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Learning math again as an adult

Last year, I started taking math classes again with an online teacher where we review the French high school 12th-grade curriculum, the scientific specialization. When I was in high school, a billion years ago, I picked economics. We obviously had math classes, but they were less advanced than the scientific path. At that time, I [ ]

Leaving the GAFAMs and learning about privacy-focused digital life

In March, I had a fascinating conversation with a cybersecurity expert at a tech event. We covered a wide range of topics, including the Ukrainian War, U.S. and French politics, social media, and various anxiety-inducing issues. He explained the many ways governments can spy on us, thanks to the tech industry. I was shocked to [ ]

Learning the hard way from my first chess tournaments

At first, I wanted to write about my first chess tournament on January 11th. But procrastination got the best of me, and I’ve played in two more tournaments since then. Then, I thought about writing a long, detailed article on how I went from a beginner to a high ELO player (maybe 1600-1800). But a [ ]

Reviewing 2024

I attended Nesslabs “Annual Year in Review” workshop this year. The last time I joined was in 2020, and I regret not making it an annual habit. But better late than never! This article is the result of this year’s workshop. On the work front, 2024 was a continuity and a conclusion of 2023 s challenges. [ ]

Writing, learning, and building stuff

Until now, I hadn t given much thought to setting content directions for my personal website. I simply wrote about topics that I felt interested in or were relevant to my job when I received questions. However, this approach has revealed two significant flaws. First, without a defined theme or content calendar, and by simply following [ ]

Understanding Data Engineering

After transitioning to Product Management, I prepared myself to work more closely with software developers. Nothing prepared me to join a team composed of Data professionals only, and this is what happened. It was intimidating at first, but I feel fortunate to collaborate with such a broad range of new tech skills. I thought I [ ]

Understanding how APIs work

This is the first article of explaining technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders. I hope these series will help non developers profiles to confidence and technical knowledge. What are APIs? API is an acronym standing for “Application Programming Interface”. APIs are created to achieve a specific function, to be used every time your interaction with a [ ]

How does Artificial Intelligence work?

It’s impossible to miss the current buzz around artificial intelligence, a subject that deserves our attention. It took me a while to fully immerse myself in it. At first, I was skeptical about the hype surrounding AI. It’s not the first time we’ve heard talk of its imminent arrival, when in reality it’s humans masquerading [ ]

Transitioning to Product Management

New adventure In February 2023, I too was affected by the #techlayoff wave. After getting over the shock and sadness, I took the opportunity to rest and think about what to do next. I quickly realized that I didn t want to continue in marketing. After 10 years in marketing and then Growth, I d had enough [ ]

Cross Domain Tracking on Google Analytic 4

One of my most read articles, is the one that explains how to track multiple domains (cross-domain tracking) on Universal Analytics. I was not convinced that this article written quickly two years ago would get so many views. As a reminder, Google Analytics 4 will irrevocably replace Universal Analytics as of July 2023. I hope [ ]