icetique - Tomasz Klapsia

Technical Leader with long-term CTO experience

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Aug 25, 2026leadership · engineering

When the Leader Becomes the Bottleneck

As your team grows, every decision still routing through you slows delivery and burns you out. A practical map of which decisions to keep, which to delegate, and which to turn into policy.

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Jun 18, 2026ai-assisted development · context engineering

AI Can Write the Code. Who Gives It the Context?

AI-assisted development needs context engineering and guardrails, or faster coding creates duplication, inconsistent architecture, and maintainability debt.

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Jun 11, 2026product · founder-story

BusCyprus: The Problem My App Solves, and Why the Press Noticed It

A personal look at how BusCyprus came out of repeated trips to Cyprus, what newcomers usually need to understand, and why the press picked up the story.

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Mar 16, 2026blockchain · smart contracts

Designing Blockchain Systems: Beyond Tutorials (Part 2)

System-level smart contract risks: MEV, flash loans, oracles, token integration, signatures, and operational safety.

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Mar 09, 2026blockchain · smart contracts

Designing Blockchain Systems: Beyond Tutorials (Part 1)

Solidity foundations and security: storage, gas, upgradeability, access control, reentrancy, and common vulnerability patterns.

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Mar 02, 2026leadership · team

What It Takes to Build a High-Performing Team

Trust, perfectionism, vision, partnership, autonomy, and purpose - what it takes to move from boss to leader and build a team that performs.

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Feb 23, 2026cloud · infrastructure

Do You Really Need the Cloud?

What scaling really means, when the cloud helps, and why scaling infrastructure should not be your first step. Validate campaigns, measure conversions, then scale.

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Jan 31, 2026company · engineering

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