“There is a theory that if anyone discovers exactly why the Universe is here, it will instantly be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. Another theory states this has already happened.” - Douglas Adams
“I know I can make my engineers 10x more productive with AI.” A non-technical CEO, confident they’ve solved what millions of experts haven’t.
“How do you avoid misalignment without micro-management?”, asked a CTO in a mentoring session.
“Be happy with who you are but strive to be more”, personal belief etched in the core of my being.
“How do you balance energy with what needs to be done?”, asked a CTO I’m coaching.
“The world is speeding up. There is no escaping ambiguity. Embrace it!”
Having instructed Cursor to add a new feature, I’m staring at the screen. It’s been running for 2 minutes already. It’s on the 23rd iteration now. Right, the new Claude 3.7 just came out. And… it’s done. Eight hundred new lines of code to integrate calendar support across backend and frontend. The world has changed again. Just a regular Wednesday by now.
“If not you, then who? If not now, when?”
“How hard is it to code a project from scratch?”—easier and more fun than expected!
Ever tried explaining a complex technical concept to a business executive and watched their eyes glaze over? At my recent TechHive talk in Berlin, I tackled this challenge head-on.