This episode of Nerd @ Work Lab arrives just before Christmas, a little later than planned, after a turbulent period that has finally settled down. That delay is not an excuse, but a context. It mirrors the very theme of the conversation: a shared sense of acceleration, pressure, and cognitive overload that many of us […]
Imposter Syndrome in IT: Between Generative AI and Social Media Pressure
A Day to Celebrate Everyone Who Never Feels Good Enough (Even Though They Are) There’s a strangely poetic paradox in the tech world: the more you grow, the more you learn, the more you achieve… the louder that tiny inner voice becomes, whispering that you don’t really deserve any of this. They call it Imposter […]
Nerd @ Work Lab Podcast S1E6 — Exploring Data 360, Clean Rooms, and the Agentic Future of Salesforce
When I sat down with Sergio Testini (formerly Solution Engineer and now Account Executive Data 360 at Salesforce Italy) for this episode, I knew we were going to dive deep into the evolving world of Salesforce data. What I didn’t expect was just how wide the conversation would stretch: from Data Cloud’s new identity as […]
Nerd @ Work Lab Podcast S1E5: AI and SMEs – Between Hype, Data and Reality
In this episode of Nerd @ Work Lab, I sit down with someone I know well: Gaetano Castaldo — strategic technology consultant, former CTO, and long-time colleague. Our conversation dives into one of the most discussed and misunderstood topics of the moment: how small and medium-sized enterprises are approaching artificial intelligence. The discussion is open, […]
Building a Tiny Bit of Magic: How InBuddy Learned to Read LinkedIn’s Schedule
Imagine planning a LinkedIn post……only to realize later that you’ve scheduled it in the totally wrong slot. LinkedIn’s UI is great for writing posts, but when it comes to seeing your entire editorial schedule, it’s like trying to navigate a star map with half the constellations missing. You see one scheduled post at a time, […]
Vibe Coding LINO: How I Co‑Created a Bitly-Style Plugin With AI
This is not a story about clean architecture diagrams, carefully written specs, or rock-solid requirements. This is a story about vibe coding. I had an idea stuck in my head: “What if my own WordPress blog could behave a bit like Bitly?” During my Nerd @ Work Lab Podcast I’m displaying long urls, I wanted […]
Zero-Dollar Entry: What Salesforce’s Free Tier Means for Small Teams (and What It Really Is)
For small teams operating in the CRM/automation space, announcements of “free licences” always raise eyebrow-levels. But as with most things in enterprise software, the devil’s in the fine print. Salesforce has recently updated its small-business pricing and tiering, including a true $0 per user/month option for tiny teams. In this article we’ll unpack exactly what’s […]
Nerd @ Work Lab Podcast S1E4: Ethics, Creativity, and the Future of AI with Filippo Zanella
I rolled up my sleeves once again to dive into the world of artificial intelligence with someone I deeply admire: Filippo Zanella, Principal AI at Salesforce, professor at H-Farm College, and one of the most insightful voices in the Italian AI community. This wasn’t just a tech chat — it was a full-spectrum exploration of […]
UK Court to AI: “You May Learn… But Don’t Copy – Inside the Getty Images vs Stability AI Ruling
When the UK High Court dropped its November 2025 judgment in Getty Images v. Stability AI, the tech world briefly stopped doomscrolling to witness something rare: a legal system trying to understand how machine learning actually works. That alone deserves a medal, or at least a commemorative mug. At the heart of the case was […]
ARIANNA — Finding the Thread Through My Bookmarks Labyrinth
Every developer has that one itch they can’t stop scratching. For me, it was bookmarks.Not the simple “save this tab” kind — but the where did I save that link, which browser was I using, and why do I have three profiles of the same person kind. So I built ARIANNA — Your Intelligent Bookmark […]