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Managing Simultaneous Learning and Productivity

This post describes a framework to manage the need for simultaneous learning and productivity in time-constrained contexts, particularly in software engineering.

What is good design?

A reflection on the origins of the 10 principles of Dieter Rams

Leadership can be lonely

Why is it that we only tend to talk about leadership issues if we’re in specific training courses?

The Horse and the Jockey: the real flaw of Startups that fail

In 2012, a Harvard Business School study revealed that 75% of startups close without ever giving a return to their investors. Now, this year, CB Insights found out that little has changed: 70% of startups also close without giving a return to those who put money into them.

7 rules to be a Great Software Team Member — Team Leader perspective

As Software Developers, we often focus most of our attention on the technical aspect of our work. Especially since we are engineers! What if I told you that there is a second parallel world out there? The world of people, business, communication and cooperation!

(2022) Zoom Virtual Interviews: Tutorial, Tips, & Great Backgrounds

Have a Zoom interview soon, and want to prepare beforehand? Congrats! You’re already one step ahead of your competition.

Common Performance Management Mistakes

How to Avoid Pain Points Introduced by Cloud-Based Architectures

Need to Build Event-Driven Architecture in the Azure?

Need to Build Event-Driven Architecture in the Azure? Easy with Azure Event Grid and Azure function!

(2022) Product Owner Interview Questions, Answers, Overview & Tips To Succeed

Want to get the full scoop on Product Owner Interviews? Preparation for any type of interview can be challenging, particularly as you have usually around an hour to show off a career’s worth of your skills, aptitude and attitude as a potential candidate.

Why Do Start-Up Founders Need a Mentor?

Mentorship is the best-kept open secret in the business, and in this series of articles, I explained why. It’s a great way to speed up your career progression without cutting corners or having to make your own costly mistakes.

What Is Behavioral Marketing And How Can You Use It?

When it comes to online marketing, there are many different strategies that can be used, but what about Behavioral Marketing?

In 4 years I went from low paying job, no education, to a Software Engineer with Microsoft

I want to share my short 4 year journey of leaving a low paying IT job, to working for one of the most profitable companies in the world, with no formal education and how you can too!

2 Widespread Attacks on Your Containerized Environment and 7 Rules to Prevent Them

How to Apply Common Security Principles and What tool to Choose to Prevent Attacks on Your Docker Containers and Kubernetes clusters.

Bringing A Healthy Code Review Mindset To Your Team

Take a moment to remember the last time you collaborated in a code review. Did your team overcome feedback resistance and manage time expectations? Fostering a healthy mindset is the key to build trust and sharing knowledge with your colleagues.

Mobile and IoT Security Strategies in the Cloud

Security measures and principles in Azure, Google Cloud, and AWS

Rathan Raju – Meet the Mentor

A process-oriented data scientist with in-depth knowledge of Machine learning, databases, programming, business intelligence, and visualization.

How I left my job during the COVID crisis and landed at Google

A year ago I made the decision to leave my job. Without any back-up plan, without any idea of where I was going — I resigned.

3 Phases For How To Get A Job As A Web Developer By REAL Example

There are 3 phases of getting a job as a web developer where the right steps need to be performed with the right focus. The time investment crucially shifts in one direction once a new phase really starts.

Very Easy Guide to User Story Mapping

As a product manager, using visual exercises and techniques to help your development teams properly define the tasks they need to complete is essential. It improves their work experience, and streamlines the team’s workflow, allowing them to better prioritize their work.

12 Organic B2B Growth Marketing Strategies for your startup

In today’s blog, I will share with you 12 organic B2B growth marketing strategies that bring traction for your startup.

How To Succeed in Business Sun Tzu Style

Sun Tzu’s lessons from The Art of War can easily be applied to your business to help you beat the competition.

5 Steps to Help You Create An Effective Marketing Plan

Have you ever thought about creating a marketing plan for your company? Creating an effective marketing plan is one of the most important business decisions that you can make. Many business owners feel like marketing is just too expensive or overwhelming to try. However, marketing your product or service through multiple channels will help you grow your business and increase revenue.

Activity Based Marketing: A Step by Step Guide

It could help you improve your client outreach and potentially increase your sales!

How to talk data in an organization

When engaging around data by only looking at it from your own perspective, and not fully considering where the other person is coming from, the chances are good that you might very well not get what you were expecting.

Top Answers for Amazon Leadership Principle: Customer Obsession

‘Customer obsession’ is one of Amazon’s leadership principles, and it has been used as a core value for Amazon since its foundation.

How to read a contract for consultancy

When you make the jump from employee to consultant, one of the first things you will encounter is a contract. In this post I will give you some tips on what to look out for in a consultancy contract, some red flags to look out for and what to do if you find them.

What if it goes wrong? Four cases of startups that failed and what it means

Today I want to bring you the other side of success. I want to talk about startups that have closed, taking the opportunity to discuss two things: (1) what are the main Achilles’ heels of startups and (2) what it means when a startup closes.

Amazon interview preparation: "Insist on the highest standards"

Being a leader in the industry, Amazon insists on the highest standards in everything they do. Not only does this philosophy allow them to remain competitive, but it also allows them to attract some of the top talents in the world. They can find people who follow orders and take the initiative and think independently when needed.

Community growth comes from repeatability

When we think about community and the seduction (or pressure) for growth, how can we create mental models to help us tackle this? One thing that came to mind is to build in growth with repeatability over scalability.

Five Key Lessons Product Managers Can Learn from Service Designers

During my career I have spent time working closely with Service Designers on a variety of projects and products, and I believe there are five key lessons from the Service Designer discipline that can help enhance Product Management.