João Novo's Blog

Thoughts on engineering, sailing, and life

October 24, 2025

Somebody just replicated BoatPassport

I pre-launched BoatPassport.app 4 days ago, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I went to Reddit...

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October 20, 2025

Boat Passport pre-launches to early testers

I've been building an app called Boat Passport for the last month. Yesterday, I felt the MVP was solid enough to share with a group of early testers...

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September 11, 2025

Why I Quit My Job and Moved to Albania

I've just started a new chapter in my life: I've moved to Albania and quit my job (scary, I know).

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March 13, 2025

On walking the dog

Every child should be brought up believing that he can achieve anything. After all, the slate is as clean as possible, apart from some genetics, geographical and socioeconomic predispositions, a newborn has a broad range of possible ....

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March 10, 2025

The clock will tick; that isn't the game

I've recently done one of those Myers-Briggs personality tests. I've done them in the past when I was a teenager, but at the time, I didn't give much thought to it. It turns out I'm an...

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March 09, 2025

Hello World

There are certain ways your brain is wired when you are growing up. You are getting to know the world's intricacies and how you play a part in...

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