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Developer and entrepreneur from Coimbra, Portugal.
2024-02-28 12:03
These were my thoughts about how cities affect your lifestyle for today. They change you. It takes a while for the lifestyle changes to occur. It didn’t take Yerevan too long to do it… Read More
2024-01-07 13:27
This messaging app I built for, and with, my family, it won’t change unless we want it to change. There will be no sudden redesign, no flood of ads, no pivot to chase a userbase i… Read More
2024-01-02 11:28
All the books I read in 2023, with a ⭐️ next to my favourites. You can also check my lists for 2020, 2021 and 2022.FictionRed Star - Alexander BogdanovCryptonomicon - Neal Step… Read More
2023-02-24 12:20
In the past 4 years, I’ve been experimenting with analogue photography, with a Canon T70 and a Canon Prima Zoom Shot. Here is a random selection of the results Read More
2023-02-06 17:39
“You see, this cultural phenomenon of speed and growth at all costs is displayed in every startup, they all look the same, it’s like fast food: it looks good, its taste it’… Read More
2023-01-18 13:01
“Non-coercive marketing places full authority and trust in people. It creates the conditions under which they can make empowered decisions for themselves, and do so in their own time… Read More
2023-01-18 12:54
“Once we realise that the new is nothing new, it will appear that the task at hand is much less daunting than we thought.” - How to keep up with tech and not get left behind by A… Read More
2023-01-18 12:37
“These kinds of traits may appear dumb-but-innocuous early on, but if only it stopped there. In the past few years, these personalities have added extreme and harmful views to their on… Read More
2023-01-01 11:54
All the books I read in 2022, with a ⭐️ next to my favourites. You can also check my lists for 2020 and 2021.
Fiction
We - Yevgeny Zamyatin ⭐
The Last of the Masters … Read More
2022-11-30 10:37
Cabinet: New app made by us at Bloco.
Curated by a team of independent app creators, Cabinet gives you a selection of great Android apps Read More
2022-04-29 17:26
Sérgio Santos (@[email protected]) Read More
2022-01-01 15:58
Keeping up with 2020, here are all the books I read in 2021, with a ⭐️ next to my favourites.
Fiction
Giovanni’s Room - James Baldwin
Do Androids Dream of Electric Shee… Read More
2020-12-29 16:48
Here’s the full list of books I’ve read in 2020, with a small note of which were my favourites.
Fiction
The Snows of Kilimanjaro - Ernest Hemingway
The Dispossessed - Ursula K… Read More
2020-09-09 09:06
Open Source App Development – Bloco Read More
2020-08-11 12:14
“Relaynet is a computer network designed to resist internet blackouts caused by the aforementioned contexts. Basically put, any Internet-based service that doesn’t require real-t… Read More
2020-05-22 17:49
Contemporary Art in Coimbra: Personal manually-maintained list of contemporary art exhibitions to see in Coimbra Read More
2020-04-18 15:50
Jantarada: Your local food joints are struggling during the current crisis — but they’re still cooking! Help them keep the lights on, by getting take-out from the best restaurant… Read More
2019-07-17 11:23
New decententralised android and web apps we developed at Bloco with the help of João Diogo Costa. Check them out at envelop.app Read More
"The Future Came Into Focus: I Could Grow A Small Team, Slowly Buy Back Our Investors, And Build..."
2019-02-10 14:19
“The future came into focus: I could grow a small team, slowly buy back our investors, and build Gumroad into a meaningful business focused on our creators. We would never become a bil… Read More
2019-01-18 14:50
We released a new version of Large Text, our Android app for showing messages fullscreen. Get it on Google Play Read More
2018-12-20 16:25
Posto: My radio show at the new online community radio I helped create in Coimbra Read More
2017-06-12 13:56
“If you are somewhere between a lifestyle business and a VC funded monopoly, you should reconsider your funding strategy and try building a real business instead.” - Real Busines… Read More
"However, It Is So Easy To Forget The Rule Everyone Was Taught Before They Met Scrum Or Had Ever..."
