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Writings on business and startups, innovation, design, software development, marketing, philosophy, ethics, or any other thing that might prove relevant.

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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Escaping the Microservices Wormhole.

Why a distributed app can quietly break your business when you're starting up.

Roberto Rodes
September 9, 2021 Leave a Comment
9 min read

It’s over. Another day went by, and you aren’t able to make a final choice. You’ve been thinking hard about your new app’s architecture, …

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Don’t Grow a Billion-Dollar Business, Grow the Muscles to Hold It.

How I regained control after two failures and 6+ years as a startup founder.

Roberto Rodes
August 14, 2020 Leave a Comment
15 min read

“I feel useless. This is not our place." It all came out of my mouth while working with my brother. That was a feeling we both had …

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Understand First.

We are sharing our trip to self-publishing a book. Want to get involved?

Roberto Rodes and Jose Rodes
March 6, 2020 Leave a Comment
6 min read

Understand first.

The beginning. We are Jose and Roberto Rodes. In 2012 we started our adventure as entrepreneurs. Throughout this time, we have founded …

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From Fragility to Consistency.

How we can escape the greatest serial killer of startup founders.

Roberto Rodes and Jose Rodes
February 8, 2020 Leave a Comment
8 min read

Man in chains chasing money

As tech entrepreneurs, we fight tirelessly, hoping to create the next Amazon. We strive for years to create innovative products that …

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Learning and Evolution as the Key Drivers of Software Design.

Roberto Rodes
July 19, 2019 Leave a Comment
11 min read

Source code on screen.

Designing and building useful software products that serve well their intended purpose, both for customers and the business, is often an …

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A Panoramic Vision Around Software Systems.

Roberto Rodes
July 7, 2019 Leave a Comment
11 min read

Man looking at the horizon from the top of a hill.

Our goal as tech creators is to bring solutions that are truly useful out into the world. Enablers to cause a positive impact. Yet, …

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My View Around Software Testing.

Roberto Rodes
June 2, 2019 Leave a Comment
2 min read

You don't have a test suite to rely on. I've seen and experienced this situation myself before.  When that happens, altering even …

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