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Why We’re Leaving the Cloud.

Roberto Rodes
October 20, 2022 Leave a Comment
1 min read

Clouds in the sky at dusk.

Basecamp's leaving the cloud. In this article, DHH, co-founder and CTO at Basecamp, gives the reasons behind their choice. The first …

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How to Shape a Base Software Architecture for Your SaaS as a Beginner Founder to Adapt to Changes Fast (And Without Going Crazy).

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
5 min read

Skeleton of a building under construction.

Coming up with a highly adaptive base structure for your SaaS is vital. As an early-stage founder, your resources are scarce. And I'm not …

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A Tale of Two Top-Downs.

Blueprint Processes vs. Coarse-To-Fine Processes.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
1 min read

Building blueprint with pen and ruler on top.

Here is a two-part series by Joe Norman. As with many concepts, the term "top-down" is highly conflated. It's not the first time I've …

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How to Learn Web3

Some Useful Steps to Understand the World of Blockchain Better.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
2 min read

Blockchain graphic.

I have encountered feelings regarding Web 3. On the one side, I'm excited to see what it can offer. And on the other, I feel skeptical …

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How Big Tech Runs Tech Projects and the Curious Absence of Scrum.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
1 min read

Scrum meeting.

Do companies actually use Scrum? In this piece, Gergely Orosz, an ex-tech leader at companies like Uber, Microsoft, or Skyscanner, offers …

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How to Engineer Your SaaS Architecture as a Beginner Founder to Move Fast Today (Without Paying the Price in the Future).

Roberto Rodes
October 7, 2022 Leave a Comment
3 min read

Toddler standing in front of a long, steep stair.

"What if we cannot easily change the system later? What if it can't scale? What if it goes down? What if...? I've been building software …

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Expedition Signals – Episode 3

On Shaping Monolithic Apps, Prototyping New Products, Writing, Hiring, Achieving (And Preserving) Freedom, and Other Crazy Stuff.

Roberto Rodes
January 12, 2022 Leave a Comment
8 min read

Hey friends, Happy New Year! I hope you had a nice holiday break. Here we are back again, beginning a new exciting year with a …

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The Majestic Monolith Demystified.

How to Shape a Monolithic App to Move Fast Today Without Paying the Price in the Future.

Roberto Rodes
December 30, 2021 Leave a Comment
12 min read

The Monolith.

If you are a creator giving birth to a new web application, you may be racking your brain trying to uncover the right way to do it. In a …

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Expedition Signals – Episode 2.

On Life, Business, Product, Trading, and Making Better Choices.

Roberto Rodes
October 15, 2021 Leave a Comment
12 min read

Hi friends! Greetings from Alicante. Welcome to the second episode of Expedition Signals. A few years ago, I learned a precious …

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