I have recently been working with graphQL and was happy to discover that there is an open source plugin called WP GraphQL which enables your WordPress content to be queryable via graphQL. If you are using WordPress as a headless CMS, I would highly recommend checking out this plugin – which is still not in… Continue reading
Setting up Git with Hooks on a Digital Ocean droplet for deployment
A while back I wrote about how to set up a WordPress deployment strategy using Git commits to update your code, now I’m going to leave a simple recipe here for updating more generic code so that you can push any project to your Digital Ocean droplet without too much fuss via Git commits and… Continue reading
Dockerize ALL THE THINGS!
I have been getting deeper and deeper into Docker and must say I’m having fun. If you don’t know Docker, it basically makes it really easy to set up a server environment with very little effort. Do you want Python with Flask and Django running on Ubuntu? Or maybe you need a NodeJS server with… Continue reading
Open source Slack for teams – Rocket.chat installation step-by-step
I am starting to move forward with my Deconstruct project and needed a chat application for the team to communicate better. I wanted it to be cross-platform and work on multiple devices and not have limitations on history of messageds and file transfers. I decided to go with Rocket.chat as I knew the CEO of the… Continue reading
Shower thought – is Github the most productive we’ve ever been?
Thinking about the coffee shops of Vienna in the 18th century – a period known for it’s great intellectual production because great minds would meet chat around their coffee addiction, I suddenly had a realisation: Maybe Github is the place and moment where humanity has, up to this point, been the most productive, inventive and… Continue reading
ICOs and Modernism and what they have in commmon – lessons from the past
I have been very, very interested in all the blockchain, crypto and ICO developments that have taken place in the last 2-3 years. So many interesting, thought-provoking projects. Some of them actually transport me to alternative realities – that is the level of groundbreaking ideas we are talking about. But having said that, I have… Continue reading
On the topic of what you “know” and hiring
What do you know? And do you have a piece of paper that proves this? I like to stay updated on technology and new discoveries – I’m constantly researching how to use new technologies – more recently things like Machine Learning, Blockchain, Semantic Web. I learn about this stuff mostly by myself online or through… Continue reading
Berlin (very) Early Stage Government Funding – an overview
Summary: If you recently graduated, you’re in luck – you can find money. If not, you probably won’t get any government money. Experienced entrepreneurs looking to create a second, third, fourth business won’t get much help from the government in the early stages. As the MVP guy, I’m always in good company of great ideas…. Continue reading
Create a Lean Analytics Dashboard with top KPIs – try out Google Studio
Tl;Dr: You can make a simple dashboard with Google Studio with only your top 3-4 KPIs in big letters and nothing else! I kind of like and hate Google Analytics – on the one hand it’s free, full of features and can really help extract important data from digital projects so that you and your… Continue reading
Now accepting ICO review requests
I get an ICO review – YOU get an ICO Review – EVERYONE gets an ICO review! As per my latest posts, I have started reviewing ICO opportunities as a learning process. If you have an ICO that you would like reviewed you can now: I will accept requests as time allows. If you need… Continue reading