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Science and kindness can radically change how we give feedback

We must move towards a more humble approach to feedback if we are to attract, keep, and upscale the best people.

Careers in Marketing w/ Gus Veiga

Once again, marketing remains one of the most popular fields of study in the US. The growth of marketing positions in the industry is pretty stable. And while the growth of the position isn’t exactly extraordinary, graduates from marketing degrees are among the ones with the lowest unemployment in their fields.

Your 101 guide to product management frameworks

For cooks, we invented kitchenware and for product managers, product management frameworks. Imagine trying to make your favorite dish without the proper ingredients. That’s what product development frameworks are for businesses.

Setup code standards since day 0

How to kick-off a successful projects by defining project quality standards.

Andrew Nester – Meet the Mentor

I’m Andrew, Senior Software Engineer in Amazon Web Services (AWS). I have more than 10 years of experience building complex large-scale distributed web applications.

B2B SaaS Sales: 22 powerful tips to win more SaaS deals

Learn about value-based selling, cold calling, objection handling, hiring your first sales reps, sales discovery phase, finding real pain points, and much more about B2B SaaS Sales strategies.

Product Life Cycle & Product Development Cycle

In this article I will take a look at a few lessons I have learnt, including: The importance of team inclusion! (developers, designers & operations teams), the differences between B2B & B2C products, continuous product discovery & agile software development, the benefits of releasing products or new features in several small iterations, ways to drive innovation using methods such as Design Sprints.

Valuation & Financing Strategy

Different financing strategies call for different valuations. Do does your growth plans.

Acing Amazon's writing exercise

An unprecedented shift in the global workforce has caused many to rethink their career aims. Remote work has gained traction the world over, with the traditional office model falling by the wayside.

The 3 biggest career growth mistakes I made as a Software Engineer

It's easy to neglect your professional development. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I made as a Software Engineer that held me back from considerable growth.

Acing the Amazon behavioral interview

It can be exhilarating to learn you've landed a tech job at Amazon. The next step usually involves an interview. Even seasoned managers find it challenging to crack the code when answering questions posed during the Amazon interview.

Team Development Framework for new managers

Individual Contributors are familiar with a technical development framework that helps them with building products. Managers, especially new managers can leverage a parallel framework to help them build their teams while drawing analogies from an already familiar framework.

Powerful SaaS Pricing Strategy: How to price your SaaS product?

Learn how to choose the right value metric, define your price point with 10x rule and create powerful pricing tiers.

Essential Guide to SLIs, SLAs, SLOs and Error Budget Concepts

Wondering what Service Level Objectives (SLOs) are? Check out my new article! A complete guide to the service level objectives concepts, how they relate to SLAs, SLIs, and Error Budgets (EBs)?, and what are the challenges of creating an SLO? How to monitor your SLOs? and how the Error Budgets will drive priorities in your Engineering Organisation?

Nuno Coração – Meet the Mentor

I’ve been building and shipping products across multiple roles and industries, from video streaming applications to API platforms.

Careers in Cybersecurity w/ Stephen Groat

There’s no doubt about it: Tech workers are in demand. Be it software engineers, product designers, or managers, many see these growing career paths as a way to get ahead in their professional lives – and rightfully so.

The Interdisciplinary Manifesto

The reason I am committed to interdisciplinarity as a data scientist, and why an interdisciplinary approach to problems makes sense in today's world.

Kubernetes since day zero? Is it a good idea?

When should we look at Kubernetes? When we start a new project? After a month or never?

Forging a Marketing Career Path You’ll Love

A marketing career path is on the rise, and marketing is one of the only industries that surrounds us 24/7 - no matter where you go or what you do, you are likely to encounter marketing in some form.

Peer Mentors & Their Importance in the Workplace

Mentoring is a two-way street. Managers, executives and leaders agree that mentoring is one of the most impactful ways to spend your time. In return, you're building crucial leadership qualities. Let MentorCruise help you begin a mentorship journey, so you can concentrate on personal and professional growth for both you and your mentees.

Mentor vs Sponsor: Discovering the Advantages and Differences

Ninety-seven percent of people who have a mentor vs sponsor believe they are extremely influential and valuable. And sixty-six percent of persons of color stated they were happy with their rate of development with sponsors. It shows that engaging sponsors and mentors will help motivate growth, ideally moving you forward to reach exceptional levels of development.

Marketing Director Interview Questions

On average, only 20% of job applicants reach the interview stage. Being prepared for the best interview questions for a marketing director is the other half of the process and doing the correct homework ahead of your interview is key to success.

Signs You’re Ready for a Career in Digital Marketing

For most people, it takes years to figure out what career is right for them. We all hope that we can find a career that we’re passionate about, gives us a sense of purpose, and pays enough to put food on the table. It can be an encouraging reminder that this process takes time for everyone!

Mladen Ruzicic – Meet the Mentor

👋 Hello, my name is Mladen. I am a software engineer based in Switzerland, and I have more than ten years of experience in software engineering.

Bringing product teams together for the benefit of your business

How to bring a product team to collaborate and align to achieve shared goals

How to pick your next tech role

Picking your next role is an important decision. Here are the three things to consider when picking your next role (spoiler alert: compensation is not one of them)

Chatting about Startups with Lloyd Jacob

If you’re like the majority of adults and people online right now, you want to build your own business someday. In fact, over 60% of people in their twenties and thirties have this life goal. In reality, a much smaller amount of people actually end up doing it and then even less of those people actually succeed.

How to Ask Someone to Be Your Mentor

Navigating the professional landscape can be challenging, confusing, and downright scary sometimes! Having a mentor can help to ease some of the uncertainties of the working world while helping you create connections and open doors that might not have been previously available to you.

Is Data Science A Good Career?

We, at MentorCruise, know just how daunting it can be to change careers. Sometimes it’s as easy as changing your mind and applying. Other times, you’ll find yourself doing the research and backing out, because it seems like a frightening change.

The Science of Literature

Of data science and fiction; of numbers and Game of Thrones - the emergence of quantitative methods in literary analysis reveals the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration.