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The PRO – The Daily PPILL #257

The PRO – The Daily PPILL #257

They are a pro. But what kind of pro? It is not about charging for what you do. There is the PROficient pro. The one that at a technical level is capable of delivering quality work. The pro that has the skills. The pro that has gone through the training, and has put...
Totally Over the Top (OTT) – The Daily PPILL #256

Totally Over the Top (OTT) – The Daily PPILL #256

Some of my Mobile World Congress-going friends may yawn at this one, but a few days ago, Thierry Breton, the European Internal Market and Industry Commissioner brought up again, the imbalance on how many tech giants like Google and Netflix (sometimes called...
Serendipity – The Daily PPILL #255

Serendipity – The Daily PPILL #255

The hardest problem, is to figure out things. Once we know how things work, we just have to go through the motions and produce an output. Much harder is when we face we the uncertain, when we don’t know exactly how things work, and figuring out things is part of...
Catnap – The Daily PPILL #254

Catnap – The Daily PPILL #254

Cats don’t train. Don’t lift weights. They do yoga stretches, but not like reps, just one, or two. And then, when something pikes their interest, they go into an explosive display of motion. Once done, they are back to napping. We are not cats. We...
The exclusion challenge – The Daily PPILL #253

The exclusion challenge – The Daily PPILL #253

Large companies usually build a portfolio of products. That’s how they grow to become large, by acquisitions or by developing their own new products. After years, in contrast with startups that focus typically on just one product, they almost become known for...