4 Useful Product Management Frameworks and Models for Starters


So you've been doing product management for quite a while, considering a career shift, or just found out that there's actually a name for your role in your startup where job scopes are often blurry. And naturally, you are looking for a means to be methodical in what you do so you can effectively monitor … Continue reading 4 Useful Product Management Frameworks and Models for Starters

5 Common Challenges When Transitioning to Agile Project Management


So you've heard from your boss that your company is finally adopting an agile approach in managing software projects. As a manager of a software team, a team lead, or even as a developer, you are undeniably excited. You have your eyes on agile project management for quite some time and even took a refresher … Continue reading 5 Common Challenges When Transitioning to Agile Project Management

In Retrospect: My First Year in a Tech Startup


No, I'm not one of those startup founders trying to convince the world and myself that I made an excellent decision. Maybe not yet. I am one of those consultants working for one. Last November 25, 2014 I celebrated my first year in the startup I joined after I thought that maybe the corporate world … Continue reading In Retrospect: My First Year in a Tech Startup

Special Dumb Review: Big Hero 6


For a glimpse of one of the most awesome projects I worked on, I am reblogging this special review.

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I watched the movie with my nephew. He requested for it. Right from the moment I saw its trailer in one of those movie dates I had, I knew it was going to be cool. I’m a creative working in the tech industry; inventions fascinate me. I thought that was it, that it’s the only thing that will make it appreciable for me. But I was surprised.

It will get a bit nerdy from here. Brace yourself if you have to.

The movie brought me back to my college days when I was working with my dissertation. I worked on a system that taught and implemented feed-forward artificial neural networks (ANN). The goal was way beyond providing a tutorial on ANN. I just had to include it because nobody was buying the idea that the system was capable of simulating human decision-making albeit imperfect. The real goal was to create…

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Dynamically Loading Stylesheets and Scripts in Cordova with Ember JS


We make  bad decisions once in a while and this is what our development team experienced working on an Ember project to be converted to a mobile application through Cordova. "What happened?" you would ask. We made a bad decision of independently coding the version to be converted to a mobile app with that version … Continue reading Dynamically Loading Stylesheets and Scripts in Cordova with Ember JS

Business Insider: These Guys Raised $7 Million To Create A Calendar App That Thinks For You


As a professional, it's always about productivity these days. Starting in the industry, I never thought I would have to keep track of how I manage my time. I was just a software developer; at the bottom of it all. If I get my code working, that would be it for the day. But growing … Continue reading Business Insider: These Guys Raised $7 Million To Create A Calendar App That Thinks For You