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  • B.R.I.D.G.E. 🌉 How to say the hard truths and keep trust

    B.R.I.D.G.E. 🌉 How to say the hard truths and keep trust

    Some things aren’t taught in an MBA.Like how to say something tough, but necessary. Being brutally honest, while staying respectful and constructive, is a skill every great leader must master. Here’s a simple framework that helps: BRIDGE. 💬 Background –… more

  • Good Day today

    Good Day today

    Today is an important day, as I’m starting to work on a project that, in my opinion, aligns deeply with my values, beliefs, and passions. Let’s see where this journey takes me. more

  • MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED

    MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED

    MY 18 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ARE OUTDATED A year ago, this disturbing thought came to me. It’s a strange and completely new feeling. Over the last 18 years in tech, e-commerce, and digital, I always thought I was at the… more

  • The environmental cost of being polite to AI

    The environmental cost of being polite to AI

    Sam Altman recently tweeted that OpenAI might be spending tens of millions of dollars on electricity… just to process polite messages like please and thank you in ChatGPT. That got me thinking.What’s the environmental cost of kindness in the age… more

  • Biggest threat of software business

    Biggest threat of software business

    For decades, business software was the dream of entrepreneurs.You find a niche. You build a SaaS product. You get an average 70% margin.You take a portion of your profits, hire smart engineers, and turn those investments into a barrier for… more

  • Most impactful training in my life

    Most impactful training in my life

    You never know which training might change your life. This is the story of one that changed my mindset and the choices I made after. It was September 2023. I sat in a sunny room in Lille, thinking it was… more

  • My Top 3 challenges in building a business (after corporate life)

    My Top 3 challenges in building a business (after corporate life)

    As someone who left the corporate world to build a business, I can honestly share my top 3 downsides of being an entrepreneur. 1. Financial uncertainty In corporate life, every month you get that lovely SMS: DING – salary’s in.As… more

  • How generations speak Emoji differently

    How generations speak Emoji differently

    Surprise: Gen Z isn’t the intern anymore. They’re running meetings, pitching products, and maybe even managing you. They’re already in your office and your inbox. You probably want to communicate with them without drama. But here’s the problem: what feels… more

  • AI reshaped business rules

    AI reshaped business rules

    Reminder to myself: The game has changed. Playing by the old rules is a losing strategy. more

  • Revenue ≠ Profit

    Revenue ≠ Profit

    To earn $1M, you need: Many businesses run at a loss for years. Sometimes by choice, like Amazon, Facebook, and Uber. More often, it’s due to ignorance. My approach is straightforward: Focus on profitability from day one and every day… more

  • Product ≠ Business

    Product ≠ Business

    Here’s the Vibe Coding curve in Google Trends. You don’t need to be an oracle to predict the flood of non-technical, idea-driven people rushing into software and SaaS. People like me, honestly. The barriers of technical expertise and high development… more

  • Shoshin: beginner’s mindset

    Shoshin: beginner’s mindset

    I’d like to share an idea I discovered last year that has been helping me a lot — Shoshin, or the beginner’s mind In the 1990s, Phil Jackson took the concept of Shoshin from Zen Buddhism and made it a… more

  • Amazing and terrifying footage

    Amazing and terrifying footage

    If you’re following the war in Ukraine, the long-term scenario of these shows turning into real military training isn’t hard to picture. more

  • What are LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows

    What are LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows

    In today’s tech world, you might hear terms like LLMs, agents, agentic systems, workflows. And it could be really confusing sometimes. Let’s break these down in simple terms and see how they’re used. LLMs LLMs (Large Language Models) are advanced… more

  • Thoughts on growing layoffs in 2025

    Thoughts on growing layoffs in 2025

    Layoffs are becoming more frequent in 2025, and I fear this is just the beginning. Here’s why: Two spirals are twisting into one big negative loop, making corporate and government jobs increasingly unsafe: economic & tech. 1. EconomicAfter the COVID-era… more

  • My notes from the recent YC Vibe Coding video

    My notes from the recent YC Vibe Coding video

    The founders’ quotes at the beginning were the best part: Notes from video: more

  • Eugene Kleiner’s Startup Laws

    Eugene Kleiner’s Startup Laws

    In 1957, Eugene Kleiner and seven engineers left Shockley Semiconductor. With a $1.5 million investment, they started Fairchild Semiconductor and became the founders of Silicon Valley. The “Traitorous 8” built more than one company. Their ideas led to Intel, AMD,… more

  • ⏱️Time Tracking — My productivity hack of 2024

    ⏱️Time Tracking — My productivity hack of 2024

    In 2024, I started tracking my time and logged 4’242 hours of my active life. I want to share what I’ve learned along the way, how I analysed and used data to improve efficiency and quality of life. Ever feel… more

  • You better be a lazy bum

    You better be a lazy bum

    You better be a lazy bum today.But curious enough to automate your work or let AI take over. Because tomorrow, the only ones getting paid will be those who know how to replace people with automation. more

  • The oldest company in the world — 1400 years

    The oldest company in the world — 1400 years

    Kongo Gumi was the oldest company in the world, surviving for over 1,400 years. A Japanese family business, it had been building temples since 578 AD. For centuries, its success rested on the steady demand for Buddhist temples. Generous donations… more

  • AI future of business communication

    AI future of business communication

    The future is here 🤯 It’s long been predicted that most business communication will shift to AI representatives—and this video shows how it’ll all work. Two AI agents quickly recognize each other. Then they switch from spoken English to a… more

  • Feeling down while building is Ok

    Feeling down while building is Ok

    This video is a good reminder In YouTube’s early days, co-founder Steve Chen felt down because only 40 videos were uploaded weekly. Now, millions are added daily. Big things start small. What seems tiny today might be huge tomorrow. Isn’t… more

  • AI and Ethics

    AI and Ethics

    AI is neither good nor bad. It is just a tool, like a knife. You decide how to use it. You can harm someone with a knife, you can scratch a neighbor’s car for fun.Or you can prepare a meal… more

  • Learning by doing

    Learning by doing

    I believe in learning by doing. I begin by taking small steps without prior knowledge to grasp the process and its nature. Then I seek knowledge to find shortcuts and structure. That’s when clarity comes. Learning without action or action… more

  • Power of micro teams today

    Power of micro teams today

    Small teams can do big things! Maybe because they move faster, make better decisions, and focus on what really matters? more

  • Fear of Failure

    Fear of Failure

    Fear of failure is deep in our brains. It was shaped by millions of years of survival. Back then, failure meant no food or danger. If you failed to hunt, you could go hungry. If you failed to grow food,… more

  • Transportation Revolution

    Transportation Revolution

    Humans relied on horses as the main mode of transport for about 5,000 years. Then, Ford’s Model T changed everything in less than a decade. I’m curious to see the visual transformations cities will undergo during the tech revolution unfolding… more

  • My story of launching E-shop business with AI

    My story of launching E-shop business with AI

    (in 2 months and 3 steps: Seed→Feed→Grow) In 2024, after six years in the corporate world, I left my secure job to start my own business. This time I took a fresh approach, using a lot of AI and automation… more

  • My next book – Feel Good Productivity

    My next book – Feel Good Productivity

    After finishing Slow Productivity, my next book is Feel Good Productivity.Both reflect my desire to stay productive while enjoying the journey. more

  • An interesting look at Nike’s recent business struggles

    An interesting look at Nike’s recent business struggles

    I found this story on LinkedIn here. The article was originally posted by MRKTNG.fi. I agree with two points: But I don’t agree with the article’s title. I don’t think consultants ruined the business. It looks more like a leadership… more