Small Posts

Short thoughts, quick takes, and micro-posts.

Everything must have an owner with authority to make decisions.

I'm always astounded at how rare this is solved in companies.

It's been a few days since I felt tired and sick. I posted less on social media.

Surprisingly, I gain more followers when I'm quiet. How should I take it? 😂

What if I tell you that taking time to learn something is productive time.

I changed my diet recently and became more careful about what I feed my body.

My first goal is to reach 90 kg.

I have seen some successes so far! 😊

Offices are just glorified coworking spaces.

This week we saw how to apply systems to be a better leader, produce more significant outcomes, and multiply your potential without increasing stress.

But what if you can reuse and transform content to find more value from the same idea?

A manager typically splits his day into one-hour slots.

A software engineer does so but in half days.

Respect the differences.

I'm happy with my content creation system, but I REALLY need to automate some parts, like logging all the social media content I post into my Notion database.

This is becoming overwhelming to do it manually. 😅

Unlike engineering buildings, software foundations can be changed after being made.

Leverage this flexibility to confront your product to actual customers.

Iterate from market feedback instead.

We must continuously learn, but the amount of online content is overwhelming.

Be sure to focus your time on the right source and apply your new knowledge to concrete outcomes.

As a manager, you likely have many routine tasks to perform every week.

Put even the smallest ones on a checklist to save space in your procedural memory.

There is no value in remembering them.

Is there also a way to build a curated list of people to follow on LinkedIn?

The only way I see is to unfollow everyone else to keep a sane home feed. 🙄

It is a mess and takes too much energy to interact with people.

Leaders are often crushed by all the activities they must track.

You have many ideas, but you fail at executing them.

Ideas are 5% of the outcome. It is the execution that truly ensures success.

But how to optimize for execution?

Think in systems.

I leave my ego aside when building in public at work.

It exposes a vulnerable version of me.

Caring about my self-esteem prevents me from sharing my work by fearing being bashed and pointed out as an incompetent creator.

By hiding work in private, you may inadvertently ostracize colleagues.

Being ostracized is when you feel rejected by your peers.

Rejection occurs when a group avoids association with and habitually keeps away from an individual.

There is no better trait than the innocence of our kids.

I would like it to last as they grow up.

Building in public is hard.

You have to grow the proper mindset.

There is no culture of transparency if we hide our work.

Building in public brings many benefits to distributed teams:

  • Getting feedback early and pivoting accordingly.
  • Create trust and validate assumptions.
  • Show progress and improve morale.

Most distributed teams fail at building a culture of transparency because they never show unfinished work.

This week I explain why building in public at work is a free and low-effort strategy that provides maximum impact in developing organizational transparency.

Everyone tells you to stay consistent and show up daily.

It is generally good advice to be constant when building something or interacting with people.

Do you know what's better? Be consistent in taking time to recharge.

Nicolas Cava

Early-stage CTO helping founders build scalable software and teams from MVP to $5M+ ARR without burnout.

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