James Downes
James Downes
@james-downes.bsky.social
Founder at House of Insurtech
All views plagiarised from people smarter than me #ActuallyAutistic #pragmatist #sceptic #tech #innovation #insurtech
Reposted by James Downes
The dirty secret much of the software industry doesn't want you to know is that if you build a healthy team with a healthy culture, they learn, grow, train new members, and you don't need to buy ten new tools to "supercharge development".

But they can't sell you that, so…
December 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
They should have two queues, one for cocktails and one for the rest of us
December 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
I get emails saying "here's the transcript, please check it to make sure it's accurate" sent to all of the participants (up to 20)

So we all have to do this and report back to the meeting organiser

Which really saves time for the project manager...
December 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
In Belgrade, 60/70's themed restaurant (not touristy) with our team here, will be eating lots of meat, beans and some salad. Plenty of beer, wine and maybe rakia

Glad there's beer chez toi
December 3, 2025 at 5:25 PM