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My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.

Jul 16, 2024

On monoliths and microservices

Let's discuss why starting with a well-structured monolith is often the best choice for most applications, and when it makes sense to adopt microservices.

Jul 2, 2024

On TDD

Test Driven Development, or (TDD), came up as part of Extreme Programming (XP) around the year 2000. But is TDD essential? Is it useful? And should you do it?

Jun 7, 2024

PWA - Cheap Native Apps

PWAs allow you to create native apps at a fraction of the cost. But they have challenges and are not the same as mobile apps.

May 20, 2024

Sell A Dream

Sell a dream, and make it come true! When was the last time you did this? And why is this important not only in sales but especially when planning a project and motivating a team?

May 13, 2024

How I Improved my English

Could I, a non-native speaker, speak English like a native? Let's see the result of a 1.5 year long experiment...

Apr 29, 2024

What does an Interim CTO do

I am often asked what a good Interim CTO does. When I break down what I personally do as an Interim CTO, it boils down to three things. Let's check them out.

Apr 25, 2024

On Self Publishing

Publishing books is cool for many reasons. I published three books up to now. Here are my learnings!

Apr 23, 2024

Bad Process Case Study

I recently book a flight with Lufthansa. Unfortunately, there was a strike and my flight was canceled. Getting my money back was incredibly hard but I was able to observe many processes that need improvement.

Apr 23, 2024

Tesla experience

I recently book a flight with Lufthansa. Unfortunately, there was a strike and my flight was canceled. Getting my money back was incredibly hard but I was able to observe many processes that need improvement.

Apr 22, 2024

Politics in Companies

In many companies, Political Correctness is becoming more and more visible. But more and more companies are banning politics from the workplace. It seems to be a trend.