Written by our consultant Johan Jäderblom.
I have had a passion project running for a few years now. Actually, it’s more like my passion project is the reason I got my first job.
It started as a windows forms app running on a second monitor while you played Counter-Strike: Global Offensive. If you’ve never played the…
Written by our consultant Kristian Alvarez.
How to automatically find bugs and issues before your customers or hackers do.
In early 2014, security researchers from Google and Finnish Codenomicon independently discovered a bug in OpenSSL that would be known as Heartbleed. It has been referred to as one of the worst vulnerabilities ever found, affecting up to 17% of all secure websites at the point of discovery. …
A story about the global pandemic and its effect on our business, written by Malin Malmquist — an ‘Mpyan’.
At Christmas, I was driving home to Stockholm with Göran, an old family friend who I had not seen in years.
He asked me about the company I work for and…
“In our business, expertise trumps hierarchy every time. I don’t pretend to have all the ideas and solutions needed to run a successful company.” — An article by Axel Sävstam, one of the founders of Mpya Digital.
In life, there are boundaries everywhere.
They are the rules, restrictions and laws that are placed upon us — or sometimes we place upon ourselves. Applied correctly, they are essential to our development. We depend on them. They help us reach our goals, both individually and as a society.
What…
“I was actually amazed on how cool everybody was and how easy it was to feel like I’ve worked there for years already.” — A piece written by our newest member in business operations, William Bergdahl.
When you’re fresh out of school, I think it’s important to find a workplace where you can not only learn, but also truly feel that you are welcomed. …
“Perhaps this was meant to be?” — A piece written by our newest addition in business operations (also known as joy makers), Karin Äng.
When I was about nineteen, I spent a year in London where I worked and did some thinking about my next step in life. You know, thinking about what to study and what to become. (All while visiting some nice places in London, of course.) One thing I came across…
or the words you use have impact
Do you spend any time thinking about the words you use? How they may change the perceived meaning of what you’re trying to say? Do you take ownership or redirect blame?
Let’s explore an example
You are a backend developer. You have just completed a new endpoint, your colleague is…
While honesty and integrity are qualities we all hold dear, pragmatism must also come into play when you are running a business.
In the article I wrote last week, I tried to describe what authenticity means to me. I think one sentence from that piece sums it up nicely:
Authenticity…
Jag ska vara rakt på sak: många chefer jag mött är superdåliga på att vara ledare. Varför är det så? Min enkla tes är att många chefer helt enkelt att inte har förmågan att agera ledare. Det är ett svårt uppdrag som bitvis kräver en hel del tid.
På mina…
Starting a new job can be nerve-wracking at the best of times, but in the middle of a global pandemic it moves to a whole new level. Hear it from our newest consultant Jeff Jonasson.
Here I have summarised my experience of changing employer in a difficult time. …