2017-02-06 11:14
“However, it is so easy to forget the rule everyone was taught before they met Scrum or had ever heard the expression MVP: that until people trust each other, none of it matters.&rdquo&hell…Read More
2017-01-18 10:30
“A design studio isn’t an assembly line business. As such, the approaches used in building one or the other aren’t necessarily transferable. Early on in our business, someo… Read More
2017-01-12 12:34
“Without a clear point of view on what makes you different, it’s easy to wander. Especially in the software industry. New feature requests come in every day, and if you can&rsquo&hell…Read More
2016-12-07 11:21
“One danger about side projects is wanting to jump into all aspects at once. You start creating wireframes, writing your server routing logic, and thinking about use cases. Stop!&rdquo&hell…Read More
2016-11-14 23:56
Indie Hackers – Learn from the creators behind profitable businesses and side projects: Inspiring stories from indie tech products, many bootstrapped Read More
2015-11-12 15:46
On Dear Design Student, Mike Monteiro argues:
Q: I graduated from school this year and I’ve been looking for my first job. After interviewing around, I finally got a job offer at a s… Read More
2015-07-03 10:08
Bloco's first trimester: status update:
It’s been 3 months since I’ve started Bloco. And they went way too fast. But I think now is a good time to look back and track the progre… Read More
2015-04-23 10:04
At Nourish we embraced the Pull Request - Code Review - Merge workflow from the start. And yeah, reviewing code can be boring. But then we found this article on how to improve the code revie… Read More
2015-04-13 10:10
Another project I began working on is departamento.co.
I always been a magazine fan, as you can see by my Magpile profile. But living in a corner of Europe means it’s hard to find ind… Read More
2015-04-08 13:40
After a year building product and an awesome team at Nourish Care, it’s time for a change.
So, what now?
My thinking is, what can I do that has the most impact around me?
Building a su… Read More
2014-10-05 19:46
“Features must align with business goals, because they create the theoretical framework in which the application operates; the alternative is an aimless application with a lot of code… Read More
2014-05-30 09:33
I recently done two tech talks about using MongoDB for Rails projects, one at Coimbra.rb, and another one at the LinkedCare offices. Here are the slides:
Simple MongoDB design for Rails… Read More
2014-02-11 14:23
“As you build your startup, you are digging a hole. If it doesn’t get easier to get new users, take the time to get back to the surface and dig a brand new hole instead of simply… Read More
2014-02-11 14:23
“As you build your startup, you are digging a hole. If it doesn’t get easier to get new users, take the time to get back to the surface and dig a brand new hole instead of simply… Read More
2014-01-10 23:55
“[A MVP] Should validate or invalidate key hypothesis: Rarely is the most critical hypothesis - can we build X. Remember, most startups fail because no one wants what they built not b… Read More
2014-01-08 12:22
“They did not want to hear that, but it made things clear: we had to build a better product. There was no other way out. No window, no hole, no escape hatch, no backdoor.” - Lead… Read More
2013-05-27 22:22
A recurrent story, when you start reading about retention in, is the story of how Twitter manages to keep new users around:
Elman, whose goal is to make Twitter users stick around, said his… Read More
2013-05-12 20:33
Coimbriefing: A more recent personal project has been a new blog called Coimbriefing. I use it to share quick updates about the Coimbra startup scene (in Portuguese only), to keep the commun… Read More
2013-05-11 23:19
Androplr: Droplr for Android: In the last months, we’ve done some projects outside Bundlr. One of those was just released: Androplr, an Android app for the popular sharing service Drop… Read More
2013-03-20 11:20
My first Barcamp, back in 2006, was sort of life changing. So, I’m very excited to help organize another edition, here in Coimbra.
It’s already this weekend. Join us Read More
2013-02-26 15:35
This weekend, me and some fine gentleman/women will be teaching Rails, on an event called Rails Girls. It’s a great initiative. Know more at: Read More
2013-01-26 21:19
“When you understand what each UI element in your product means to your customer’s life, you’ll understand how to sell it better. What your product is and the way it is sol… Read More
2013-01-26 21:19
“When you understand what each UI element in your product means to your customer’s life, you’ll understand how to sell it better. What your product is and the way it is sol… Read More
2013-01-24 00:41
After having to learn a bit of Android development for a consulting job, I’m releasing my first app.
Caderno is a minimal notepad for Android. I couldn’t find the most basic not… Read More
2013-01-19 21:06
“There is one final trick to getting the most from relationships with mentors. It’s not enough to find great mentors, ask a few questions, and move on. You have to engage them. B… Read More
2013-01-19 21:06
“There is one final trick to getting the most from relationships with mentors. It’s not enough to find great mentors, ask a few questions, and move on. You have to engage them. B… Read More
2013-01-17 01:18
I helped organize a weekend workathon called Improve Coimbra. The goal was to come up with concrete solutions for some of the city problems in just two days.
You can see here the results: I… Read More
2013-01-11 18:37
Me and couple of friends are bringing the Beta Talks to Coimbra. They’re informal conversations with two guests and a moderator, happening on the 16th of each month, on several citie… Read More
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