https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/ Essays and field notes on applied AI, product, and the future of work, from the founders of ataraxy. en https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-mito-del-fundador-es-la-teoria-del-gran-hombre-con-peor-evidencia/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-mito-del-fundador-es-la-teoria-del-gran-hombre-con-peor-evidencia/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta thomas carlyle wrote in 1840 that the history of the world is nothing more than the biography of great men. almost two centuries later the phrase no longer survives in history departments, but enjoys excellent health on linkedin. the entrepreneur feed is carlyle resurrected… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/la-fabrica-de-alfileres-funciona-al-reves/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/la-fabrica-de-alfileres-funciona-al-reves/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta in 1776 adam smith opened the wealth of nations with a pin. one untrained worker, he wrote, could make perhaps one pin a day. divided into eighteen distinct operations, ten workers could make forty-eight thousand. specialization was the engine. it built the factory, the firm, the org chart, and eventually the quiet border between the people who decide what to build and the people who build it… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-modelo-no-es-para-vos/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-modelo-no-es-para-vos/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta on june 12 the united states shut down anthropic's two most powerful models for every foreigner. the excuse was security. the real message is another one, and it fits uruguay whole. on june 12, at 5:21 in the afternoon washington time, anthropic received a letter from the united states department of commerce… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/alinear-sin-discutir-es-imponer/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/alinear-sin-discutir-es-imponer/ Wed, 27 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta the technical problem of how to align an artificial intelligence with human values is not a technical problem. it is a problem of jurisdiction disguised as an engineering problem. on may 25, 2026, pope leo xiv published the first… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-empleo-agregado-resiste-el-primer-empleo-no/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-empleo-agregado-resiste-el-primer-empleo-no/ Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta in april 2026, openai published a paper authored by economist alex martin richmond, with a foreword by the company's chief economist, ronnie chatterji. the document is called the ai jobs transition framework: mapping ai's near-term… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-desarrollador-descubre-que-era-trabajador/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-desarrollador-descubre-que-era-trabajador/ Fri, 01 May 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta labor day finds the software developer discovering that, in the end, they were a worker all along. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/la-segunda-ola-ya-empezo-y-uruguay-apenas-vio-la-primera/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/la-segunda-ola-ya-empezo-y-uruguay-apenas-vio-la-primera/ Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta between january and march 2026, the global tech sector eliminated more than 73,000 jobs according to layoffs.fyi. just the first quarter. 40% more than the same period in 2025. some of those announcements… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-estado-forma-la-multinacional-cosecha-y-se-va/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-estado-forma-la-multinacional-cosecha-y-se-va/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta uruguay invests between us$ 50,000 and us$ 70,000 of public funds for every computer engineer who graduates from udelar, but the multinationals that hire that talent operate with full income tax exemption and can… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-modelo-que-construimos-con-la-renuncia-fiscal/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-modelo-que-construimos-con-la-renuncia-fiscal/ Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta to understand what is happening in the uruguayan tech sector you have to start where people rarely start: with the money the state decided not to collect. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-fin-del-modelo/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/el-fin-del-modelo/ Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta in the last twelve months, more than 1,500 people lost their jobs in uruguay's tech sector. pedidosya, ukg, basf, sabre, verizon/alorica. different names, same pattern: announcement without notice, operations moved to india or… https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-ritualization-of-agile-when-ceremonies-lose-their-meaning/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-ritualization-of-agile-when-ceremonies-lose-their-meaning/ Sat, 07 Sep 2024 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta Agile has been turned into a religion of empty ceremonies and cargo-cult metrics. A call to strip away rituals that no longer serve us and return to the true spirit of adaptability, collaboration, and delivering working software. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/leveraging-technology-for-operational-excellence--a-project-insight/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/leveraging-technology-for-operational-excellence--a-project-insight/ Tue, 30 Jan 2024 15:00:00 GMT Martín Alcalde Gillespie A behind-the-scenes look at how ataraxy built custom software integrated with thermal printing technology to streamline a client's production processes, improving efficiency, traceability, and accuracy. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-product-development-complementary-models-for-success-in-software-development/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/staff-augmentation-vs-product-development-complementary-models-for-success-in-software-development/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 15:00:00 GMT Federico Imparatta Staff augmentation and product development are distinct but complementary models. The real risk arises when companies aren't clear about which they sell, leaving clients paying for a mismatched solution. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-product-operating-model-the-hegelian-hero-articulating-the-product-organization/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-product-operating-model-the-hegelian-hero-articulating-the-product-organization/ Federico Imparatta Why the product operating model succeeds only when empowered teams report to leaders who truly understand product management, and how product operations acts as a Hegelian hero synthesizing the organization toward its strategic goals. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/how-algorithm-driven-content-creation-distracts-leaders/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/how-algorithm-driven-content-creation-distracts-leaders/ Federico Imparatta The relentless demand for social-media content pulls leaders away from their true mission. A call to reclaim our roles as builders and prioritize innovation and team success over fleeting digital engagement metrics. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/beyond-buzzwords-reimagining-digital-innovation-through-simplicity-and-purpose/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/beyond-buzzwords-reimagining-digital-innovation-through-simplicity-and-purpose/ Federico Imparatta Lessons from Amazon Prime Video's return to a monolith, the limits of cargo-cult Agile, and the case for prioritizing outcomes over processes, principles over practices, and simplicity over complexity. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/considering-serverless-computing-20-expert-tips-and-warnings/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/considering-serverless-computing-20-expert-tips-and-warnings/ Federico Imparatta Twenty members of the Forbes Technology Council share advice and warnings for organizations weighing a serverless computing model, covering cost, performance, vendor lock-in, security, and observability trade-offs. https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-mirage-of-productivity-in-process-oriented-cultures/ https://www.ataraxydigital.com/blog/the-mirage-of-productivity-in-process-oriented-cultures/ Federico Imparatta How process theater and the feature-team model create the illusion of progress, and why product leadership should measure success by tangible user value and outcomes rather than adherence to methodology.