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The Reality of Building: Scope Creep and Strategic Pivots

30 October 2024 · 12 min read

The Reality of Building: Scope Creep and Strategic Pivots

The honest story of how scope creep nearly derailed our development and how we learned to embrace it as market validation rather than fight it.

aiCommerce
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The Philosophy Behind Perxify: Rethinking Brand-Consumer Relationships

10 October 2024 · 11 min read

The Philosophy Behind Perxify: Rethinking Brand-Consumer Relationships

The core philosophy that drives Perxify - moving beyond transactional relationships to create genuine partnerships between brands and customers.

customer-experienceCommerce
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From Concept to Platform: Perxify's Evolution Through 2024

16 September 2024 · 12 min read

From Concept to Platform: Perxify's Evolution Through 2024

How Perxify evolved from a simple loyalty program idea into a comprehensive commerce platform throughout 2024.

entrepreneurshipCommerce
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The Technical Reality: Web3 Building Challenges

7 July 2024 · 11 min read

The Technical Reality: Web3 Building Challenges

The honest truth about building on blockchain technology - from integration complexities to user experience challenges and everything in between.

aiCommerce
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Building in Public: The Early Days of Perxify

8 June 2024 · 7 min read

Building in Public: The Early Days of Perxify

A look back at the initial decision to build Perxify in the open, sharing our progress, challenges, and lessons learned with the community.

entrepreneurshipCommerce
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Looking back and thinking forward, analysing our planned journey for Alder Solutions

3 June 2024 · 6 min read

Looking back and thinking forward, analysing our planned journey for Alder Solutions

Three hours in the air, with no access to the internet or other disturbances, was a fantastic time. It allowed me to catch up on long-form reading and have much-needed moments of reflection.

Experience
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Fifteen Years in the Making: The Journey to Building Perxify

29 May 2024 · 8 min read

Fifteen Years in the Making: The Journey to Building Perxify

A personal reflection on the entrepreneurial journey that led to Perxify - from early ecommerce ventures to finding the right problem to solve.

entrepreneurshipCommerce
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Ready. Set. Go.

26 February 2024 · 7 min read

Ready. Set. Go.

Coming back from Paris, after spending days with my straight-shooting lovely wife, my always life-enjoying friend Nizzar, and many other crazy-optimistic-weird people, something new has re-awakened inside me. Something I last felt years…

Leadership
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My personal review of the year 2023

28 December 2023 · 13 min read

My personal review of the year 2023

This year started with a downward cycle, but by the end, its course changed again with the help of some new Internet frens, and I managed to travel a lot, this time also with Lele.

Leadership
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Post Mortem for Supplain

3 July 2023 · 5 min read

Post Mortem for Supplain

In April 2021, we assembled a team to build a supply chain blockchain that connects all parties and enables more interoperability.

Leadership
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Should we be talking about Web4 already?

4 May 2023 · 13 min read

Should we be talking about Web4 already?

The next generation of the internet is here, called Web 4.0. This new web version will be more personalised, interactive, and intelligent than ever before.

Leadership
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Blockchain & cryptocurrency use cases, reputation, regulation and the path forward feat. NFT Tallinn

28 March 2023 · 7 min read

Blockchain & cryptocurrency use cases, reputation, regulation and the path forward feat. NFT Tallinn

(1) real use cases;

Leadership
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