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As soccer clubs try to learn from software on how to best build their teams, we can also learn from software development in our management processes. Here’s what Frontend vs. Backend thinking, Versioning, Distributed Systems, Search Engines and Agile Development can teach us.

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The “derby boycott” I recently discussed raised the question in me what relationship there is between highly involved fans and a brand. Here’s why customers are more and more becoming part of products and, as a result of this, companies have to give away some control to their customers if they want to be successful.

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Second Thursday of the month – it’s time for the soccer playmaker series again. After discussing Zico who performed great at the World Cup in 1982 last month and Diego Maradona, who was hot in 1986, let’s move on to a star from the 1990 World Cup. Let’s start with a question: What do the [...]

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