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104 posts written since 2010 — leadership, delivery, product, and more recently the practice of AI-assisted engineering. Start with the selected essays.
Selected essays
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The Real AI Engineering Advantage Is Not More Code—It Is a Better System
Over a recent period of intensive development, I used a personal pet project to explore a question that increasingly matters to technology leaders: What…
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AI Can Generate 10x the Output. The Real Question Is Whether It Creates 10x the Value
Artificial intelligence is changing how products are designed, built, tested and experienced. The most visible change is speed. Teams can now generate…
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My Quest to Improve the AI SDLC Continues
Have you ever wondered how far you can go with AI assisted software development before things start to break? I did. And as with every good quest, there…
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Bangaranga leadership lessons
How you handle criticism will determine your success. 🎯 Last Saturday was fantastic. My home country, Bulgaria, won Eurovision for the first time…
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What I learn after more than a year in Oracle
It has been over one year in my current position as a Senior Engineering Manager at Oracle.As being very involved in my organization, I was reflecting…
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The Journey of Innovation: Lessons from a Hackathon Victory 🚀
Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work on an innovative idea? Let me take you on a thrilling ride through my recent hackathon experience that led…
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The AI curse!
I have seen it on my social media posts. Authors strongly complain about AI generated comments flooding their comment section. It is not only on social…
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Three-step formula to assess the need for feedback and change
Someone invited me to provide feedback for a process that I used. What would you do in this scenario if you were in my shoes? It is tempting to provide…
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The first step to become a Product Manager!
Occasionally, people had shared their passion to move to Product Management, but do you know what is first step you must take?
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The Gift of feedback
I received the feedback: “Alex, did you remember the messages that you send me?” I had sent messages throughout many days and I wasn’t sure exactly which.
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The trap of being a leader!
Though on leadership and how when a company reach a particular status in their field, then it stopped being innovative, by taking risks.
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What is wrong with the Sandwich Feedback technique
Saturday, I was in the middle of the Czech Republic in a nice camp.The weather was refreshing. I had prepared a game in my training on providing...
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Latest
- The Real AI Engineering Advantage Is Not More Code—It Is a Better SystemJul 2026
- AI Can Generate 10x the Output. The Real Question Is Whether It Creates 10x the ValueJul 2026
- My Quest to Improve the AI SDLC ContinuesJun 2026
- Bangaranga leadership lessonsMay 2026
- What I learn after more than a year in OracleNov 2025
- The Journey of Innovation: Lessons from a Hackathon Victory 🚀Feb 2025