Piotrek
@dopiotrek.bsky.social
Tech Strategist | Advanced Air Mobility | Building dronelist.io, a drone workforce platform
If you had enough of Big Tech companies and want to show some 🖕
Then you might look into
european-alternatives.eu
Many apps that offer privacy-friendly settings.
My recent switches:
- Google Maps - HERE WeGo
- Chrome - Firefox and Brave
- Google Search - Duck Duck Go
Then you might look into
european-alternatives.eu
Many apps that offer privacy-friendly settings.
My recent switches:
- Google Maps - HERE WeGo
- Chrome - Firefox and Brave
- Google Search - Duck Duck Go
Homepage | European Alternatives
We help you find European alternatives for digital service and products, like cloud services and SaaS products.
european-alternatives.eu
February 2, 2025 at 8:21 AM
If you had enough of Big Tech companies and want to show some 🖕
Then you might look into
european-alternatives.eu
Many apps that offer privacy-friendly settings.
My recent switches:
- Google Maps - HERE WeGo
- Chrome - Firefox and Brave
- Google Search - Duck Duck Go
Then you might look into
european-alternatives.eu
Many apps that offer privacy-friendly settings.
My recent switches:
- Google Maps - HERE WeGo
- Chrome - Firefox and Brave
- Google Search - Duck Duck Go
Remote work didn’t break productivity—it revealed a deep flaw we’ve ignored for decades.
We measure knowledge work like factory work.
But it’s invisible.
We can’t see it. We can’t measure it. So we fake it.
Here’s how we got here—and what comes next. 👇
We measure knowledge work like factory work.
But it’s invisible.
We can’t see it. We can’t measure it. So we fake it.
Here’s how we got here—and what comes next. 👇
January 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Remote work didn’t break productivity—it revealed a deep flaw we’ve ignored for decades.
We measure knowledge work like factory work.
But it’s invisible.
We can’t see it. We can’t measure it. So we fake it.
Here’s how we got here—and what comes next. 👇
We measure knowledge work like factory work.
But it’s invisible.
We can’t see it. We can’t measure it. So we fake it.
Here’s how we got here—and what comes next. 👇
Just a reminder that code should read like a series of 'TO' paragraphs, which keeps the abstraction level consistent:
TO prepare characters: Choose letters, numbers, and symbols based on options.
TO build a password, randomly pick characters until the password is the right length.
TO prepare characters: Choose letters, numbers, and symbols based on options.
TO build a password, randomly pick characters until the password is the right length.
January 4, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Just a reminder that code should read like a series of 'TO' paragraphs, which keeps the abstraction level consistent:
TO prepare characters: Choose letters, numbers, and symbols based on options.
TO build a password, randomly pick characters until the password is the right length.
TO prepare characters: Choose letters, numbers, and symbols based on options.
TO build a password, randomly pick characters until the password is the right length.
My current setup for software development:
- Cursor AI - optimized for building (fast)
- VScode for - optimized for learning (all AI disabled)
This has two benefits:
- I can build fast
- But I also keep learning software development
Going full AI, I felt I was learning a lot of nothing.
- Cursor AI - optimized for building (fast)
- VScode for - optimized for learning (all AI disabled)
This has two benefits:
- I can build fast
- But I also keep learning software development
Going full AI, I felt I was learning a lot of nothing.
January 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
My current setup for software development:
- Cursor AI - optimized for building (fast)
- VScode for - optimized for learning (all AI disabled)
This has two benefits:
- I can build fast
- But I also keep learning software development
Going full AI, I felt I was learning a lot of nothing.
- Cursor AI - optimized for building (fast)
- VScode for - optimized for learning (all AI disabled)
This has two benefits:
- I can build fast
- But I also keep learning software development
Going full AI, I felt I was learning a lot of nothing.
Now I wonder if it says 'Python (or Snake)'
January 3, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Now I wonder if it says 'Python (or Snake)'
Code is our universal language for expressing requirements with precision and clarity.
Nothing else comes close.
Nothing else comes close.
January 2, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Code is our universal language for expressing requirements with precision and clarity.
Nothing else comes close.
Nothing else comes close.
Naming a variable should be of the same weight as naming the first-born child.
January 2, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Naming a variable should be of the same weight as naming the first-born child.
How it started, how it' going
January 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
How it started, how it' going
Before dot-com crash
- rapid growth
- focus on eyeballs
- build it, and they will come
- easy access to capital
After the dot-com crash:
- incrementalism,
- leanness
- competition
- product focus.
In short, we went from "Think big" to "Think practically".
- rapid growth
- focus on eyeballs
- build it, and they will come
- easy access to capital
After the dot-com crash:
- incrementalism,
- leanness
- competition
- product focus.
In short, we went from "Think big" to "Think practically".
December 22, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Before dot-com crash
- rapid growth
- focus on eyeballs
- build it, and they will come
- easy access to capital
After the dot-com crash:
- incrementalism,
- leanness
- competition
- product focus.
In short, we went from "Think big" to "Think practically".
- rapid growth
- focus on eyeballs
- build it, and they will come
- easy access to capital
After the dot-com crash:
- incrementalism,
- leanness
- competition
- product focus.
