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Reviving a Failing Product: Actionable Tips for Successful Turnaround

The success of a product is crucial for any business, but even the best products can sometimes struggle to perform well in the market. In this article, we'll explore the various actions that can be taken to turn around a struggling product and improve its performance

Quitting your Job to Become a Freelancer

If you're a graphic designer and you're thinking about quitting your job to become a freelancer, you're not alone.

Effective Product Discovery: A Step-by-Step Guide to Identifying and Validating Ideas

In this article, we delve into the key steps of product discovery, from market research to competition analysis, to help companies identify successful product ideas. Learn how to validate product ideas that meet customer needs and drive business growth

Words Matter — Fired vs Laid Off

There’s a critical difference between being laid off vs fired. Why using the right terminology is critical for your mental health.

The Importance of a Startup Advisor Agreement: A Comprehensive Guide

Starting a new business can be a daunting task. There are countless decisions to make, risks to take, and obstacles to overcome. Having the right advisor by your side can make all the difference. A startup advisor agreement is a legally binding document that outlines the terms and conditions of the advisor's relationship with the startup.

5 key steps to discover the right product to create

Identifying and creating the right product for your business is a difficult task. Here are 5 steps that you could follow to discover what you should build.

Why I keep setting New Year’s goals during uncertain times

Every year in December I sum up my achievements for the outgoing year. And, of course, every beginning of January I set goals for the New Year...

How to write better JavaScript using plumbing techniques

One of the great ways to improve yourself in whatever you're doing is by taking inspiration from entirely different domains. I will show you how to improve your JavaScript by taking inspiration from plumbing! Or maybe functional programming.

5 tips for faster workflow in Figma

My top 5 tips for utilising the best of Figma, to get up to speed, and to ship designs fast.

Full Stack Developers: Don't Run Behind Frameworks, Master the Fundamentals

A practical guide on why developers shouldn't jump from one framework to another. Instead focus should be on understanding and mastering fundamentals.

Five Leading Tips For Your Data Science Career

Are you considering a career in data science? If so, you're not alone! Data science is a rapidly growing field that offers exciting and rewarding career opportunities for those with the right skills and knowledge.

How to Align Your Content Strategy to Your Brand & Marketing Strategy

Quick diagnosis and solution guide for content that's not performing

Magali Pelissier (She/Her) – Meet the Mentor

Hi, I'm Magali and I'm based in London, UK. I'm a senior Product Executive specialising in data-related technology solutions, with a particular expertise in finding product-market fit and growing adoption in the B2B sector. I'm also the producer and host of the podcast Product Perspectives.

Breaking into tech: A framework to do a successful career pivot

In this post, we will outline a practical framework for succeeding in your career pivot in tech.

The Ultimate Guide to Tech Leads: What They Do and Why They Matter

In this ultimate guide to tech leads, we'll take a closer look at what tech leads do and why they matter.

Optimize fonts loading and rendering on web application

How to apply preloading, DNS prefetch strategy and font-display property of CSS to improve the loading speed of a web application by optimizing the web fonts loading and rendering process?

The Benefits Of Having A Coach / Mentor In The Field Of Data Science

Find out how to benefit from getting a mentor to guide you through your Data Science path or get help from a coach for a career change .

How to use code reviews for ramping up in a new position

Code reviews can be a valuable resource for quickly learning about the business domain, tools, tech stack, and libraries in a new position. In this blog post, we'll explore the benefits of code reviews for onboarding and how to make the most of them as a newcomer to a team or organization.

Top 7 ways to improve the performance of web apps

In this article, we will be discussing about various ways to boost the performance of web apps which ultimately provides high-quality user experience to the end users.

Cybersecurity in IT vs OT environments

IT security and OT/IoT security activities need different insights and visions. These two scopes need different proficiencies.

Ana Nogal – Meet the Mentor

Hey everyone, I’m thrilled that I’ve joined MentorCruise. I’m an iOS developer and a mom of three beautiful young boys. I love to travel and get to know new cultures and civilisations. I want to be a digital nomad and work wherever my travels take me.

What I learned from the 120+ Interviews

My heart goes out to all those who are affected by the recent round and round of layoffs in the tech industry. However, please sit tight and do not lose hope. There are still plenty of companies that are still hiring.

Practical Guide on How to grow and develop an Amazing A-Team

Imagine you have just landed that Leadership Role. You may be in that role already. This is a not-so-easy guide on how to cultivate, enable and optimize this cohesive, multi-skilled unit for the maximum impact

Self-Awareness is a superpower

Self-Awareness is one of the most important factors in anyone's journey of progression and improvement and that's no different for software developers.

Yoel Frischoff – Meet the Mentor

I am a Product and strategy consultant, working with technology startups and founders. My focus is on strategy formation where I help founders find their value proposition, laying the ground to successful funding rounds.

6 Steps to Making Your Small Business Thrive

We're going to explore the steps you should take as a new or existing small business owner to really tap into your market and thrive.

Chris Hammerschmidt – Meet the Mentor

Chris is a former machine learning research scientist who co-founded a company and now spends a lot of time between software engineering, data science, ML ops, and cross-functional team leadership.

How to effectively mentor in a couple of hours every month

Leverage async communications and magnify the value your mentee gets out of the relationship

Get Promoted to Senior Data Scientist: Your Step By Step Guide

Practical tips on how to position yourself for a promotion to senior data scientist, including experience, networking, and ways to demonstrate your skills.

Regex 101 For Data Scientists

Understanding the basics of regular expressions is essential for any data scientist. In this blog post, we'll cover the fundamentals of regex and how to use them in data science applications.