Initiator Creator - Issue #114

​By Saurabh Y. // 14 January 2023

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Developer

​Getting your data in shape for machine learning - StackOverflow

Machine learning uses data structures that don't always resemble the ones used in standard computing. You'll need to process your data first if you want efficient machine learning.

​The Physics Principle That Inspired Modern AI Art - Quanta Magazine

Diffusion models generate incredible images by learning to reverse the process that, among other things, causes ink to spread through water.

​Mafs: React components for interactive math - Github

Mafs is a set of opinionated React components for creating math visualizations.

​Why the number input is the worst input - StackOverflow

Think that web form has got your number? If you used input type="number", you may be surprised to find that it doesn't.

​Interview the interviewer - Github

It’s easy to think that an interview is mainly for a hiring manager and their team to evaluate and judge candidates. The truth is that interviews are a two-direction experience.

Designer

​Why do users prefer certain design? - UX Collective

How evolutionary factors of environment perception affect our preferences for a particular design.

​Personas Are Living Documents: Design Them to Evolve - NN/g

We sometimes think of personas as final artifacts, when, in reality, personas are merely a representation of data, and data can change. An artifact that is too polished or difficult to update may result in an outdated and unused persona.

​How Practitioners Create Journey Maps: Typical Uses, Roles, and Methods - NN/g

Data from 343 companies provide a baseline to understanding typical approaches for selecting journey-mapping applications, research methods, contributing roles, and map components.

​Designing for the World: An Introduction to Localization - Spotify

In this blog post, Spotify's in-house localization experts show you the basics of their field, give insights into how localization works at Spotify, and offer pointers for your own design considerations.

​Short design books - Anthony Hobday

Some design books are too long. Here are the books Anthony hobday recommends that are 200 pages or fewer.

Entrepreneur

​An inside look at how Figma builds product - Lenny's newsletter

Yuhki Yamashita is Chief Product Officer at Figma. Prior to Figma, he was Head of Design of Uber’s New Mobility efforts, and before that a product manager at Google and Microsoft.

​How to Address Tech Debt vs. Product Debt vs. Business Debt - Medium

You want to prioritize tasks based on the Impact vs. Effort matrix. Those that are high impact and low effort (hence low cost), do them first and work your way down in priority.

​Want to Improve Your Public Speaking? Develop Your Awareness Skills - Every

Here are some practical, yet hopefully novel, tips to help you level up your public speaking skills and connect more deeply in conversations.

Marketer

​A marketing habit for solopreneurs who have other things to do besides marketing - 2Quiet2Market

As a solopreneur, you wear many hats, one at a time. You're a developer, creator or maker. You're a marketer, a business person, even your own CEO. Now what happens if you don't love marketing?

​11 Top Marketing Channels: Examples With Pros & Cons - Ahrefs

Marketing channels are tools and platforms that brands use to communicate with their audience.

​What is Content Strategy in SEO for SaaS - SaaSWrites

We discuss how to create an effective content strategy for your SaaS to rank in SEO with curated insights from SEO experts and SaaS founders.

​On-Page SEO Techniques for Higher Rankings - Serpstat

On-page SEO is vital because it helps Google understand every piece of content on your website, improving your rankings.

Interesting Read

​Writing as Strategy - Five lesser-known benefits of thinking out loud - Every

The idea is that as you put thoughts into words, the thoughts themselves start to change, and new thoughts emerge.

​Change fatigue: When our brain’s adaptive capacity is depleted - Ness Labs

The resources that allow us to deal with acute stressful situations have been drained by years of turbulence. As psychologists would put it: our “mental surge capacity” is depleted. We are experiencing change fatigue at an unprecedented scale.

​Adopting a reflective practice: documenting learnings to inspire personal growth - UX Collective

If you’re like me, and your brain often feels noisy, or you find yourself hyper-fixating on topics that take you down weird and wonderful spirals, I recommend documenting where that process takes you.

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