In short, we went from "Think big" to "Think practically".
We need breakthrough tech like AI.
Global growth has been in nearly constant decline since 2000s.
Total Factor Productivity is slowing down.
(the efficiency of labor and capital in producing outcomes).
TFP is a good measure of technological progress or lack thereof.
(growth, in %)
Global growth has been in nearly constant decline since 2000s.
Total Factor Productivity is slowing down.
(the efficiency of labor and capital in producing outcomes).
TFP is a good measure of technological progress or lack thereof.
(growth, in %)
December 22, 2024 at 2:43 PM
We need breakthrough tech like AI.
Global growth has been in nearly constant decline since 2000s.
Total Factor Productivity is slowing down.
(the efficiency of labor and capital in producing outcomes).
TFP is a good measure of technological progress or lack thereof.
(growth, in %)
Global growth has been in nearly constant decline since 2000s.
Total Factor Productivity is slowing down.
(the efficiency of labor and capital in producing outcomes).
TFP is a good measure of technological progress or lack thereof.
(growth, in %)
Government websites are a different breed
December 15, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Government websites are a different breed
How do you tell that a market is starting to get mature?
When companies need to spend massive amounts of money on marketing.
Market is overcrowded, making it nearly impossible to get the product above the noise.
Reminds me of Peter Thiel's argument on why competition is terrible for profits.
When companies need to spend massive amounts of money on marketing.
Market is overcrowded, making it nearly impossible to get the product above the noise.
Reminds me of Peter Thiel's argument on why competition is terrible for profits.
December 14, 2024 at 11:56 AM
How do you tell that a market is starting to get mature?
When companies need to spend massive amounts of money on marketing.
Market is overcrowded, making it nearly impossible to get the product above the noise.
Reminds me of Peter Thiel's argument on why competition is terrible for profits.
When companies need to spend massive amounts of money on marketing.
Market is overcrowded, making it nearly impossible to get the product above the noise.
Reminds me of Peter Thiel's argument on why competition is terrible for profits.
Markets are in a super-hot stage once their valuation multiples are 25-30x or more.
Some AI companies (Gen AI) have moved beyond that.
Some AI companies (Gen AI) have moved beyond that.
December 14, 2024 at 11:46 AM
Markets are in a super-hot stage once their valuation multiples are 25-30x or more.
Some AI companies (Gen AI) have moved beyond that.
Some AI companies (Gen AI) have moved beyond that.
Some movement in Europe on the pre-seed field.
We had a 50%+ increase compared to 2023.
And Fintech leading in all stages.
That's a good sign, legacy finance is 💩
We had a 50%+ increase compared to 2023.
And Fintech leading in all stages.
That's a good sign, legacy finance is 💩
December 14, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Some movement in Europe on the pre-seed field.
We had a 50%+ increase compared to 2023.
And Fintech leading in all stages.
That's a good sign, legacy finance is 💩
We had a 50%+ increase compared to 2023.
And Fintech leading in all stages.
That's a good sign, legacy finance is 💩
FOMO drives valuations, especially during super-hot market phases (like AI right now or Crypto previously).
That means emotions drive investment decisions more than rationality.
That means emotions drive investment decisions more than rationality.
December 14, 2024 at 11:05 AM
FOMO drives valuations, especially during super-hot market phases (like AI right now or Crypto previously).
That means emotions drive investment decisions more than rationality.
That means emotions drive investment decisions more than rationality.
Nascent markets are mostly playgrounds for researchers and hobbyists.
That means no investors / VSs will be eager to invest in those ideas.
Intellectually, it's very rewarding. Financially, not much.
You'll need to find an activity somewhere else to support yourself (consulting etc.).
That means no investors / VSs will be eager to invest in those ideas.
Intellectually, it's very rewarding. Financially, not much.
You'll need to find an activity somewhere else to support yourself (consulting etc.).
December 14, 2024 at 11:00 AM
Nascent markets are mostly playgrounds for researchers and hobbyists.
That means no investors / VSs will be eager to invest in those ideas.
Intellectually, it's very rewarding. Financially, not much.
You'll need to find an activity somewhere else to support yourself (consulting etc.).
That means no investors / VSs will be eager to invest in those ideas.
Intellectually, it's very rewarding. Financially, not much.
You'll need to find an activity somewhere else to support yourself (consulting etc.).
Web was seen as a single market when it first emerged in the 90s.
Then, it evolved into multiple separate ones:
- Search
- E-commerce
- Social networks
- Online gaming
This is because different users have different needs, and companies can specialize in serving those specific segments.
Then, it evolved into multiple separate ones:
- Search
- E-commerce
- Social networks
- Online gaming
This is because different users have different needs, and companies can specialize in serving those specific segments.
December 14, 2024 at 10:49 AM
Web was seen as a single market when it first emerged in the 90s.
Then, it evolved into multiple separate ones:
- Search
- E-commerce
- Social networks
- Online gaming
This is because different users have different needs, and companies can specialize in serving those specific segments.
