech team …

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Apr 29, 2023

I'm a big fan of Ted Lasso. Not only the Apple ...

I’m a big fan of Ted Lasso. Not only the Apple TV+ comedy series about an American football coach who becomes the manager of a struggling English soccer team - but also Ted Lasso as a fictional …

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Apr 14, 2023

It was really nice to host the meetup in our of...

It was really nice to host the meetup in our office in Copenhagen 🇩🇰. Great talks, both the organized ones and the informal.Meetups are great for networking, learning how others are tackling similar …

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Mar 27, 2023

Interactions like this really make my day to da...

Interactions like this really make my day to day meaningful :-)Having the chance to work in a product that helps people run their business (or their good cause initiatives as this case) it’s a …

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Mar 24, 2023

Or if you were luckier... be the leader that yo...

Or if you were luckier… be the leader that you had - and would like others to have too :-)1. Reflect on your experience"2. Keep the good parts"3. Ditch the bad ones"4. Make the …

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Mar 22, 2023

While one could think "why celebrate if we're e...

While one could think “why celebrate if we’re equal”… that’s not fully true. Glass ceilings, lack of diversity, career truncation after maternity… Personally, …

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Mar 21, 2023

What a journey: rebuilding a technology product...

What a journey: rebuilding a technology product while delivering incremental business value is an amazing feeling.Instead of doing “the same thing” (but better, don’t we always think …

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Mar 11, 2023

Reading Primal Leadership there has been a "yes...

Reading Primal Leadership there has been a “yes that’s it!!” moment - something that resonated strongly with my experience:Research on humor at work reveals that a well-timed joke or …

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Feb 23, 2023

With the surge of Search Engines we had the ris...

With the surge of Search Engines we had the rise of SEO-oriented websites, that tried to “trick” the engines and lead users.Will we end creating content and applications to attract …

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Feb 19, 2023

Genchi Genbutsu: "go and see".

Genchi Genbutsu: “go and see”. As a manager, it’s easy to rely on your team to tell how things are working, and gradually lose contact with the process on itself. The problems they …

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Feb 12, 2023

Don’t partner with cynics and pessimists. Their...

Don’t partner with cynics and pessimists. Their beliefs are self-fulfilling" - Naval Ravikant (https://lnkd.in/eMeEx8iD).The Navalmanack (https://lnkd.in/eUznewHR) by Eric Jorgenson is a very …

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Feb 2, 2023

The first follower is an underestimated form of...

The first follower is an underestimated form of leadershipDon’t get the wrong idea that to lead others you need to be the one that has to always make the first move. Support others. Join an …

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Jan 23, 2023

Edited✍️ - as this is not "coming soon", but yo...

Edited✍️ - as this is not “coming soon”, but you can get the full podcast below :-)https://lnkd.in/e9zG8g6yI hope that I brought some interesting insights on the leadership principles we …

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Jan 18, 2023

One of the "chores" I did this holiday break wa...

One of the “chores” I did this holiday break was to give some love to my Linkedin inbox. It was a bit of a jungle - and despite the shame of reacting with months of delay 🙈, it has brought …

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Jan 8, 2023

Taking some time off and resting until you almo...

Taking some time off and resting until you almost get bored is powerful to reconnect with yourself 🥱Last December I enjoyed quite some days off, and made an explicit effort on not hovering around the …

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Jan 2, 2023

One reflection to start the year: instead of se...

One reflection to start the year: instead of setting big goals and objectives, focus on something that you can control, and the change you will commit to. That habit will lead you (or not) to the …

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Jan 2, 2023

Interesting to see how a piece of software engi...

Interesting to see how a piece of software engineering jargon like “technical debt” makes it to the mainstream media - and quite a cautionary tale in favour of taking good care of …

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Dec 17, 2022

With Copenhagen fully covered in snow and ice l...

With Copenhagen fully covered in snow and ice like a Christmas Wonderland - it made me reflect on how lucky we are to be able to see the whole 4 seasons changing from the office at SumUp in Copenhagen …

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Dec 10, 2022

One of the best things to work at SumUp is to s...

