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When SCRUM becomes a harsh mistress

· 8 min read
Wojciech Gruszczyk
Chief Blog Officer

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Summary

In this post, I share my thoughts and recent experiences with Scrum and Kanban. While the first one is my default choice, the latter turned out to be revolutionary for my team at the startup I'm currently developing. Why? What are the benefits? When Kanban can yield better results than Scrum? Read on to find out!

Technical Documentation for startups - an opinionated guide

· 8 min read
Wojciech Gruszczyk
Chief Blog Officer

Your software is as good as its documentation. Even if it's a truism, it's worth remembering, especially when creating a SaaS solution with self-service capabilities and versatile APIs, or when building open-source (no, README.md in your GitHub is not sufficient).

Big tech companies know it very well. They invest significant money in creating and maintaining their documentation. They use dedicated tooling and have teams to build it. But what about startups? They are usually focused on building the product and acquiring customers. In this post, I give you my opinionated guide on how to create world-class documentation without investing.

Believe me, you can't afford to have bad documentation!

It is my ambition to say in ten sentences what others say in a whole book.

Friedrich Nietzsche

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Striking the balance: from a jack-of-all-trades to focused leadership

· 3 min read
Wojciech Gruszczyk
Chief Blog Officer

Being a (co-)founder of a technology startup often requires wearing multiple hats. Initially, it's a necessity due to budget constraints and the need to validate the idea. However, there comes a time when focus becomes more important than versatility. This post explores when to prioritize focus and avoid suboptimal work assignments.

Striking the balance - possible, needed, or just a myth?

Silesian startup ecosystem: unicorns, where are you?

· 3 min read
Wojciech Gruszczyk
Chief Blog Officer

It's been three weeks since co.brick released the report: "Preliminary diagnosis of the Silesian startup system" (can be downloaded here). The report was discussed with representatives of the ecosystem, mostly representing technology clusters and local government. Therefore it was discussed mostly from that angle, but how about the local founders? I think that their perspective was missing and in this post, I will try to highlight some of the challenges they are facing.

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