Tim Cook, in an open letter to shareholders position on Apple.com : Today we are revising our guidance for Apple's fiscal 2019 first quarter, which ended on December 29. We now expect the following: R
Slowly but surely, the people involved in building the iPhone have begun to tell their stories about how it all happened. We’ve heard some good podcast interviews , but I think Ken Kocienda’s “ Creati
Economic analysis can be useful for investors, business, and government policy makers. Yet, economic concepts can seem complex because of all the bars, charts
Tax-Loss Harvesting is a strategy that takes advantage of movements in the markets to capture investment losses, which can reduce your tax bill, leaving more money to invest. In fact, Tax-Loss Harvest
It only takes about 30 seconds of waiting in line at Nando’s before somebody recognises Evan Spiegel. “You’re not from Snapchat, are you?” a young man asks.
The simplest answer to the question: how much RAM do I need for my Mac is ‘as much as possible.’ You can never have too much RAM, whereas having too little can seriously affect the performance of your
This is a guest blog post by Steve Losh focusing on the primary reasons a team may choose Mercurial as their (distributed) version control system. Check out
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The software-as-a-service (SaaS) industry has experienced exponential growth over the past several years and shows no signs of slowing down. Some of the
The fastest growing SaaS startups have one thing in common: they’re tracking the metrics that matter most. We asked several different venture capitalists and
Today’s startup companies may not know it, but they owe a lot to the Illinois Central Railroad Company chartered in 1851. Business historians think it was the
In order to make the best use of your team's limited time and resources, you need to master the art of effective prioritization. Of course, that's easier said
Stuff I've learned at Microsoft 12/12/09 👋 I'm Sriram Krishnan. You can read more about me here . Do subscribe to my newsletter on books, memos and more here . Coming up on five years (and many teams)
After reading Jordan Peterson’s 12 rules , a few people asked me what my list would look like. I would stress that what follows is not a universal or eternally
Michael Nielsen was a Fulbright Scholar who got his Ph.D. in Physics at 24. He was already tenured when he decided just three years later to shift his attention
If you are an experienced or even a first-time SaaS entrepreneur raising capital, you’ve probably heard about several “magic” metrics that every investor wants
Profile of Stanford computer scientist Donald Knuth, author of The Art of Computer Programming, a Bible of its field with more than one million copies in print (Siobhan Roberts / New York Times)
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What Is an Employee Stock Option (ESO)? The term employee stock option (ESO) refers to a type of equity compensation granted by companies to their employees and executives. Rather than granting shares
Employees receive a letter rating for each skill, which we combine into a single number (0-5) using the formula below. Our baseline is high: Stack Overflow employees are A’s in most areas . Most of us net out with a score in the 1-3 range . skills = floor (( 4 * Count ( A+++ ) + 2 * Count ( A+ ) + 1…
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Today's topic is " lay" versus " lie ." How to Remember the Difference Between 'Lay' and 'Lie' Here are four ways to remember the difference: "Lay" vs. "Lie" in Present Tense Think "Lay it on me" "Lay
Musings on product management & entrepreneurship. Product Management Career Ladders at 8 Top Technology Firms Slides: Product Management Career Ladders by
ETFs ETF Essentials Mutual Funds vs. ETFs: What’s the Difference? By Barclay Palmer LinkedIn Twitter Barclay Palmer is a creative executive with 10+ years of creating or managing premium programming a
Austin Yang Jun 22, 2018 · 6 min read 📖 Read this article on my blog austinyang.co Being a product manager is hard. You have to lead without authority, wear multiple hats, and take blames for (almost)
“The only thing worse than leveling is not leveling.” Our Chief Strategy and Policy Officer, Joel Klein, said this at a leadership meeting once where we were discussing the struggle that is leveling —
Aggregators and Jobs-to-be-Done
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Uber should buy a scooter company, because aggregators succeed by being the best at doing the jobs consumers want done.
Update: I’m co-authoring a book about the mental models from this post. Get notified when the book comes out here . Around 2003 I came across Charlie Munger’s
Dec 15th 2018 T HINK OF THE upper echelons of the money-management business, and the image that springs to mind is of fusty private banks in Geneva or London’s Mayfair, with marble lobbies and fake co
The State of Technology at the End of 2018
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The State of Technology, at least in the enterprise space, is strong; consumer tech is another story, and it is time to question the dominance of big companies like Google.
Computer-to-Computer Computer-to-computer EDI replaces postal mail, fax and email. While email is also an electronic approach, the documents exchanged via email must still be handled by people rather
Used car marketplace Vroom has raised $146M Series G led by automotive retailer AutoNation (@kateclarktweets / TechCrunch)
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Scott Adams, creator of Dilbert, created a productivity paradigm shift with his discussion of “Goals vs. Systems” from his blog and How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big : “Goal oriented
*** Before we commence with the festivities, I wanted to thank everyone for helping my first book become a Wall Street Journal bestseller. To check it out,
As of 2018, with the average savings rate hovering around 4%, a median 401(k) of only $110,000, and an average 401(k) balance at retirement age 60 of around
The faster you run, the harder you breathe. Also, the longer you run, the harder you breathe. And if you sustain a fast running speed long enough, you will eventually find yourself breathing as hard a
How To Stop Being Lazy And Get More Done – 5 Expert Tips *** Before we commence with the festivities, I wanted to thank everyone for helping my first book
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