One of the best things to work at SumUp is to see how our work directly helps small merchants run their businesses. It is great to be in contact with our merchants, understanding them and learning …

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Nov 27, 2022

This weekend I've got to play with Midjourney's...

This weekend I’ve got to play with Midjourney’s last version, v4. The improvements are amazing 🤯, generating images on the text inputs (or “prompts”) provided to the …

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Nov 20, 2022

Being able to define something makes conversati...

Being able to define something makes conversations way more engaging and deep than when you’re trying to figure out how to call things… 🙊 Let me elaborate on the idea💡 and bring a …

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Nov 17, 2022

You will start seeing these beauties soon at th...

You will start seeing these beauties soon at the desk our your favourite local merchants 🤩A beautiful piece of hardware with no strings attached (aka no monthly fees), competitive payment fees, and …

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Nov 3, 2022

I love working in multi cultural environments, ...

I love working in multi cultural environments, across countries, and doing business with all kind of nationalities and backgrounds. I really appreciate the different ways of approaching a situation, …

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Jul 22, 2022

This was quite a blast. Getting so many colleag...

This was quite a blast. Getting so many colleagues from all SumUp for a week, from every discipline of Engineering, Product & Design, together in the same location - and having full freedom to …

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Jun 29, 2022

Investment round announcement ➝ so many new fri...

Investment round announcement ➝ so many new friends! 🎉This is my most seen button lately 😅. Not that I’m not against discovering new services, tools, platforms, outsourcing agencies - but time …

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Jun 23, 2022

Really exciting to get this validation of the e...

Really exciting to get this validation of the ecosystem that we’re creating for the merchants of all over the world - great team effort to keep focused and deliver real value.And we would be …

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May 23, 2022

We're hiring for a super interesting position, ...

We’re hiring for a super interesting position, in multiple locations (Copenhagen, Berlin, Varsaw, and also Remote in EU timezone!)We’re looking for a software engineer to work in a …

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May 12, 2022

What a blast this event is!

What a blast this event is! I’m having such a great time joining others’ ideas and following David and Sandy Phi direction – and being back to contributing as an engineer! Pairing up …

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Apr 29, 2022

Do you know that kind of online profile that on...

Do you know that kind of online profile that only gives bad reviews, and complains about everything? Bad service, bad food, bad stay, bad experiences everywhere. It’s not me, it’s the …

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Apr 10, 2022

I'd rather interact with more "current-X" peopl...

I’d rather interact with more “current-X” people than “ex-Y” 🧐Let me extend on this thought. The space that we have for bios, for introductions and to cause first …

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Mar 8, 2022

At the edge of a large humanitarian crisis that...

At the edge of a large humanitarian crisis that will demand the best of each one of us, I’m proud that at SumUp we’re trying to channel the great wave of goodwill and solidarity of all our …

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Feb 26, 2022

The unfairness, the lies, the false pretences.

The unfairness, the lies, the false pretences. How can the whole world just look while we let Putin play with Ukraine, a country with more than 44 million of people.And some of them are my dear …

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Feb 23, 2022

Nice to have Mickael representing our Engineeri...

Nice to have Mickael representing our Engineering team in the podcast about leading tech teams with other leaders from Copenhagen 🇩🇰Also so happy to see that Mickael really impersonated some of the …

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Feb 18, 2022

Interested in high traffic node.js projects, an...

Interested in high traffic node.js projects, and a chance to drive a super impactful initiative that powers the ecosystem that allows millions of small merchants to do business? No wonder, it’s …

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Jan 29, 2022

If there's something that I HATE (with the capi...

If there’s something that I HATE (with the capital letters) of “business talk” is referring to people as “resources”.Already from the time of studying Engineering and …

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Dec 23, 2021

2021 has been... quite a year 🤪

2021 has been… quite a year 🤪 Neck down in the not-so-ending pandemic, surfing through covid variants, country lockdowns and all the uncertainties that this brings (will I be able to travel? To …

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Dec 21, 2021

This year I culminated a process in which I hav...

This year I culminated a process in which I have invested more than at many of the jobs or education I’ve had. A journey of stubbornness and self-believe that has led me to complete my first …

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Dec 2, 2021

Remember to tell your colleagues that you appre...

