I have been thinking about potential use-cases for agentic AI in fleet management a lot over the last few months. And want to share some thoughts around this here, as I think the traditional world of fleet management is in for a big change. Defining the Space of Agentic AI But first, let’s start with […]
You have to be a special kind of person to enjoy reading or writing Technology Due Diligences in the context of Mergers and Acquisitions. I find many of them to be rather generic, always pondering about the same set of standard issues. They are summarized, put away in a folder and never touched again. Their
It has been a while since this blog has been active. Almost 9 years to be precise. Things are changing. My work has changed and I am no longer working for a big cooperation. And the world around us is changing – with potentially the biggest impact coming from Artificial Intelligence and the possibilities it
I had stumbled upon this great gem about how Amazon is doing product management a while ago. In short, it is about working backwards with regards to the usual product management deliverables, i.e. start with writing the press release about a product and iterate it until you and your stakeholders are satisfied. When you are
In my last post, I wrote about one reason why I think startups are more productive than bigger companies: employee empowerment. Today, I want to post a second one: sole responsibility. To many people working in big companies, the following made-up conversation may sound familiar: Jane (Project Manager): Have you finished the task I had
People working in big companies are often discussing the merits of startups. It appears, in startups everything is easier, quicker and the employees (and therefore also the companies) are getting more done. Is it the long working hours? Lack of legacy products that need supporting? Or better employee motivation in general? Having worked at a
I recently stumbled across the following question on Quora: What are the best examples of software bugs that became features (a.k.a. misbugs)? And here is my favourite answer: This is from an anecdote by Ken Demarest, one of the original developers who worked on Wing Commander I on the PC… … we were getting an
Marketing god Seth Godin says today: Sharing a book is (almost) as good as writing one. And when Seth speaks, I shall obey ;-). Considering I will not be able to write a book today, here is my take at the next best thing. There is a book I am reading right now that I
I have recently been tipped by one of my colleagues to this article. It is an UX-perspective about avoiding to add too many features to a maturing product. It has many noteworthy points, among them: However, we reached a point where there was just no more room for new features. Adding another feature was no
I am always enjoying watching the video above. It was first shared with me by Ron Meyer at a leadership-training I attended. It contains a couple of remarkable findings about leadership nicely explained by the narrator in the video, among them: And last but not least my own personal lesson from this video: signs of