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My musings on anything from leadership to technology to entrepreneurship and back.

Aug 28, 2025

On Tests

Unit, integration, or end-to-end tests - which should you trust? Let's explore the trade-offs and a strategy that could change how you test forever...

Aug 21, 2025

On Story Points

Story points are a staple of agile teams - but in my experience, they’re often misunderstood or misused. With the right approach, however, story points can do more than just help estimate effort.

Mar 28, 2025

Feature Assurance vs. Quality Assurance

In many companies there's a big confusion about the role of the product manager and the role of QA. Who makes sure that things work? Who checks out specifications?

Mar 5, 2025

Tech Investment Framework

Discover how to optimize engineering efficiency with the Balancing and Budgeting Framework, enhancing strategic planning and resource allocation.

Feb 1, 2025

Potsdam Appointment Booking Hack

Potsdam introduced an appointment-based system. However, there are no appointments available for the next six months. Every single day is fully booked. Here's an approach how you can nevertheless get an appointment.

Jan 27, 2025

AI for Wordpress Development

Here's a real world example on how gpt-4o can help you writing plugins in Wordpress. Massive time saver.

Jan 23, 2025

B2B Startup Success Secrets

Martin Tobias, a seasoned pre-seed venture capitalist, offers crucial insights from 250 investments in B2B startups. Incredible wisdom. Let's explore!

Jan 15, 2025

Interim CTO vs. Fractional CTO

Fractional CTO and Interim CTO - same same or different? And what do these differences mean for you as company that needs an expert to fill the leadership gap?

Jan 14, 2025

The Best AI Tools

An updated list of the best AI tools. The landscape is changing fast. Bookmark the page to stay up to date!

Dec 17, 2024

Fine-Tuning a Chat GPT AI Model LLM

Let's explore how simple it is to fine tune an existing model using OpenAI's Chat GPT models. But maybe - just maybe - a RAG is the better approach to get started with custom LLMs. Let's explore!