How to Adopt AI in a Software Team
Does your AI adoption strategy consist of giving out Copilot, Cursor, or Claude licenses and letting them figure out how to use them?
Over the past year, I’ve found this to be a widespread strategy in software …
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What does a Fractional CTO do?
A Fractional CTO is a professional who has worked as a CTO (Chief Technology Officer) in technology companies or startups and now offers this expertise as a freelance or consulting service. This model allows companies to …
Startup Mistakes: Hiring a full-stack developer as CTO
Some startups hire a full-stack developer for the CTO position, because they do not have the budget for an experienced CTO. There is a belief that in the early stages a developer can take over the CTO position, and learn …
Startup Strategy 101: 10 Tech and Product Errors to Avoid
When you start a startup you have a blank sheet of paper: the possibilities are endless and while it is true that there is no 100% effective manual on how to get started, there are recommendations about what usually …
AI is not the product
Lately I have spoken to several founders who have told me that people have been asking them to do things with AI for their products/services. Clearly there is a hype, and a lot of attention is being focused around AI. In …
The cost of being reactive vs. being proactive
On countless occasions we hear that we need to be more proactive. In other words, taking the initiative and anticipating problems. But being proactive almost always comes at a cost, which is paid in advance, at best a …