Apr 24Why companies create stuff?Have you ever wondered why we bother creating things? Sure, we want to make money, but what drives us to keep creating? Of course, we create stuff that our users and customers can consume — so that we make money for ourselves and our company. …Teamwork8 min readTeamwork8 min read
Mar 13Managing a Beast Implementation projectAmazingly you’ve got this great big idea and are ready to make it happen! Approval, resources, and time are set for you — and possibly your team — to move forward with the implementation! …Product Management8 min readProduct Management8 min read
Feb 14On working in Iterations (iterations, iterations)As a high school student, I hated iterations. No matter the topic, it was hit and run. A small test, bam done in 20min and out of class! Exams? A drawing? Digital art? Hit and run. As an adult, I’ve learned to love iterations. There are ways to work in…Productivity7 min readProductivity7 min read
Published inBootcamp·Jan 23Everything works better with storytellingThe year is 2023 and by now everyone doing business has heard a thing or two about the power of storytelling. That’s why I’ll try to extend how powerful storytelling is for everyone! So if you’re working as a product manager, engineer, marketeer, sales or in Customer Success you might…Storytelling5 min readStorytelling5 min read
Published inBootcamp·Updated Apr 24Building stuff? Focus on user experience no matter what!A younger me used to say “To give is to take”, that phrase fits perfectly in the context of this post. Keep reading to see how. Who builds experiences? And who is the user after all? Reader, rest assured that this post is for you; so long as you interact with people for your work. Are you a teacher interacting…User Experience5 min readUser Experience5 min read
Sep 8, 2022Soft skills and children's booksBeing a parent of two, I engage with my kids in various activities. During my kids’ early days, night reading was a fun activity for all! My wife did most of the reading — growing older mom became their favorite reader and I was excluded 🙁. …Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Jun 14, 2022Working with customer requestsIn a previous post, we saw the problems when trying to work with ETA — Estimated Time of Delivery — on requests coming from the customers. In this post, I’ll present an alternative approach to customer requests. ETA requests will not stop! First of all, it’s nearly impossible to stop receiving requests for an ETA…Product Development3 min readProduct Development3 min read
May 23, 2022The catch when working with ETA for feature deliveryIn this post, we’ll see some problems when working with an ETA — Estimated Time of Arrival. The semantics “The ETA for what we are currently working on will be in July”, said no developer, tech lead, or Product manager ever! …Product Development6 min readProduct Development6 min read
May 3, 2022See you when I see youThis is a story at work. This is also a story of growth. This is a happy story. This is my story in Transifex. I joined Transifex back in May 2013. I vividly recall that time because I and my wife were expecting our second baby that month. Now my…Work4 min readWork4 min read
Apr 22, 2022“Build bridges with departments” — The Product teamIn a previous post, I shared the three years analysis of my tasks. Re-checking that post, there are some aspects that extra clarifications could help or inspire other Product people. The parts of interest are the collaboration with other departments and what a product person can contribute. A smaller aspect…Product Management6 min readProduct Management6 min read