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M27: Microtasking enables more accurate and precise estimates of a software project's future Feb 01, 2019

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You know how much I love microtasking and paying-by-result, but you may wonder how can we estimate the future of our projects if we deal with very small pieces of work. I made an attempt to explain it in the video. Long story short, microtasks not only make estimation easier for computers, but ensure much higher accuracy and preciseness of the result. The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rmZN3r5SWg

M26: Don't be afraid of your programmers, just get ready to fight when they get rich on your idea Jan 31, 2019

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How do you protect your business ideas from potential theft by your own programmers? Do you sign NDAs? Do you hire only those who won't steal? Well, I believe you should do the opposite. Don't be scared of theft, just be prepared to prove that the idea was originally yours and share their success, when and if they get it. The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H56jeG_Xi64

M25: Dear investors, Zerocracy is not an on-demand software shop, think bigger! Jan 30, 2019

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I've got a meeting with a potential investor a few days ago, which asked me to help him develop some software, in order to prove that Zerocracy is an investable business. I refused and here is the explanation of my logic. The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3eRSRt-zDY

M24: Artificial Intelligence is not a thinking machine, but a powerful calculator Jan 29, 2019

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We claim that Zerocracy is an AI bot that is capable of managing people better than a human being. But very often I hear questions: How is it possible to make a computer so smart? Is AI so powerful already? In this morning video I ask you a question: Do you know what AI is? What exactly is happening in that "thinking" machines? Do they really "think" as you expect them to? No, they don't. Just like Zerocracy chatbot doesn't really think, but only does what its algorithms are designed to do. There are no thinking machines in the world, as of yet. And they won't show up in the near future. The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBZcVHc0LNE

M23: Senior developers are the best, but the most difficult to manage, and the most dagnerous Jan 28, 2019

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If you need to demonstrate your investors that your software team is working hard on something great, you need a group of junior developers — they are easy to manage and are afraid of going into conflicts. On the other hand, if you need to develop a great product, you need senior developers. However, they are difficult to manage because they prefer to work for themselves, not for you and your project. Will you be able to manage them? The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdrtZIW5JtY

M22: Both full-time hiring and outsourcing will lead your project to failure, Zerocracy won't. Jan 25, 2019

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I was asked to explain what Zerocracy is doing exactly, but a potential client of ours. Here is what I managed to create, in just 15 minutes (I wanted to do five, but didn't manage). The bottom line is that full-time hiring and outsourcing are two great recipes for disaster, for a young startup. To the contrary, Zerocracy is a life saver. The full video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GozQCUH2D0I

M21: Junior developers are not a good fit for microtasking, they simply can't keep up. Jan 24, 2019

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Very often I hear people saying that microtasking is only suitable for junior developers, who are ready to work like "coding monkeys", while professional senior programmers can't do that. That's a mistake. Junior developer simply can't do microtasking, because it's stressful and complex. It's something that only experienced programmers can do right and make money out of it. The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pHUx-ISrS8

M20: Reporting bugs and deciding whether they should be fixed are two separate acticitives! Jan 23, 2019

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The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3bjFXFRsI8

M19: Want to pay-by-result? You have to do microtasking first, otherwise nothing will work. Jan 22, 2019

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The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHeXxLdGqqI

M18: Writing unit tests or not is not the decision project makes, it's your professional choice Jan 21, 2019

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The video is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF0xMjyKdKk