I love talking at conferences! In the last 3 years, I spoke at ~17. It’s a nice way to learn by teaching, fight your imposter syndrome, stage fright, and grow. Also, a wonderful way to meet awesome people! I updated my website so you can browse the talks I gave and download slide decks: https://mbelcevic.me/speaking

Job hunting is hard, stressful, unpaid, demanding, and it takes a lot of perseverance. The last time I looked for a job was back in 2022. I remember it took 2 months, 160+ applications, and a lot of work. I wanted to share my experiences to let people in a similar situation know they’re not…

I would be lost without my calendar(s). Here’s how I use Claude Code and one other tool to optimize the flow. Connecting Calendar with Daily Notes / To-Dos Today’s Claude Code skill is very straightforward: Based on my calendar events, tasks will be automatically created in the daily to-do notes – every morning, or when called…

There are a lot of things AI is (getting) good at. And there are a lot of AI-based solutions available. Sometimes you can miss the forest for the trees, and many times, all this AI stuff feels overwhelming. Note that we’re looking into when to AI: we’ll use a few prioritization frameworks from product and…

Currently, I’m looking for a full-time job, consulting part-time for a Toptal client, going to the gym, working on 2 subjects for my PhD (+ a scientific article on hold), taking 2 courses, and (re)learning 1 language. Sounds hectic and messy, but so is life… We just need to learn how to traverse it. Here’s…

I’m an avid journaler. Journaling (on and off) since my college days (2010’s). I’ve been doing physical journaling (good old pen and notebook), and digital (Notion, Rome Research, Obsidian and lately VS Code). So far, I tried to keep some form of gratitude journal, weekly retrospectives, and habit tracking. AI, and in particular Large Language…

This is the start of a series on using AI as a product professional, maker, author, and journaler. I’ve been using gen-AI quite a while, but started to use it ‘for real’ with Claude Code and the possibilities it makes possible. I will continue learning in public, building stuff and sharing as I go. I’ve…

I’m launching a minimalist journaling app to help you journal regularly and securely store and access your entries. The full micromemo version has 8 prompts, unlimited entries, and the possibility to search and filter them (as well as export). The free has 4 and a limited number of entries. Both are end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) so…

A friend recently asked me about breaking into product – how did I do it, what would I do differently, what did I do that worked well etc. Since a few people have asked me this already, and I would like to share my experiences and hopefully help, I got inspired to write this blog…

In the Autumn of 2024, I enrolled in PhD studies at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade University. In the meantime, I’ve been working on different subjects and research projects. A particularly challenging one has been a scientific article for a peer-reviewed journal I’ve been working on with my mentor. As of now, there are…