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Tehnologia ca accelerator, nu ca înlocuitor

Tehnologia ca accelerator, nu ca înlocuitor

A trecut ceva timp de când nu am mai scris vreun eseu sau articol pe blogul personal, și sincer motivul e că nu prea știam despre ce să scriu. Voiam pe de o parte să fac o direcție clară pentru blog care să servească unei strategii de personal brand building

Copy-Paste în E-commerce: De ce descrierile copiate îți „omoară” vizibilitatea în Google și cum să eviți asta

Copy-Paste în E-commerce: De ce descrierile copiate îți „omoară” vizibilitatea în Google și cum să eviți asta

Dacă deții un magazin online de electronice în România, probabil te-ai confruntat cu această dilemă: de ce să investești timp și bani în descrieri unice, când poți lua specificațiile direct de la producător sau de la furnizor? La urma urmei, un procesor Intel i7 este același peste tot. Realitatea este

How important is data, really?

Tech Without the Hype

How important is data, really?

I was working late a few days ago on desciphering some data some clients sent us, and I was scrolling down endless Excel tables and CSV foles with various cryptic codes, all caps product names and a bunch of digits that didn't really make sense at first glance.

Are we at the top of a tech bubble?

Tech Without the Hype

Are we at the top of a tech bubble?

That's a question that has been on my mind for a long time. Some voices think so, some voices say that there is still room for plenty of growth. Let me start of by saying that this is an opinion, based on what I've seen around

Less hype, more results: Building tech that actually works

Tech Without the Hype

Less hype, more results: Building tech that actually works

I was scrolling LinkedIn yesterday and my feed is effectively bombarded by posts that revolve around the idea that "AI can build an app in 10 minutes and allows everybody, especially non-technical people to not need technical people to build tools for their businesses", idea which I find

My predictions for 2025 about AI

Tech Without the Hype

My predictions for 2025 about AI

The year 2025 just started not even a month ago, and I thought that I might try to guess where the world is going this year. I might be accurate to some degree, I might be completely wrong too, but it's worth outlaying my thoughts on some topics.

Photozilla: paid ads experiment #1

Photozilla: paid ads experiment #1

Hi, I hope this email finds you well. I'm trying a new kind of post for my blog: learnings from the actual things I do. When I do concrete stuff about my projects, put them out there and get some data I can share, I am thinking to

The Gift Feed, first experiment: Will people scroll and click?

The Gift Feed, first experiment: Will people scroll and click?

These day's I'm building a small app for suggesting Christmas gift ideas with actual products. The idea is simple: you access the app, you select who you want to get a present for (relationship, age, interests, gift price range). Monetization (ideally) would be via affiliate links

Quest of the Hero: what's cooking and when is it coming out?

Quest of the Hero

Quest of the Hero: what's cooking and when is it coming out?

Probably some of you are wondering "what's happening with my indie game?". At least the ones of you that still remember you are subscribed to my newsletter 😄 I've been away for a while on a long cruise in the Norther Europe, with no access