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Things I learned running a small business (part 1)
Experience is what you get when you are expecting something else…
Oct 22 • 
Jos Visser
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2
15:16
Unhappy the team that needs heroes
In defense of boring…
Oct 15 • 
Jos Visser
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4
8:36
Form without function
The worst kind of theater…
Oct 8 • 
Jos Visser
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2
8:14
Leave a sinking ship in time
Even if you are playing first violin in the orchestra
Oct 1 • 
Jos Visser
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6
11:02

September 2025

Show, don’t tell…
Alternative title: The importance of the first follower
Sep 24 • 
Jos Visser
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11:35
Security is temporary, adaptability is forever
Adaptability is the new safety net…
Sep 17 • 
Jos Visser
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2
6:55
Coding in the time of AI
A followup…
Sep 10 • 
Jos Visser
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4
12:46
Be a Player of Games
Machiavelli for software engineers #6
Sep 3 • 
Jos Visser
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5
8:09

August 2025

Scale is the only problem left
But the effort curve is not linear…
Aug 27 • 
Jos Visser
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2
11:17
Consider this: You might be wrong!
Knowledge has a lifespan and technical knowledge a very short one at that…
Aug 20 • 
Jos Visser
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5
8:22
Know thy tools!
A powerful sharp tool, badly wielded, is worse than a blunt tool
Aug 13 • 
Jos Visser
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5
10:19
All communication is strategic
Machiavelli for software engineers #5
Aug 6 • 
Jos Visser
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3
13:42
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