Last night me and my partners welcomed VP of Engineering from US based company which is shifting their focus from India to high-quality European services with Expert Soft. We had a friendly dinner and shared his experience and thoughts why Indian outsource is the best foundation for high-quality services they provide in Texas and allover the US. We…
Author: Pavel Tsarykau

The MVP is dead. Long live the RAT
Want to share Rik Higham’s article explaining why you should focus on Riskiest Assumption Tests and forget about MVPs. There is a flaw at the heart of the term Minimum Viable Product: it’s not a product. It’s a way of testing whether you’ve found a problem worth solving. A way to reduce risk and quickly test your biggest…
2018 Is The Year To Deploy B2B E-Commerce Before It’s Too Late
Only half of manufacturers and brands currently have e-commerce websites. In today’s digital-centric world, what could possibly be the cause of this? E-commerce best practices have been well understood for over fifteen years, capital costs of e-commerce systems have come down dramatically, and over 90% of business buyers – and just about every single consumer…
Amazon Becomes Biggest Position at Steven Cohen’s Point72
Steve Cohen’s family office, which is in the midst of transforming into a hedge fund, boosted Amazon.com Inc. into its biggest disclosed U.S. stock holding as of the end of the year. Point72 Asset Management increased its stake in the online retailer by more than 12 percent, or about 36,000 shares, leaving it with a market…
The best examples of artificial intelligence in e-commerce
Artificial intelligence is more than just a buzzword, and is now deeply embedded in our daily lives, whether we recognize it or not. Simply put, machines are learning how to assist us with the tasks that we’d usually have to undertake, and they are getting incredibly good at their jobs, allowing us humans to do…
Facebook redesign nixes the blue profile header and adds circular pictures
Did you noticed that our pictures in FB and others are circular format? I have beautiful explanation from the inside of Facebook (autotranslated): “Initially, round-up avatars were made in Messenger, because it more suited to the rounded message bubble (the block in which the message text is placed). After, in the form of an experiment,…
We were in an accident during an automated driving tech demo
As a transportation reporter, I’ve been in a lot of cars using either autonomous or semi-automated Advanced Driver Assistance (ADAS) features, both on public and private roads, and yet I’d never been in an accident during a demonstration drive for any of these features before now. On Tuesday, January 30, myself and two TechCrunch video…
Putting People First
Citizen engagement plays a crucial role in any Smart City strategy, a key element to increase competitiveness, boost economic growth and social progress. Even so, administrations still struggle to offer the same type of experience citizens are used to when interacting with industries like Retail or Travel. SAP Hybris steps up to help governments deliver…