Category: Howto
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How do you communicate effectively in an asynchronously setting?
This post is part 2 of a series: Part 1: How to make remote work successful at your workplace? Write everything down. For an asynchronous setting, communication can’t happen live. Obvious — I know. However, we have such strong affinity towards live communication methods. Live chats tend to be “high resolution” in nature. We get…
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Some of my favourite books (non-fiction)
Some of these changed the way I approach work/job altogether. They sparked something in me that I continue to explore: how do we create the best products and teams that build them. My “makers” reading list on Goodreads Currently reading: Seeing Like a State: How Certain Schemes to Improve the Human Condition Have Failed. Fascinating.
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How to make remote work successful at your workplace?
You have to fully commit. The whole world is going “remote”. But, it is hard to tell if imany places are finding success in a more distributed working model. It is a tough transition. Much of it is because most workplaces continue to operate with the same way they’ve always had. Somethings need to change.…
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Thoughts on “Scaling Technology”
I had the privilege to take part a panel discussion on “scaling technology” for go1’s offsite. It got me thinking… Software products are (usually) written to meet product outcomes. Initially, these outcomes tend not to include deliverables like “used by millions” or “developed by 1000s”. As a product grows and matures, these concerns start to…
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How to drive your teams to care more about operational excellence?
When an operational outcomes needs to be achieved, we are after a predictable and repeatable process. This means that we can’t approach the execution of these outcomes like a creative task, allowing makers to self-organise. “OpEx” is an area where rigidity helps. We can approach “Operational Excellence” on 2 fronts: Here are a few ideas…
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How to create a great pitch video for your idea
Creating a professional video is expensive and extremely time consuming. When done right, a video can be very effective in getting users and spreading your idea to a large audience. For a small startup, videos might end up taking their entire marketing budget! I’ve been exploring ways to pitch an idea effectively while keeping time and…
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How to make an Android App (video tutorial)
I did a brownbag session at Wotif office about how to make an Android app. It covers a lot of the basics of making an app with Android Studio. This is an introduction session for Android. It covers the following: Resources: Email me or leave a comment if you’d like to see more videos like…
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Making Safari Suggested Passwords Sync with Chrome
With the latest OS X Mavericks, Safari browser introduced a very convenient way of generating safe, random passwords when you sign up for a new account with any website. I’ve started using this feature extensively. It syncs across my iPhone + iPad beautifully as well. Only problem is Chrome… Right now, I have a manual solution. Turned…