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"I'm just not good at this"

How to catch the harmful lies of your inner monologue and find a better path forward

From Digital Product Manager to Entrepreneur - A Personal Journey

A combined passion for dogs and digital product management creates a successful small business that fulfills a need in the market while embracing creativity, giving back, and delivering exceptional customer experiences.

Ivan Novak – Meet the Mentor

17 years in the tech industry. Self-taught through Principal Engineer. Founded multiple 6 figure businesses and have been through an 8 figure Series A. And, recently published my second book.

Probability Recursion Question for DS/ML Interviews (Step-by-Step Simple Solution)

The recursion relationship is very common in both probability and statistics questions for ML or DS interviews. In the article, I will introduce a much more straightforward method to crack this type of questions.

An early PM's Guide to Thriving in the Tech

5 Key Insights from a Product Management Coach

Stubborn vs. Strategic: Navigating Problem-Solving in Software Development

Learn from the contrasting problem-solving approaches of two developers, discovering the power of strategic methods like Rubber Duck Debugging, Divide and Conquer, and Trace Logging.

Empowering Codebase Understanding with ChatGPT

Can we understand large codebase faster and more accurately? Maybe ChatGPT can help

Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Decisions as an Early-stage Product Manager or Founder

Understanding how to work as a product manager or early stage founder in a startup can feel like a complex task. This article shares some useful ways to make good decisions quickly and plan effectively in this fast-paced environment.

Marius Astikas – Meet the Mentor

Hello there! I'm a dedicated mentor with a rich background in career advancement, product innovation, and startup growth. With every interaction, I aim to inspire, ignite change, and instill confidence in individuals, empowering them to not just navigate, but thrive in their chosen paths. Your success story is waiting to be written, and together, we can make it a reality.

Building a Customer-Centric Engineering Culture

In the fast-paced world of startups, the key to thriving is understanding and addressing customer needs. Regardless of the team we work for, we are all responsible for the product’s success. Engineering teams, in particular, play a vital role in delivering value to customers by developing innovative solutions to their problems.

The Guilt of Not Working: How to Navigate Growth and Embrace the Break

Imagine waking up with an oppressive sense of guilt — not because you’ve done something wrong, but because you’re not working. Sound familiar?

David Stephenson – Meet the Mentor

I am a React and TypeScript engineer and mentor with over 10 years experience. My specialties are absolute beginners, small businesses, and aspiring engineers. I have guided hundreds of students into their first development job and helped entrepreneurs and engineers form all backgrounds bring their vision to life.

Realistic Mockups in a Snap: Transform Your Product with No Design Skills

Are you tired of spending countless hours meticulously crafting mockups, only to be left with less-than-perfect results?

Leap of Ambition: Navigating Your Transition into Finance from a Non-Finance Background

Charting a course into finance from a non-finance background might seem like uncharted waters, but it's an exciting journey filled with opportunities for growth and exploration. This blog post will serve as your compass, providing guidance on understanding the financial landscape, acquiring necessary knowledge, building professional networks, and effectively marketing yourself for a successful transition into the world of finance.

Applying Transfer Learning in NLP

By leveraging pre-trained models and fine-tuning them on specific tasks, data scientists can save time, improve performance, and unlock new possibilities in NLP applications. In this article, we will explore the fascinating world of transfer learning and how it revolutionizes NLP.

Crack the FAANG Probability Interview Questions (3 Examples and Solution Template)

Probability questions are frequently tested in the technical interviews for Data Scientist, Data Analyst even ML Engineer. In this article, I selected 3 typical probability questions (voted by people who claimed they have seen the questions from FAANG interviews) and provided you a step-by-step ‘thinking and talking points’ template

7 Game-Changing Strategies for Using Cold Emails in Your Data Science Job Search

A 40% increase in interview response rate by applying these tips and tricks in the cold emails according to my mentees

The Ideal Product Marketing Team Structure: A Comprehensive Guide

Empower your business with our comprehensive guide to product marketing team structure. Learn to shape, adapt, and lead your team to success.

The 5 Tiers of Programmer Levels: Rise Above the Rest

Explore the five tiers of programming, from beginner to guru. Discover the journey of growth and resources to boost your programming career prowess.

Susana Passinhas – Meet the Mentor

Susana Passinhas is a Senior UX/UI Designer with over 16 years of experience. In the past 3 years she has been focused on teaching and mentoring the new generation of UX/UI Designers

Joe Waugh - Meet the Mentor

My name is Joe Waugh, and I am a Data Scientist at FedEx Ground. I have expertise in data science, analytics, machine learning and deep learning. I currently lead technical development of several key initiatives, ranging from fraud detection platforms to computer vision applications for FedEx revenue teams. I have mentored several mentees in the past across various domains such as analytics, data engineering and machine learning.

Get Back...Together?

What can we can learn from The Beatles about creativity and leadership in a remote-first world.

Optimizing Amazon API Gateway use: Strategies for Effective Usage Plans

Moudud Abu Published in Engineers @ The LEGO Group 10 min read Apr 6

How to Best Structure Weekly Email Updates as a Program Manager

Recurrent email flash updates are a fundamental tool in every PM's toolkit. This is what I learned over the years...

Karl Schmidt – Meet the Mentor

I’m a Fractional CTO, formerly a game programmer, game studio co-founder, indie game developer, and head of engineering in fintech. I’ve been in software professionally for over 17 years and shipped projects on 13+ platforms. I've learned a lot (still learning!) and have a lot to share.

Harnessing the Power of Cloud for Data Engineering and Analytics

Discover the transformative potential of cloud-based data engineering and analytics in our comprehensive guide. Uncover the scalability, cost-efficiency, and cutting-edge innovations offered by cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. Embark on a journey to master the skills needed for your next data engineering role.

5 TIPS FOR SUCCESS IN A BEHAVIOURAL INTERVIEW, BY AN AMAZON BAR RAISER

If you’re preparing for an interview for your dream job, here are some tried-and-tested tips to help you give your best performance. These tips come from interviewing over 500 candidates when I worked for Amazon, and working 1:1 with almost 150 clients since I became a professional interview coach.

About Gen AI and Education

How AI can boost pedagogy and learning methods

Jason Aiginitis – Meet the Mentor

My name is Jason and I have been in the Digital Marketing industry for more than a decade. I have been working within agencies for a number of years and I have done work for some major household name brands. I leverage all this experience to help people reach their true potential or kickstart their marketing career.

How Revenue Operations Can Transform Your Organisation

RevOps is a holistic approach to managing and optimising the various teams, processes, and technology that contribute to a company's revenue. Aligning these functions and leveraging data and technology, businesses can gain a more complete understanding of their customers and identify opportunities for growth. This team can help businesses increase revenue, improve customer satisfaction, and reduce operational costs.