Category: learning in public

Lazyness is a virtue

When you are (good) lazy, you do not like to do the same stuff over and over again, so you will automate. When you are lazy you will have the power to say NO to project that are not on your todo list When you are lazy you will build on top of your automations (see point 1) to automate even more. By doing so you will be seen as a great doer! Read more...

AWS risk and discounts

Since working for a financial company I discovered how risk is the main driver for financial tools. The more, one side of a transaction, is taking risks the more benefits it will receive. Almost every transaction is based on a “risk/reward” approach. This is particularly visible with AWS. The risk for AWS is that hardware kits are not used so: when AWS takes most of the risk, allowing customers to turn things on and off at any time, the price is high (i. Read more...

It is all about people

Yesterday I was talking with a great guy and we talked about career path in big Tech companies: manager of people or individual contributor (IC). One is supposed to be focused on people the other on tech. But in the end, if as an IC you reach the top, you will be representing your company at the ISO or working to make the next big thing and you will never do it alone and there is always someone to convince of giving you budget or a team. Read more...

On being lost

As every human I need to feel secure and listen to (just listen to), otherwise I feel non-enthusiastic and lost. I hate that! The issues impact everyone around me but can be solved with some internal thinking and an open conversation, so here I am at 4 am debating internally (and not sleeping enough) and making sure I line up the important conversations to be back on track with a more positive mood. Read more...

What is the difference between a Business Model and Business Plan?

Let’s look at the words one at a time: Business: it is about making money Model: A model of a system or process is a theoretical description that can help you understand how the system or process works, or how it might work. Collins Dictionary Plan: It is commonly understood as a temporal set of intended actions through which one expects to achieve a goal. Wikipedia So you create a model based on your assumptions, and that is your Business model. Read more...

Missing deadlines

This is a lost post, I forgot to write on the 6th of Feb 2020 and noticed it only on the 10th. I missed a deadline. How catastrophical is that? Not much really. Deadline are mostly artificial and remembering that I write to be consistent and exercise my writing, this short post should put my mind at rest. Job’s done :) have a great day Read more...

Game of GO

If you want to learn a game with very simple rules, but with both tactical and strategical complexity. Go with GO (not the programming language, the game) Read more...

Knowing your neighbours

In the past knowing your neighbours was normal, then neighbours started to be less connected, until today, when we all have to collect other people’s parcels and meet neighbours. Shopping online might be bad for high-street, but it has some positive effect very locally. a bientôt Read more...