Archive - KIRUPA 🍊

Competitive Analysis Done Right! ✅

At some point, you will need to do a competitive analysis to see where your product stands with regards to the competition. Let's dig into this further.

Aug 22 •

How to be Convincing! ✅

How can you get really good at helping influence outcomes?

Aug 9 •

July 2024

Web Gardening with Travis Fantina! 🪴

Chatting about technology, life, and all the fun complexities that go along with it.

Jul 25 •

The Secrets of the Career Pyramid! 🤫

This simplistic view of how organizations are structured explains so much about how you and I can navigate it upwards for a meaningful career.

Jul 13 •

Meet kirupaBot, an AI Powered Assistant! 👾

Using AI to help you all better find answers...and to add something quirky to the site as well!

Jul 3 •

June 2024

Tips for Writing a Great Design Brief! 🎯

At some point in your career, you will need to write (or review) a design brief. Learn how to be really good at this important activity.

Jun 20 •

May 2024

The Career Three-Body Problem 🪐

Exploring one approach to simplify the difficult task of trying to find balance in our professional lives!

May 18 •

Check out the KIRUPA Redesign! 🍊

The site was born in the 90's. It should look and behave like it! What do you think about the new 8-bit/pixelated design?

May 7 •

Navigate Human Behaviors (and Conflicts) Like a Pro! 🪑

Beyond a certain point, being very good at your job won't be enough! 😱 You need to learn to navigate the sea of human emotions, desires, and fears.

May 3 •

April 2024

Will AI Assistants Bring About the End of Technical Content Sites? 😱

The change in behavior caused by AI assistants will not be forgiving to technical content sites like...KIRUPA.com!

Apr 23 •

March 2024

Ash Lamb and the Personal Monopoly

How do you make yourself stand out in a crowded field?

Mar 23 •

February 2024

Pascal Pixel on Design, Development, and Solopreneurship!

What is the ideal size of a design team? What is the Horse Browser? How did we end up with really boring designs? We cover all of this and more!

Feb 25 •

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