Alex Ponomarev Passionate about software development and building great products http://www.alexponomarev.me 291 posts
Hiring 12 Nov 2018 · 4 min read How to hire developers for a startup If you’re a startup founder, project manager or development team lead then interviewing and hiring people is your responsibility. Getting wrong people on board can cost you time and Read more
Non-technical founders 11 Nov 2018 · 4 min read Who are startup advisors An advisory board is a group of talented people who provide your company with professional help and guidance to help you grow. Advisors use their expertise and network to help Read more
Team management 10 Nov 2018 · 4 min read Effective communication with designers As a manager, you might struggle to communicate the vision you have in your head with a designer. It might look like designers come from another planet but they are Read more
Leadership 8 Nov 2018 · 4 min read How do you lead a development team without any technical expertise? The incompetent manager According to Laurence Peter research made in 1969, every employee is promoted until she reaches her level of incompetence. In other words, if someone is good at Read more
Lean 7 Nov 2018 · 4 min read Kaizen: Art of continuous improvement The word “Kaizen” in Japanese means “improvement” or “change for better”. The word itself refers to any improvement, but the “Kaizen” practice popularised by the Toyota Corporation typically describes the Read more
Leadership 6 Nov 2018 · 4 min read Managing the risk of indispensable employees Imagine that your airplane is landing and something goes wrong with one of its hydraulic systems — a wing is not moving or landing gear is not operating correctly. It' Read more
Lean 5 Nov 2018 · 4 min read The Five Whys If you’re into entrepreneurship and management you’ve probably heard about Lean, Kanban and Kaizen. These techniques were originally developed by Toyota corporation in 1950s as part of larger Read more
Leadership 2 Nov 2018 · 4 min read How to be liked and respected as a leader One of the most common questions people who just stepped into a manager’s role have is how do they know that team likes them. It’s usually not only Read more
Co-founder 1 Nov 2018 · 4 min read How to find a technical co-founder when you can't code I speak to many people who have great ideas and lots of insider knowledge in their industry — they just need someone with the technical skill to implement it. It’s Read more
CTO 31 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Defining the role of the CTO When a company is searching for the ‘tech guy’ the needs and requirements that are listed in the job description are often quite different from real responsibilities. For example, it’ Read more
Leadership 25 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Abundance and scarcity mindset "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” is a self-help business book written by Stephen Covey in 1989. I’m pretty sure that you’ve heard about it and Read more
Team management 24 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Tips for better communication between designers and developers Creating an outstanding user experience requires an incredible amount of hard work and skills. Moreover, a coordinated effort of the whole team is the only way to deliver the application Read more
Leadership 21 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Pulling it off on your own as a solo founder In theory, a co-founder doubles your skill set and productivity. As solo founders, we often feel the pressure from partners or investors who perceive us as a risky bet and Read more
Leadership 20 Oct 2018 · 5 min read Dealing with conflict in a development team It’s hard to create a strong and professional team and lead it to success. But it’s even harder to keep everyone in the team from tearing each other Read more
Team management 19 Oct 2018 · 4 min read How to effectively communicate with developers and manage them If you ever worked with a development team or a single developer, the chances are that you’ve probably noticed how hard it may be to get what you want. Read more
Requirements management 18 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Managing requirements in agile project One of the most significant issues that comes up in every agile project is how the team works with documentation, especially with requirements. At the beginning of a project it Read more
Agile project management 17 Oct 2018 · 4 min read Bugs in software and what we can do about it The only way to create software that has fewer bugs is to cut off the functionality and implement an absolute minimum and then spend an enormous amount of time testing Read more
Leadership 16 Oct 2018 · 4 min read How to delegate and avoid miscommunication Delegation is often understood as a way of avoiding the unwanted work by letting someone else do it. In reality, delegation is not only one of the main tools in Read more
