This is something that I have given considerable thought since very long ago. I have always striven to make an impact, and with, to exert change. Because of this, it is vital to be able to focus on the important work that can actually make that change happen. The...
Alexa is dumb, but it beats Siri. Yes, that’s what most of the people think. Also, on the shop floor, objects have to be aligned specifically for robots to pick up. The roomba got indigestion from the area rug. The list goes on and on. Automation and AI are a...
I just had the weirdest idea. I am imagining a story. A group of scientist has been working for a few years on a new technology. Something revolutionary, but also very powerful. Something like a solve-all-energy-issues-in-the-world powerful. They struggle to make it...
These are two different things. The Revolutionary War gave us the first one. Independence from a King and from the British Empire. This meant we became distinct, and separate. What has given us freedom, for each of us, has been this grand idea imprinted for the ages...
I hope most of you will understand me and nod. When you are passionate about something, things come effortlessly, that tiredness doesn’t set in that easily, and you have that same feeling when you were a kid, and your parents would call you to come in while you...
I was listening at an excellent podcast episode from “99% Invisible”, about how the US flag got designed and crafted. It happens to be that there is an actual surviving specimen of the Star Spangled Banner (not our anthem, but an actual flag), which is now...
There is a lot of talk lately in the Channel circles about ecosystems. Some think that they are the newest must-have model for any company to succeed. I would argue that the channel has always been an ecosystem. Partners have always used complementary products, and...
As you move along your journey, whatever it is, you’ll find an obstacle. In productivity terms, that’s a “bottleneck”, and it is exactly that: a narrowing of your throughput at that point. Just like at the neck of the bottle, where the liquid...
I started out this project with the aim of building a daily writing habit. After hitting my 100th article, it feels easier but now other questions start to come to mind. As anybody engaged in any creative endeavor, I am also mindful of the audience, and while I am not...
Did you read that? Today is The Daily PPILL # One f-in hundred! I owe you a big piece of my gratitude. Without the few who have liked and commented my posts, I may have never gotten here. It has been a lot of hard work, and even more of that unrelenting determination...
You have been forgetting about it for the last two weeks. And it is bugging you. So now you remembered, and you don’t want to forget again. So you email yourself. You send a reminder from today’s You, to Future You. Tomorrow, you remember yet another...
You know what the Minimum Viable Product is. (If you never heard about it GO HERE) It is fundamental for any startup effort, or even introducing a new product or process. There is a different use for the same thinking though. As the question, What are the minimum set...
If you are a frequent traveler, you have seen it all. Besides the fact that the boarding process is one of the most dreadful steps in getting from point A to B, Airlines also get judged on their on-time departure. A big factor on being able to close the aircraft doors...
We have seen it. Someone is driving around with a sticker attached to the back of their vehicle. Sometimes offensive, sometimes funny. We assume that whatever the content is, is something that the driver “stands for”. Some are mass-produced stickers. Some...
I know what you are thinking. This is not what you signed up for. It was supposed to be one short blog post on weekdays, nothing on weekends, and here comes Huba abusing the system and stacking on top of it. Well, no, but I apologize if this is not your cup of tea....
“Out of sight, out of mind” It is easy to forget about other people who we are not seeing, or who we haven’t seen in a while. I’ll give you one example from my recent travels. As you know, every time you are about to aboard a plane, there comes...
There is a lot that has been said about how the channel is evolving, mostly predicting the demise, or at least the waning of the reseller Channel. Terms like “trifurcation” have been used to describe how the channel will supposedly cloth around three major...
Modern GPS and turn-by-turn direction is fantastic. It allows to plan ahead, avoid traffic, etc. A long list of “etceteras”. I cannot know for sure the mechanisms that intervene in getting us from point A to point B and predicting traffic, but still, it is...
Some time ago, I published a note on how systems, when operating outside of their range, start to act in unpredictable ways, and I received a comment that went something like “computer (systems) react to something that has been given to it before”,...
I love Mountain Biking. Not particularly fond of the clavicle jeopardizing stuff, but more of the cross-country, single-track rides. It is great exercise, it can be fairly technical and challenging, making you forget all your worries, and what can be best than getting...
That things are speeding up is nothing new for anyone, but the rate of change is increasing quite dramatically. In a previous post, I described the process that I use to publish on this newsletter, and if you may remember, I try to keep a backlog of articles, because...
During my daily writing journey, many have either asked me how do I manage to write something everyday or they have just shook their heads in disbelief like if would be an unattainable feat. To be honest, it looked like that to me as well a few months ago. The truth...
I confess that sometimes the rhythm of change can overwhelm me, especially being in the tech industry and “simmering in the stew”. At the same time, it is exhilarating. Makes you hope that maybe tomorrow, you’ll see something amazing. Another...
In my consulting practice, I have seen repeatedly how some companies insist in over-complicating their go-to-market motions to compensate for completely inadequate pricing models that they have placed on their products or services. Best explanation I can come up with...
We all celebrate pride. When there is a true reason to feel proud, you should walk around with your head high, with nothing to feel ashamed of. Sometimes is difficult. If you have been humiliated, wronged, and bullied, it takes an extra dose of righteousness to keep...