Remember to tell your colleagues that you appreciate them. Don’t take it for granted, don’t take those things you like of them as “normal”.You might make somebody blush for a …

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Nov 19, 2021

It's nice when you still feel proud about your ...

It’s nice when you still feel proud about your contribution in the previous job, and happy for the great colleagues you left behind.What a launch that was in the tech side also. The months of …

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Nov 18, 2021

Proud to contribute to this cause and for the o...

Proud to contribute to this cause and for the ones that have driven the initiative at SumUp and how it represents us 👏🏼From outside you would think “at a company of this scale, it must be so …

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Oct 11, 2021

I've liked this talk from Randy Shoup about how...

I’ve liked this talk from Randy Shoup about how to trust among your peers, because it can work in any environment:https://lnkd.in/eUvqGW8mAs tech “allies” we need to understand what …

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Oct 6, 2021

Do you know that feeling that you get sometimes...

Do you know that feeling that you get sometimes when you start chatting with a group and you instantly click with them? ✨What a delight of a chat I had with Olga, Juan and Harri. Thanks Christopher …

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Sep 30, 2021

How much do you like these kind of posts that p...

How much do you like these kind of posts that pretend to be surveys and appear every once in a while in your feed?💡 they’re great"👏🏼 please more"👍 not much but they’re fishing …

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Sep 28, 2021

A reflection on one of the changes that you exp...

A reflection on one of the changes that you experience as you become a manager or a leader…I can’t just be more humbled and driven by pursuing a career in technology leadership than when …

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Aug 12, 2021

I love the ad that our colleagues in Chile have...

I love the ad that our colleagues in Chile have made for the card reader - I get a smile on my face every time that I hear the song “la maquinita SumUp, la maquinita SumUp” (SumUp’s …

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Jun 14, 2021

A very interesting article by Segment about dua...

A very interesting article by Segment about dual leadership that an Engineering Manager and a Product Manager have in a product teamSince my first day - my biggest ally and “sparring …

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Jun 4, 2021

Fun fact about Denmark: birthdays are celebrate...

Fun fact about Denmark: birthdays are celebrated with (lots of) flags. The danish flag (Dannebrog) has a double function as “birthday flag” to celebrate any big ocassion (like my first birthday in the …

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Jun 1, 2021

For short journeys #bikeisbest :-)

For short journeys #bikeisbest :-)And how many of our trips around the city are short? Most of them! Reshared from: View original post on LinkedIn

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May 17, 2021

Hey Amsterdam network ❌❌❌

Hey Amsterdam network ❌❌❌ I think this is a super cool position! (OK I’m biased because I was doing the job until some weeks ago, when I became evangelizer 🚲 🤣) But VanMoof is in a super …

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Apr 28, 2021

After 1 year and a half my relationship with Va...

After 1 year and a half my relationship with VanMoof changes: from Tech Lead to Brand Ambassador 🚲 (in other words, I’m leaving the company ;-)It has been intense, with funding rounds, new …

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Apr 19, 2021

This is why you cannot have a team of only supe...

This is why you cannot have a team of only super stars - you end in an ego-fight, a self-driven escalation where the team and personal objectives drift apart.Somebody needs to be willing to do the …

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Apr 14, 2021

Probably the most undervalued skills of a devel...

Probably the most undervalued skills of a developer are communication and empathy.When you’re not capable of understanding who’s your audience, there’s no way to communicate …

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Apr 9, 2021

Nice to chat about ☁️ and everything around!

Nice to chat about ☁️ and everything around! Inclusion, trade wars and how they trickle down to the tech world, API copyrighting - I have opinions for everything 😂 Thanks, HeleCloud for inviting me 🎤 …

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Feb 16, 2021

We're on the hunt again for some good developers!

We’re on the hunt again for some good developers! Ambitious plans need bold people - and this is a great chance to join VanMoof and help us shape a delightful experience for our customers. Our …

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Jan 11, 2021

For me the key is this point: "Remaining techni...

