Ronny Shani

  • Agile, AI, and Low-Code: Tech at PAKCon 2023

    Agile, AI, and Low-Code: Tech at PAKCon 2023

    Missed PAKCon? Here are 3 tech talks that share a commonly overlooked truth: Technology isn’t an end by itself but rather an instrument to accomplish business goals

  • Deconstruct The Obvious: Explaining the motto of PAKCon 2023

    Deconstruct The Obvious: Explaining the motto of PAKCon 2023

    PAKCon 2023 is all about straight answers. We sat down with Rainer Berak to find out what’s so obvious about The Obvious and why we can’t afford to go on fooling ourselves anymore

  • Who Needs a Frontend Framework?

    Who Needs a Frontend Framework?

    Does React or Angular solve problems or create new ones? What’s more important: DX or UX? And which tool should you use? Our frontend developers weigh in

  • Take one: How to Grow as a Leader

    Take one: How to Grow as a Leader

    Our CTO Stephan Schulze observes three common fails of up-and-coming tech leaders—and offers tips on avoiding them

  • Keep Your Cloud Under Control: Infrastructure Best Practices

    Keep Your Cloud Under Control: Infrastructure Best Practices

    How to streamline your infrastructure, plug security vulnerabilities, and ensure your setup is sustainable? Project A’s Senior DevOps Engineer Alencar Souza has some tips

  • What Makes a Good CTO?

    What Makes a Good CTO?

    Working closely with dozens of CTOs in our portfolio got me thinking about what they have in common and what makes them better

  • Everything you need to know before going global

    Everything you need to know before going global

    There are plenty of examples of internationalization gone wrong. Want to avoid these pitfalls? We have a few tips

  • To Monolith or Not to Monolith?

    To Monolith or Not to Monolith?

    Stephan Schulze, Project A’s CTO, offers advice on when startups should migrate to microservices

  • Engineer your engineering team

    Engineer your engineering team

    Our open-source tool, Velojiraptor, helps portfolio companies introduce KPIs into the software development process and boost developers’ productivity. Give it a spin!

  • Set and measure the right OKRs for developers

    Set and measure the right OKRs for developers

    While marketing, HR, and business development departments are avid followers of OKRs, engineering teams can also benefit from setting goals

  • How we helped build a 5x unicorn

    How we helped build a 5x unicorn

    Project A has been investing in Trade Republic since its series A round — both financially and as an operational partner. Our Tech team spent two years supporting the firm, delivering a web app and several backend services that have helped it evolve from a startup into a major European player

  • Conway’s Law in Action

    Conway’s Law in Action

    Are you leading a tech team but never heard about Conway’s law? A quick intro to one of the fundamental principles of tech organizations

  • The sysadmin diaries

    The sysadmin diaries

    Emanuel Stoi, Senior System Administrator and Project A’s Mac Guy in residence, talks about automation, tech support, the challenges of a hybrid workplace, and the importance of the human factor

  • No VC money? Make lemonade

    No VC money? Make lemonade

    The global cooldown is the perfect moment to refocus, shake off bad habits, and create a sustainable foundation for the next growth phase

  • Mind the gap between Title and Role

    Mind the gap between Title and Role

    Job titles can often be just meaningless labels — what really matters are your day-to-day responsibilities