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Hereâs a Round-Up of Ridiculously Good Tech Stories to Help You Over the Humpâââincluding all of the most read articles from productivity, education, startup, data science, and product management this month:
tagged/productivity
Forget Slack. Discord is the best messaging app Iâve ever used. by Christie Tang
[13 min read]
Slack reported having 10M+ daily active users (DAU), Discord has 20M+. Slackâs collective weekly usage exceeds 1 billion messages, whereas Discord averages 315M messages daily, equivalent to 2.2 billion messages weekly.
How I Use Time Tracking for Continuous Improvement by Angel Garbayo by Angel Garbayo
[5 min read]
Developer timings, rather than a tool for control, should be about advancing your ability to attain mastery.
The fine art of fast development by David Gilbertson
[26 min read]
Fun fact: after Charles Darwin documented the existence of the magnificent Galapagos tortoise, he took a couple with him as a snack to eat on the way home. Fact.
How to keep your productivity level high as a co-founder of an internet startup and father of twins by Levon
[14 min read]
If you are not familiar with the Pareto principle, it says that 80% of the work gets done within 20% of the time and effort. Well, with kids around, you only get 20% of your time to get 100% of work done!
A Practical Guide to Systems Thinking by Neil Kakkar
[6 min read]
To solve a problem, you first need to understand the problem. Problems exist within systems. So, to understand the problem, you need to understand the system. By systems I mean complex adaptive systems. They are the most interesting kind, and difficult to deal with.
tagged/education
One Moment Stopped Technology Ruining My Life by Chris Herd
[5 min read]
Simply put: Technologically, Iâve devolved. Iâve taken several steps backwards in order to achieve clarity of thought and provide my mind with the cathartic release from the imprisonment of technology.
What is Machine Learning, How Does it Work and Why is it Important? by Roberto Iriondo
[7 min read]
An algorithm can be thought of as a set of rules/instructions that a computer programmer specifies, which a computer is able to process. Simply put, machine learning algorithms learn by experience, similar to how humans do.
Demystifying Technology for your Non-Technical Teammates by Darby Cox
[4 min read]
Making if-then plans to tackle your current projects, is probablyâââwithout exaggeratingâââthe most effective single thing you can do to ensure success, and an incredibly practical way to implement programmatic thinking in your workforce.
Free Blockchain Education for Everyone by Elliot Hill
[3 min read]
Thereâs already a great range of courses on offer from the Blockchain Institute, from basic beginner style courses to Bitcoin for developers. And, theyâre all free.
tagged/startup
The Challenges faced by the CEO of a Startup in Growth-Mode (and how to Overcome them?) by Tarun Kohli
[7 min read]
While growth is extremely gratifying, it brings along something perniciousâââthe dramatic change in its CEOâs style. Because, letâs face it, the kind of style that worked in a close-knit twenty-people startup wouldnât necessarily work when the company scales to hundreds of team members.
Why Someone Stealing your Startup Idea is a Good Thing by Chris Herd
[4 min read]
Any founder worth their saltâââwho has grown their company to any significant scale and experienced any semblance of successâââwill tell you that one of the leading indicators that their startup has got any chance of success was the day they realized they had copycats.
Founder Interviews: Francisco Homem de Mello of Qulture.Rocks by Davis Baer
[9 min read]
After a successful start to his career in investment banking, Francisco decided to change course and start a software startup, which has now grown to over 50 employees.
11 Non-Technical Startup Founders Who Built Great Tech Products by Mayank Pratap
[8 min read]
For those who liken creating apps without tech knowledge to cooking in the absence of the right recipe, hereâs news. Founders and CEOs with non-technical skills are shaping tech startups worldwide. Letâs start with the startup that revolutionized the concept of a home away from home:Â Airbnb.
tagged/data-science
What Does it Take to be a Good Data Scientist? by Nikita Shetty
[4 min read]
Data science makes sense only if it can help make effective business decisions, so the ability to identify which aspects of the data to consider and which to ignore is crucial.
Decentralized AI for the Rest of US by Jesus Rodriguez
[7 min read]
In the last few years, new technologies in the cryptography, digital currencies and AI space has come together to provide a solid foundation for the implementation of decentralized AI applications.
10 Free Python Programming Courses For Beginners by javinpaul
[11 min read]
In recent years, I have seen more people learning Python than any other languages, yes, not even JavaScript. Many of them learning Python to explore some awesome Data Science and Machine learning libraries provided by Python.
10 Amazing Articles On Python Programming And Machine Learning [Week 3] by SeattleDataGuy
[5 min read]
This weeks post on our top 10 python articles has Streaming data pipelines, fklearn, cross-validation and more!
tagged/product-management
How To Get Into Product Management (And Thrive) âš by Lenny Rachitsky
[13 min read]
Seven years ago, after joining Airbnb, I decided to take the leap myself and transitioned from engineering into product⊠This post is a summary of everything Iâve learned and recommend when asked for advice on making this transition.
The Modern Product Manager Toolkit (2019 Edition) by Alex Mitchell
[12 min read]
Last year alone, job openings for Product Managers grew 30% (LinkedIn) and both Product Management and Product Development were among the most in-demand skills on LinkedIn.
Work Like a Unicorn: Understanding the Real Value of Agile Sprints by Holly Hester-Reilly
[6 min read]
If your organization misunderstands the purpose and value of a sprint, then youâre left trapped on a hamster wheel, endlessly spinning out feature after feature according to some pre-determined roadmap and with the feeling that youâre never going fast enough.
How to Pursue an Ever-Changing User Story? Here Comes a Robust and Scalable Framework by Vasyl Soloshchuk
[3 min read]
Many teams have adopted a storyteams framework, which stands for agile short-term subteams working on a user story in real time, not following formal requirements. See this infographic to learn how it all shakes out!
5 ways to dramatically accelerate your product development speed by Nacho Bassino
[7 min read]
I believe that it is quite easy to observe the impact of the DevOps efforts and mindset in the software construction phase, but it also has a profound impact on the maintenance cost that it may be overlooked.
Leading a remote team and being a digital nomadâââcautionary tale. by Claudio Cossio
[8 min read]
In order to continue being a digital nomad, live the lifestyle desired (you want that photo in the infinity pool right?), you have to be good at your job and constantly be delivering results.
Good luck out there, (sl)hackers.
Until next time, hacker noon tech
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