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Like most non-US citizens in tech, Silicon Valley is the famed Mecca for our industry. Big Tech, Big Pharma and just about every world-changing company in the last 50 years calls the Bay Area home. Because of this, California is set to become the 5th largest economy in the world, overtaking Germany.
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Does it feel like tech employee salaries are doubling every 5 years? Hiring and sustaining tech teams has become extremely expensive and time-consuming, and J. Powel might have a lot to do with it.

November 1, 2022

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Ukraine is beautiful and innocent, and it has a sense of humour and spirit that goes against the stupid stereotypes that the world seems to embrace. I laugh a lot in Kyiv. More than anywhere else.
I am leaving Kyiv this late afternoon on a train to Poland. I should arrive back in SA on Thursday. It has been a busy and productive time here and I saw many friends and took a lot in.
With The Great Resignation afoot, many large companies in South Africa, the US and globally are finding their staff churn rates go through the roof (or rather, out the door). This is a huge problem, perhaps one of the most devastating silent killers of any company.

April 11, 2022

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The last month has been our most important for PYGIO. We have gained new clients and grew our existing base by 20%. Each of our clients are happy and winning because of our products and services.

December 12, 2021

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I am glad to be back home in Johannesburg, South Africa. Had I stayed in Kyiv any longer, I would have had to go up in pants size fairly soon. If you like food, and I am guessing that most of you do, then you need to get to Kyiv.

October 21, 2021

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This month, we ate Borscht and exchanged jokes with the PYGIO teams in Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lviv. Although we adopt a "work-from-anywhere" culture, it was wonderful to meet our teams in person from across Ukraine.

October 9, 2021

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Greetings from Frankfurt -> next stop, Kyiv!

September 20, 2021

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When I was at university a few of us in the computer science class put on a show in the evenings, during the week, and it was called "Computers, Dreams and Magic". That was way back when, in the early 90s.