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Most business logic ends up hardcoded deep in your app, and it’s slowly killing your codebase. What starts as a clean service grows into a bloated mess of if-else statements, feature flags, and ad-hoc patches no one dares touch. Before long, your services are "absolute units", ORM models do way more than map data, and you’re moving data back and forth like an unpaid intern, not a software engineer. How did we get here? The real problem: Business logic is treated like an afterthought When w…
For many small businesses, growth often comes with challenges. When you're operating with limited staff and resources, it’s easy for things to become chaotic. Tasks might be unclear, communication could be inconsistent, and inefficiencies may go unnoticed. Without a roadmap, it’s difficult to know how things are supposed to get done, let alone if they’re getting done the best way possible. This is where business process mapping comes in. A business process map is a visual representation of the …
You might recognize these titles: Tech Founder, Key Player in Successful Startups, and AWS Solutions Architect Professional. However, behind these achievements is a tech leader who’s all about integrity and impactful, secure solutions. After being at the forefront of two startups valued at $18M+ and $25M+ respectively, he is now the founder of Atomic Wombat, building web apps and helping businesses protect themselves against hackers. This is Alexandre’s story, and together, we’re …
Do you know those little girls who once dreamed big, imagining they could change the world? I was one of them. And now, I’m incredibly lucky to be living that dream, not just for myself but alongside other brilliant women who are turning their visions into reality. It wasn’t long ago that we had the opportunity to collaborate with two extraordinary women who are reshaping the academic and tech worlds. Dr. Alexandra Freeman, Executive Director at the Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communicati…
The pursuit of speed often takes precedence over other considerations. Conventional wisdom dictates that faster is better, as it enables organizations to swiftly deliver products to market, outpace competitors, and generate revenue more rapidly. All of this is true. However, a growing body of research challenges this long-held notion, revealing a paradoxical truth: sometimes, slowing down is the key to accelerating success. The Time-Saving Bias: Unraveling a Cognitive Illusion At the heart …
In computer storage, fragmentation is a phenomenon in which storage space [...] is used inefficiently, reducing capacity or performance and often both. The exact consequences of fragmentation depend on the specific system of storage allocation in use and the particular form of fragmentation. In many cases, fragmentation leads to storage space being "wasted", and in that case the term also refers to the wasted space itself. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragmentation_(computing) Fragmentation…
Even though tech is still a male-dominated industry, there are numerous WomenInTech who are pioneering success with empathy and vision. The Wingravity team was lucky to meet and work in 2019 with two incredible women: Dr. Alexandra Freeman – Executive Director at Winton Centre for Risk & Evidence Communication, Cambridge – the creator of Octopus and Daniela Saderi – Ph.D. in neuroscience, the Co-Founder and Project Director…
Social media is definitively changing mentorship! In today’s digital world it is very easy to connect with people you admire and who can change your entrepreneurial path. This story is about one amazing Community Manager, Marketing Consultant and Content Creator who was hiding just a click away from me. In the beginning, I admired him and his activity from the shadows. After knowing him better I’ve discovered that we have in common 3 awesome passions: coffee, beaches and checking off acti…
Mentors come to us when we most need them, and some of them are that one good thing in someone else’s life. This became clear to me some months ago when I was struggling with lots questions about the direction that I was headed and my true purpose. Sometimes we need a superhero, someone to have our back, to cheer us on, to get us out of the dark, and that was the moment when I met him. Our first discussion was about one of the most complex, emotionally and intellectually-engaging art forms – o…
This story isn’t about me, is about one fascinating man and his extraordinary story. Our beautiful friendship started some months ago when I’ve discovered his Linkedin profile and added him as a connection. Then, I received a reply from him that was beyond my imagination: Thank you for the invitation! It is my privilege to connect with you. May I be of service in any way? Please tell me how I may serve you! All of us are “Sight Dependent”, except …
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