Arie Gofer – Medium

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys

I heard this phrase from the CEO of a startup a few years ago, after he realized he chose an unprofessional company to develop his app. How…

3 min readJan 14, 2024

--

You pay peanuts, you get monkeys

--

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

“It works” is not enough

On the relation between Internet providers and the success of your startup

5 min readNov 14, 2023

--

1

“It works” is not enough

--

1

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

On Dilemmas in Product Management and Buttons (Not the Ones You’re Thinking Of)

Sometimes, you can discover in everyday products various insights related to the startup world. This post is about buttons on clothing and…

4 min readAug 22, 2023

--

2

On Dilemmas in Product Management and Buttons (Not the Ones You’re Thinking Of)

--

2

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

Zoom Out to Solve the Right Problem

Are you truly addressing the underlying need, or are you merely patching up an issue within an existing solution?

11 min readJul 20, 2023

--

Zoom Out to Solve the Right Problem

--

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

But this is not what I wanted!

If you do not know what to ask for, you will never get it.

4 min readJul 5, 2023

--

But this is not what I wanted!

--

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

How (not) to build a pyramid

Have you ever built a Lego pyramid? Have you used Agile methodologies to build it?

8 min readJul 4, 2022

--

3

How (not) to build a pyramid

--

3

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

What should entrepreneurs learn from AA?

And I am not talking about the fact that they need to recover from being workaholics.

7 min readJun 14, 2022

--

What should entrepreneurs learn from AA?

--

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

The Washing Machine Test

Over the course of my career, I’ve interviewed and recruited hundreds of people, candidates for development, team leaders, system…

4 min readMar 20, 2022

--

1

The Washing Machine Test

--

1

Arie Gofer
in
Platypus Technology Solutions

The Elephant in the Room

Every time I start with a new client and get the feel of the company, I’m reminded of the old parable of The blind men and the elephant:

5 min readMar 20, 2022

--

The Elephant in the Room

--

Arie Gofer

Arie Gofer

An experienced entrepreneur, consultant, and expert in Software Product Management, Architecture, and Product Development writing from real-life experience.

Following

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams