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ArticleGenAI: Cost Perspectives and Optimization Abilities - An Interview with Piotr Majchrzak, Co-CEO of Boldare

GenAI: Cost Perspectives and Optimization Abilities - An Interview with Piotr Majchrzak, Co-CEO of Boldare

Is it possible to build a reliable AI-based product within a month? What’s the best way to start implementing AI into your business? We asked these and other questions to Piotr Majchrzak, co-CEO of Boldare, during the latest episode of our 'Around the Product Development in 25 Minutes' webinar. This series is created for the Agile Product Builders Community, our platform of digital product builders and enthusiasts. Read on to learn more about the practical aspects of AI implementation and its ROI.

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Join Our Agile Product Builders Community Newsletter!

Dive into our monthly Agile Product Builders Community Newsletter for expert insights, practical tips, and innovative strategies to excel in Agile product development. Join us and stay ahead in the dynamic world of product building!

ArticleBoldare's Week with TeamAlert CEO: Planning and Progress.

Boldare's Week with TeamAlert CEO: Planning and Progress.

Dive into the enriching week-long visit of Allan Wilson, CEO of TeamAlert, to Boldare, where collaboration, strategic planning, and team integration were paramount. Discover how workshops and face-to-face interactions led to innovative solutions like the "TeamAlert button" and strengthened business relations.

ArticleTurning Failures into Success: The Boldare and TeamAlert Experience

Turning Failures into Success: The Boldare and TeamAlert Experience

Dive into Boldare's experience in collaborating with TeamAlert, where mistakes became valuable lessons. Featuring insights from Allan Wilson and Olena Brenych.

ArticleBuilding a Bridge Over the Ocean: A Deep Dive into Polish-American Cooperation with Team Alerts Allan Wilson

Building a Bridge Over the Ocean: A Deep Dive into Polish-American Cooperation with Team Alerts Allan Wilson

There is a 6-hour time difference between Warsaw and New York. For many America-based decision-makers, this difference is seen as a risk they don’t want to take. But how do companies manage such differences in actual cooperation? Allan Wilson, owner and founder of TeamAlert, our long-standing partner based in Birmingham, Alabama, shares insights on overcoming misconceptions about Polish-American cooperation, highlighting the importance of communication and customer service. Read our interview with Allan to learn about the realities of such collaboration.

ArticleEmpowering Growth: A Journey with Strivee in the Sports Industry

Empowering Growth: A Journey with Strivee in the Sports Industry

Explore our journey with Strivee, a dynamic startup revolutionizing the sports industry. Discover how our collaboration drives innovation and growth, from enhancing user experience to expanding into international markets.

ArticleIntroducing MAXIO: Our New Client and Their Financial Operations Platform

Introducing MAXIO: Our New Client and Their Financial Operations Platform

We're excited to introduce MAXIO, our latest client from the United States. Our partnership, initiated by a recommendation from a satisfied Boldare team member, showcases our commitment to meeting precise client requirements through our team augmentation service.

ArticleA Tale of Reconnecting. Our Journey with Planet Escape.

A Tale of Reconnecting. Our Journey with Planet Escape.

Explore the heartwarming tale of Planet Escape's reconnection with a local web company, detailing their unique approach to travel and the collaborative effort to reshape goals and enhance customer experiences through website improvements.

ArticleWe have the best recruitment team in Poland - that’s official!

We have the best recruitment team in Poland - that’s official!

We’re thrilled to share that our recruitment team has been named the best in Poland! The Perły HR 2023 competition, run by Magazyn Rekruter, recognized our team for their top-notch skills in finding and attracting great candidates and making sure they have a fantastic experience with us.

ArticleWhy are trips to clients standard for Boldare teams?

Why are trips to clients standard for Boldare teams?

Find out why Boldare teams regularly travel to clients. What does it look like in practice? What are the benefits for our employees, organization, and clients? Read on to dig deeper!

Article​​Boldare Highlighted in 'Business Consulting Services' in The Teal Landscape Report

​​Boldare Highlighted in 'Business Consulting Services' in The Teal Landscape Report

Boldare is honored to be featured in The Teal Landscape Report by The Teal Team, alongside notable companies such as Zappos, Spotify, Buffer, Tesla, and Patagonia. This recognition in the ‘Business Consulting Services’ category sets our position as a key player in transforming workplace practices. Read on to learn more about it!

ArticleThe highs and lows of the tech lead role. What can you achieve and learn?

The highs and lows of the tech lead role. What can you achieve and learn?

What is the work of a tech lead at Boldare like? What can you learn in this role, and what are the main responsibilities? Learn more and discover if this is the path for you.

ArticleBuilding Stronger Connections: Prisma at Boldare's Headquarters

Building Stronger Connections: Prisma at Boldare's Headquarters

Prisma has been one of our key business partners since 2018. The team is composed of both Bolders and Prismans. Operating in a dispersed, multicultural environment is both fascinating and often challenging. We regularly gather the entire team to work together and build connections. This time, we played host and had the pleasure of welcoming Prismans to our premises.

ArticlePeople at Boldare

People at Boldare

What makes our team bold, strong, creative and successful? Our people! We are happy to attract specialists of different skills, passions, age, gender, origin, and background. Get to know more about our employees.

ArticleOrganizational culture and the market

Organizational culture and the market

Organizations are like people – they’re all individuals, with different value systems and culture. Whether you’re a startup or a globe-spanning corporation, these differences have a significant impact on how you approach product development, experimentation and measurement. And, ultimately, how you achieve product-market fit. At our recent “Finding Product-Market Fit: Berlin” event, Kate Hobler, Co-Founder & CEO at Brass Willow, explored the question of how organizational culture impacts how we enter the market, experiment and measure. If you think that it doesn’t matter how you run your startup or business, Kate is here to tell you otherwise.

ArticleSolving team conflicts: how “clear the air” workshops make a difference

Solving team conflicts: how “clear the air” workshops make a difference

There is a human factor in product development. Your team could have the right skills and experience to work well together, but there is always a possibility that they won’t align on a personal level. What do you do when frictions and tensions accumulate to the point where it starts affecting your team’s performance? In this article, we will tell you about a tool that was created just for that reason - clear the air workshops. Read on to learn what they are, how they are conducted, and how releasing tensions in the team is not the only benefit.

ArticleHow to build a professional cushion? Discover Boldare’s talent pool

How to build a professional cushion? Discover Boldare’s talent pool

⁣Is there any secret formula to success in your career? What does “professional cushion” mean?⁣ And, finally, what is a talent pool, and how can candidates and companies benefit from it? Read on and get the answers!

ArticleBoldare’s co-CEO rocks the stage at Impact’23

Boldare’s co-CEO rocks the stage at Impact’23

Boldare's co-CEO Anna Zarudzka took part in the Impact’23 conference - one of the most important economic and technological events in Central and Eastern Europe. Anna was one of the expert speakers at the Design Manifesto thematic track, organized by Concordia Design.

ArticleWondering about viability? Let impact mapping reassure you

Wondering about viability? Let impact mapping reassure you

Impact mapping is a strategic planning technique to help you manage goals, decide on priorities, and spot risks, as well as figure out solutions. One of the most important advantages of impact mapping is that it supports stakeholders while making roadmap decisions and let them adapt quickly to the changing business environment.

ArticleWhich combination of ideas is leading our business approach?

Which combination of ideas is leading our business approach?

There are three aspects to our approach to business that our partners often ask about: radical transparency, self-organization, and holacracy. While each one of those could be the basis of a separate, successful business venture, we feel that the combination of the three creates the most suitable work environment for us. Read on to learn more about each of these ideas, their benefits, and how they influence the way we work.

ArticleWe won the grand prize in the Puls Biznesu “Siła Przyciągania” contest!

We won the grand prize in the Puls Biznesu “Siła Przyciągania” contest!

We are pleased to announce that Boldare has received the top prize in the “Siła Przyciągania” contest, organized by Puls Biznesu. The competition aims to identify the most exciting and effective campaigns, initiatives, and actions that result in a company attracting and retaining the most talented employees in the Polish market.

ArticleWhat is a New Product Guide at Boldare?

What is a New Product Guide at Boldare?

There are many factors determining the success of a new digital product. One of them is good cooperation and understanding between the client and the product development team. To ensure that’s the case at Boldare, we’ve decided to create a brand-new role – New Product Guide.

ArticleMeet DevCamp: a development-oriented festival born at Boldare

Meet DevCamp: a development-oriented festival born at Boldare

Why did we decide to go to the forest and sleep in tents for three nights? How did we organize the founders' roast, and why did we need it? How can it benefit our work? Learn about the idea and purpose of DevCamp - a close-to-nature festival event we recently experienced at Boldare.

ArticleWhat is the golden mean for self-development? Meet some Boldare ideas

What is the golden mean for self-development? Meet some Boldare ideas

How does Boldare support and enhance employee self-development? Why do we believe that the team and work culture make a real difference in your growth? If you’re curious for answers, read this article.

ArticleWe’ve established the Boldare Foundation

We’ve established the Boldare Foundation

The world calls for change. The planet calls for rescue. Clients and services call for sustainability. As Boldare, we respond to those calls. We believe to build a different future people have to start acting in different ways. The newly-established Boldare Foundation will focus on education. Teaching young children self-organization and social responsibility is where we need to start in order to restructure the system we live in.

ArticleProduct development: good practices on working in different time zones

Product development: good practices on working in different time zones

How best to deal with a big time difference when working on a complex digital product that involves dozens of people separated by nine hours? Let’s take a closer look at the best practices we’ve developed while working with one of our American partners, a leading US e-commerce company.

ArticleValues and teamwork in international teams at Boldare

Values and teamwork in international teams at Boldare

How do we take care of high-quality technological solutions with European teams? We talked about this with our representatives for the German and Dutch markets. Go backstage and find out more about teamwork in Boldare’s international teams.

Article5 examples of digital transformation

5 examples of digital transformation

In this article, we will describe five examples of digital transformation. Come and see how organizations that master digital transformation use it for their benefit!

ArticleCelebrating mistakes: learning from our holacratic experience

Celebrating mistakes: learning from our holacratic experience

Holacracy is an amazing tool that enables companies to work in a more agile, adaptive and responsive manner. Boldare started transitioning to a holacracy in 2018 and by now has grown in every possible direction. But what we enjoy here at Boldare today wouldn’t be possible without a few hard lessons learned along the way. We asked our most experienced leaders to share their (sometimes quite painful!) learning - enjoy reading!

ArticleBoldare goes to the Netherlands

Boldare goes to the Netherlands

We’ve recently established a new Boldare office in Amsterdam. Now our clients from the Netherlands and Western Europe have another choice of location - somewhere they can meet us for an interview, workshops, negotiations, or just to share their thoughts and ideas. In this short post, we’ll present the site of our new Dutch office.

ArticleBoldare’s new office in Hamburg

Boldare’s new office in Hamburg

We have been present on the German market for some time now and our growing number of German clients has led to us opening an office in Hamburg. Now we can meet our current and future German partners, organize workshops for them, and host them in our own space. In this message we’ll show you the site of our latest office, and more.

ArticleWhy is it worth hiring junior talents to create your product?

Why is it worth hiring junior talents to create your product?

Who is a junior developer and why hiring them can benefit your product and organization? Read on to learn about hiring and onboarding juniors in Boldare.

ArticleBoldare stands with Ukraine

Boldare stands with Ukraine

We stand in solidarity with all the people affected by the crisis in Ukraine. We support Boldare employees who are from Ukraine and have family there. We are doing everything we can to be supportive of them in particular.

ArticlePress Release: Anna Zarudzka gives an interview on holacracy

Press Release: Anna Zarudzka gives an interview on holacracy

Recently, our Co-CEO Anna Zarudzka met with Mariusz Chrapko - a man of many talents. Mariusz is a business consultant by day and a podcaster by night. Anna had the opportunity to talk with Mariusz about Agile, holacracy, self-organization, and everything that comes with it. Read on to find out if Anna would rather be a mythical Daedalus or Icarus, and why holacracy is a lot like crossing a street.

ArticlePress release: Future of work in 2022

Press release: Future of work in 2022

Recently, our Co-CEO was interviewed by TechRound, a UK-based online tech magazine. TechRound is a platform for startups looking to gain exposure; it acts as their voice in the business world. They asked Anna Zarudzka, among a group of 35 experts, to share her predictions for the future of work in 2022. Read on to find out what she had to say.

Article2022: our Partners share predictions for travel, real estate, automotive and education sectors

2022: our Partners share predictions for travel, real estate, automotive and education sectors

2021 was full of lessons. Will 2022 be any different? We asked our partners about the future of software development. Their insight is based on decades of experiance in their respective industries. What did they have to say? Read on to find out.

ArticleDigital products in the travel industry – how Boldare is supporting the sector’s digital transformation

Digital products in the travel industry – how Boldare is supporting the sector’s digital transformation

This article presents the challenges challenges facing the travel & tourism sector, and how Boldare has been supporting digital transformation for travel industry.