For me the key is this point: “Remaining technical away from the critical pathI could contribute on many of the parallel lines of development we have at the same time active in VanMoof - and I …

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May 29, 2020

Uncertain times ahead, covid19 changing everyth...

Uncertain times ahead, covid19 changing everything we took for granted - but one thing seems to be be proven: bikes are the future.And that’s what you can help us create at VanMoof “as a …

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May 6, 2020

It felt that participating in the launch of the...

It felt that participating in the launch of the S3 and X3 bikes with VanMoof has been a beautiful step and milestone in my career. The launch was smooth, we did it under exceptional conditions, and …

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Jan 30, 2020

Who's up to the challenge of helping people get...

Who’s up to the challenge of helping people get on our VanMoof bikes, starting with the best possible shopping experience we can deliver?It’s really exciting to work at VanMoof - every day …

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Nov 25, 2019

Based on the % of people that I know that work ...

Based on the % of people that I know that work at Nodes Amsterdam and how interesting the talks we’ve had are (about technology but also about anything else), this is a place you should consider …

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Nov 7, 2019

First month at VanMoof, first bike recovered fr...

First month at VanMoof, first bike recovered from the thieves! 🕵️‍♂️ (I star at 4:32, supervising 😂)Some context: VanMoof’s bikes are tracked via GPS when stolen, and with the Peace of Mind …

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Apr 28, 2019

When working in a remote environment it's so ea...

When working in a remote environment it’s so easy to fall into the trap of monotony and sticking to remote presence only for the minimal interaction required to get the work done.But …

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Mar 16, 2019

As in many other cities, housing in Amsterdam i...

As in many other cities, housing in Amsterdam is in a complicated situation - with a city that is very interesting to live in and people moving, it puts pressure on the housing market. As …

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Nov 7, 2018

Together with my colleagues at Emakina.NL we're...

Together with my colleagues at Emakina.NL we’re collaborating with Movember this year - by raising money and participating in the MoRun Charity run (https://lnkd.in/exFCmzc)Join us in the run, …

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Oct 10, 2018

Very interesting panel discussion yesterday at ...

Very interesting panel discussion yesterday at WeWork, organized by Codemotion, with the tech leaders at Adyen, Schuberg Philis and Relay42. The title was “How to Become a Good Tech Lead” …

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Mar 2, 2018

Talent is overrated. Attitude before aptitude!

Talent is overrated. Attitude before aptitude! What can you do in small ways everyday that would make it easy to take the necessary steps to pursue your life-long goals? Perseverance and resilience …

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Jan 29, 2018

Another meetup organized at Emakina.NL!

Another meetup organized at Emakina.NL! This one more technical, about @Kentico Software - an with a colleague as a speaker, @David te Kloese :-) Thursday Feb 22nd, at 18h. https://lnkd.in/gNCGNpD

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Jan 25, 2018

Next February 8th, Emakina.NL will host a meetu...

Next February 8th, Emakina.NL will host a meetup with the topic “A.I. for commerce”. A good chance to hear from some trends in artificial intelligence that can help commerce generate more …

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Dec 11, 2017

But culture change can’t be achieved through to...

But culture change can’t be achieved through top-down mandate. It lives in the collective hearts and habits of people and their shared perception of “how things are done around here.” Someone with …

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Nov 5, 2017

What's up now with those made up "inspirational...

What’s up now with those made up “inspirational” stories?There was this good guy that was mismanaged and had an asshole as boss. He talked to me. I told him things would get better. …

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Sep 21, 2017

Very interesting read about how Logitech went f...

Very interesting read about how Logitech went from dull, disposable peripherals to meaningful devices - by focusing on design, by the hand of Alastair CurtisA sense of purpose doesn’t just give a …

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Aug 15, 2017

In order to surmount the diversity of problems ...

In order to surmount the diversity of problems presented to us, we must have a repertoire of responses which can only come from adopting an open mindset (incorporating external partnerships/ informal …

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Jun 26, 2017

Loved this quote: "Most of the successful proje...

Loved this quote: “Most of the successful projects is like chasing a 3-year old down a slope. They’re a little out of control, but not horrible. They’re moving faster than …

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Jun 16, 2017

One of the biggest efforts we make at Pocket Me...