Then, it evolved into multiple separate ones:
- Search
- E-commerce
- Social networks
- Online gaming
This is because different users have different needs, and companies can specialize in serving those specific segments.
Startups should avoid hiring MBAs until they’ve shed their startup label and reached a more mature stage.
Business schools focus on teaching profitability metrics and neglect the stages before that.
The often chaotic nature of those stages can't be measured with metrics taught at those schools.
Business schools focus on teaching profitability metrics and neglect the stages before that.
The often chaotic nature of those stages can't be measured with metrics taught at those schools.
December 14, 2024 at 10:42 AM
Startups should avoid hiring MBAs until they’ve shed their startup label and reached a more mature stage.
Business schools focus on teaching profitability metrics and neglect the stages before that.
The often chaotic nature of those stages can't be measured with metrics taught at those schools.
Business schools focus on teaching profitability metrics and neglect the stages before that.
The often chaotic nature of those stages can't be measured with metrics taught at those schools.
Put your effort where it's the most impactful.
December 7, 2024 at 7:56 AM
Put your effort where it's the most impactful.
B2B payback periods tend to be long.
When the customer churns before that, the company operates at a loss.
CAC only covers:
- sales & marketing costs
- engineering, product, and design
- finance, legal, IT, security
...and some more.
Once they're paid for, the company starts making a profit.
When the customer churns before that, the company operates at a loss.
CAC only covers:
- sales & marketing costs
- engineering, product, and design
- finance, legal, IT, security
...and some more.
Once they're paid for, the company starts making a profit.
December 6, 2024 at 8:00 AM
B2B payback periods tend to be long.
When the customer churns before that, the company operates at a loss.
CAC only covers:
- sales & marketing costs
- engineering, product, and design
- finance, legal, IT, security
...and some more.
Once they're paid for, the company starts making a profit.
When the customer churns before that, the company operates at a loss.
CAC only covers:
- sales & marketing costs
- engineering, product, and design
- finance, legal, IT, security
...and some more.
Once they're paid for, the company starts making a profit.
On average, US startups founded today start scaling their ops in Europe in about 6-7 years.
They typically:
- hire their first European employee 2-3 years after founding
- first European office about 6 years later
- take 1.5 years to expand to 2 additional locations in Europe
They typically:
- hire their first European employee 2-3 years after founding
- first European office about 6 years later
- take 1.5 years to expand to 2 additional locations in Europe
December 4, 2024 at 8:43 PM
On average, US startups founded today start scaling their ops in Europe in about 6-7 years.
They typically:
- hire their first European employee 2-3 years after founding
- first European office about 6 years later
- take 1.5 years to expand to 2 additional locations in Europe
They typically:
- hire their first European employee 2-3 years after founding
- first European office about 6 years later
- take 1.5 years to expand to 2 additional locations in Europe
I used to design & code at the same time, the 'hackathon way'.
That never really worked for me. At some point I got stuck with messy code. New features came slowly, things broke.
Nowadays I flesh out the idea, design the database etc. for days before I even write the first code.
So much better.
That never really worked for me. At some point I got stuck with messy code. New features came slowly, things broke.
Nowadays I flesh out the idea, design the database etc. for days before I even write the first code.
So much better.
December 4, 2024 at 2:15 PM
I used to design & code at the same time, the 'hackathon way'.
That never really worked for me. At some point I got stuck with messy code. New features came slowly, things broke.
Nowadays I flesh out the idea, design the database etc. for days before I even write the first code.
So much better.
That never really worked for me. At some point I got stuck with messy code. New features came slowly, things broke.
Nowadays I flesh out the idea, design the database etc. for days before I even write the first code.
So much better.
I list each new idea in my Notion and start breaking it down into smaller pieces.
This makes building new things much more fun.
This makes building new things much more fun.
December 4, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I list each new idea in my Notion and start breaking it down into smaller pieces.
This makes building new things much more fun.
This makes building new things much more fun.
Europe is a key growth lever for US startups.
The most successful software startups generate 40%+ of their global revenue from Europe when they IPO.
While growth slows in the US, Europe starts accelerating.
Entering Europe boosts company value by 31% on average.
Still many leave $$$ on table
The most successful software startups generate 40%+ of their global revenue from Europe when they IPO.
While growth slows in the US, Europe starts accelerating.
Entering Europe boosts company value by 31% on average.
Still many leave $$$ on table
December 3, 2024 at 9:41 PM
Europe is a key growth lever for US startups.
The most successful software startups generate 40%+ of their global revenue from Europe when they IPO.
While growth slows in the US, Europe starts accelerating.
Entering Europe boosts company value by 31% on average.
Still many leave $$$ on table
The most successful software startups generate 40%+ of their global revenue from Europe when they IPO.
While growth slows in the US, Europe starts accelerating.
Entering Europe boosts company value by 31% on average.
Still many leave $$$ on table
This is my go-to site for LLM presets for AI assistants.
Any others out there?
Any others out there?
llmctx.com
Developer documentation in an LLM-ready format
llmctx.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:03 AM
This is my go-to site for LLM presets for AI assistants.
Any others out there?
Any others out there?