Blog - Christian Vasile

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Lessons From My Deep Work Practice

Deep work was missing from my routine, and I’m on a journey to bring it back. Let me walk you through what's making it possible for me.

ChristianNovember 27, 2024

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Beyond Good Skills: A Framework for Building Teams That Thrive

Building teams that thrive is about more than just hiring the most competent people. Let's look at a framework that can help with that.

ChristianAugust 3, 2023

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Suffering of Imposter Syndrome? Here’s Why That’s Good!

If you're suffering of imposter syndrome, I might just have the answer you seek. But I'll warn you–today we're thinking differently.

ChristianAugust 22, 2022

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How We’ve Organised Our Figma Files at Uptime

Over the past months we’ve worked on improving our Figma file and library structure to allow our growing team to work more efficiently.

ChristianJuly 7, 2022

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What Most Start-ups Struggle With and What to Do About It

Every company I've ever worked with suffers of the same roadmap-related issues. What's that and how to solve it?

ChristianMarch 31, 2022

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Should You Protect Your Idea With an NDA?

An NDA has its good uses, but it's becoming increasingly clear that in the tech world they are more detrimental than helpful.

ChristianApril 26, 2021

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Why You Shouldn’t Hire Junior Designers

Junior designers can be a massive asset for your business, but most companies are not ready to hire them, so you need to think on which side you find yourself.

ChristianDecember 13, 2020

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Why You Don’t Have to Pay a Lot for Design

They say good design is expensive, but I don't buy it. I think design can be cheap, if you're willing to make certain trade-offs.

ChristianOctober 6, 2020

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Why Seeking Customer Feedback Is the Key to Loyalty

Customer feedback should be the key driver to any product roadmap if you want to have the success of the companies we all look up to.

ChristianSeptember 21, 2020

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How Visual Design Can Lead to Better Business Outcomes

Visual design alone won't make or break a business, but it can be a catalyst if the foundation of your business is already in place.

ChristianSeptember 7, 2020