ArticleCurrent Human Resources issues in the product development

Current Human Resources issues in the product development

Read on to learn about the current human resource issues in the product development industry and how Boldare is tackling them!

ArticleOur Co-CEO, Anna Zarudzka, listed as one of the “Strong Women in IT”

Our Co-CEO, Anna Zarudzka, listed as one of the “Strong Women in IT”

We are pleased and proud to inform you that Boldare’s Co-CEO, Anna Zarudzka, has been listed by the Come Creations Group as one of 2021’s “Strong Women in IT”. Hers is one of 200 profiles of highly influential and inspiring women who are shaping the new technology industry all over the world. Feel free to check out Anna Zarudzka’s page in this unique report. You can find the link and more information here.

ArticleBreaking the rules: Piotr Majchrzak featured in Owners Magazine

Breaking the rules: Piotr Majchrzak featured in Owners Magazine

Boldare’s Co-CEO tells the story of his entrepreneurial beginnings and shares his vision on running a company in this interview for Owners Magazine. If you want to know why it’s worth breaking the rules, and how working at Boldare is like living in a city, then read on!

ArticleInnovate or die

Innovate or die

The card game business on its own wouldn’t pay the bills. Without innovation, organization was doomed to failure. So let's find out what innovation is!

ArticleAnna Zarudzka in an interview on the future of work for Authority Magazine

Anna Zarudzka in an interview on the future of work for Authority Magazine

Boldare’s Co-CEO and joint founder, Anna Zarudzka, gave an insightful interview to prestigious publication platform, Authority Magazine. The conversation was a part of an interview series titled: “Preparing for the future of work”. Anna Zarudzka shared her ideas and Boldare’s approach toward ongoing changes on the labor market. Do you want to know what’s coming and how to prepare for the market shift?

ArticleIs Anna Zarudzka, Boldare’s Co-CEO, a business hippie?

Is Anna Zarudzka, Boldare’s Co-CEO, a business hippie?

If you want to know answers to this and many other tricky questions, we encourage you to listen to the latest episode of the Future Candy podcast, one of the most influential German web broadcasts, dedicated to innovation.

ArticleWho decides about your salary in a holacratic company?

Who decides about your salary in a holacratic company?

Since Boldare has no managers, who will decide the level of my remuneration, and on what basis? What influences future raises? Should I focus on building a broad but rather general technical knowledge, or maybe try to achieve mastery in a narrow field? Get answers to these questions and much more by reading the interview with Asia Kroczek, our Salary Architect.

ArticleOur Holacracy Experience - what it is and why it works

Our Holacracy Experience - what it is and why it works

You know the old design dogma, form follows function? When it comes to organizational design, life is a little more complex. Alongside ‘function’ the other big influencing factor is ‘environment’. After all, the basic function of a business — produce an excellent product, offer a first-rate service — may remain the same but the world in which we operate is constantly changing. It’s basic evolution: change or die.

ArticleCulture Shift – the practical key to digital transformation

Culture Shift – the practical key to digital transformation

Digital transformation is a complex challenge facing almost every modern business. Whatever sector you are in, whether you manufacture products or provide services, whatever continent you operate on, the digital world demands a new approach. The shift to that new approach is digital transformation.

ArticleSystem Story – the little sentence that builds big things

System Story – the little sentence that builds big things

We know that a project kick-off workshop always means obtaining a lot of information. In our product design and development process there are many tools which help us navigate along the right path and verify our assumptions. Today, we reveal the first step in any successful development project! Read on to find out why it’s worth working on a system story.

Article5 Signs You’re Ready for Holacracy

5 Signs You’re Ready for Holacracy

How do you know if you’re „ready” for Holacracy? I recently put the same question to a group of software development company CEOs. This article is the latest in a series chronicling Boldare’s journey into holacracy and outlines 5 key indicators that your company might well be ready for holacracy.

ArticleHow does teal space enhance the creativity and productivity of self-managing teams?

How does teal space enhance the creativity and productivity of self-managing teams?

As agility and teamwork are deep in Boldare’s DNA as a company, we decided to design our qoofice in a way that would support our teams to cooperate smoothly and effectively. So we created “The Best Teal Space Ever”. This article will show you clearly how we did it and why we consider it a perfect place to work.