One of the biggest efforts we make at Pocket Media is to detect and prevent fraud. Mobile advertising is very dynamic and changes fast - but we’ve tried to shared some of the techniques we used …

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May 31, 2017

At Pocket we're redefining out technology stack...

At Pocket we’re redefining out technology stack and preparing a future-proof platform. We come from a LAMP background and we’re redoing everything to be more agile, faster, and …

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Mar 19, 2017

Last week I had a talk (in Spanish) with Júlia ...

Last week I had a talk (in Spanish) with Júlia and Mario from Startup León about what I’m doing at Pocket Media, about (performance) marketing, and the differences I see between Spain and …

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Feb 23, 2017

> Above all, we'll all need greater literacy ab...

Above all, we’ll all need greater literacy about the place of algorithms in the modern world, and more ability to affect their ultimate outcomes. The solution is design. The process should not …

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Jan 18, 2017

By focusing on less, you give yourself the time...

By focusing on less, you give yourself the time to build a product that solves a problem in an incredible way. When your company’s energy and resources are spread too thin, you can’t help but solve …

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Jan 4, 2017

Better, more honest and useful ads will respond...

Better, more honest and useful ads will respond. And this innovation didn’t come from Goog or FB - but from the competitors that need to challenge them…In five years, when the next cycle …

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Jan 3, 2017

So the next logical step for adtech is "Deep Le...

So the next logical step for adtech is “Deep Learning”, which goes beyond ML. It defines the features to be analysed and offering an (intelligent) optimisation. Forming a brain, going …

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Aug 10, 2016

We have many job openings active at Pocket, in ...

We have many job openings active at Pocket, in many positions and roles: sales, business intelligence, office director, trading desk… (check them out at https://lnkd.in/eQUkSQp) and also in the …

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Nov 2, 2015

It would be cool having real time updates for b...

It would be cool having real time updates for billboards or TV ads depending on the real-life conditions, like time of the day, weather, etc. And all that powered by programmatic real-time bidding so …

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Oct 28, 2015

In order to protect the team, you have to go ag...

In order to protect the team, you have to go against the real interests of your customers. You simply can’t be in the same boat with them.I have seen this happening too many times. In order to …

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Oct 19, 2015

Innovation in an existing company is not just t...

Innovation in an existing company is not just the sum of great technology, key acquisitions, or smart people. Corporate innovation needs a culture that matches and supports it. Often this means a …

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Oct 9, 2015

The long-term value of a company is ultimately ...

The long-term value of a company is ultimately determined by the speed and quality of its decision makingOne of the managerial principles of Linkedin’s Jeff Weiner. And I cannot do other thing …

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Jun 10, 2015

I like the evolutive changes introduced by Appl...

I like the evolutive changes introduced by Apple in the latest WWDC, but the one I’m more excited about is open sourcing swift language. I’m sure very cool projects, frameworks and ports …

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Apr 6, 2015

Knowing how to program for iOS makes programmin...

Knowing how to program for iOS makes programming for OS X (Cocoa) easier, but it’s not inmediate. Many things you take for granted because they exist on the mobile platform don’t have a …

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Dec 22, 2014

Trabajos varios en CartoDB!

Trabajos varios en CartoDB! Ventas, gestión de cuentas, desarrollo, un poco de todo :-) Shared link: http://cartodb.com/jobs

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Aug 6, 2014

En Zadia Software buscamos gente para trabajar ...

En Zadia Software buscamos gente para trabajar a final del verano, como desarrolladores web/móvil y “lo que surja”.La idea es trabajar en los proyectos que tenemos, principalmente web y …

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Feb 8, 2014

En Softwhisper buscan a un developers para trab...

En Softwhisper buscan a un developers para trabajar sobre todo con tecnologías web (frontent Javascript, backend en Ruby)…Buen sitio para trabajar! Shared link: …

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Apr 17, 2012

Lista de Google Groups

Lista de Google Groups Hola! Para dotar de un poco más de dinamismo a las comunicaciones entre los miembros del grupo, Pablo ha creado un grupo de Google Groups: …

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