Last week I was scrolling through Hacker News (HN) when an unusual post on the front page caught my eye. The title read “Math.Round opens the print dialog (github.com).” I clicked the post and it opened up to an issue report on GitHub. The bug was a hilarious one: when you run code with a…
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Making Educational Videos to Grow Business
Looking for marketing ideas to grow your business? That was the focus of our conversation with Matt Dinsmore, CEO of Direct Primary Care LLC, a Spokane, Washington (USA) based healthcare company. Direct Primary Care is an emerging mode of healthcare delivery in the US. When Matt wants to share useful information with interested clients, he…
The Art of Product Management: Q&A with Google PM
We sat down for a Q&A on the art of product management with Hareesh Nagarajan, product manager at Google. We learnt from Hareesh about what PMs do, how they can be highly effective in their role and what he looks for in hiring PMs.
How to Use Video To Tell Stories with Data
What good is data analysis if it doesn’t tell a story from which we can learn? Data storytelling is a powerful technique that translates insights obtained from data into knowledge and action. By using video to tell stories with data, you can explain the nuances of data analysis. Also, viewers are free to watch the…
Building a Distributed Company: Q&A with GitLab CEO
We had a conversation with Sid Sijbrandij, Cofounder and CEO of GitLab, on building a distributed company. GitLab is an all-remote software company where all 500+ members work remotely, and are distributed over 50+ countries. Because GitLab is distributed, they can hire talent from anywhere in the world, which gives them a competitive edge. But,…
Using Video for Remote Work: Q&A with GitLab CEO
I spoke recently with Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and CEO of GitLab on how GitLab members use video for remote work. GitLab develops software for software development and their software is used by over 100,000 organizations worldwide. They’re growing very fast, in 2018 they ranked 4th on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest growing private companies….
How Remote Teams Use Video for Customer Training and Support
A major development in recent times is the workplace is becoming distributed. Remote work is gaining ground because of the changing nature of work and advances in communication tools. Running a remote team has its own unique set of challenges and best practices, especially when it comes to customer support and training. We held a…
Screen Recording for Bug Reports
We all know the quality of bug reports impacts the quality of software, yet many people don’t use this easy way to create better bug reports. TL;DR Bug reporting is a critical function in software teams and it’s time to take a new approach of using screen recording to make bug reports a lot easier…