Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 19

Initiator Creator - Issue #19

​By Saurabh Y. // 27 June 2020

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Developer

​What I learned from looking at 200 machine learning tools​

To better understand the landscape of available tools for machine learning production, I decided to look up every AI/ML tool I could find. After filtering out applications companies (e.g. companies that use ML to provide business analytics), tools that aren’t being actively developed, and tools that nobody uses, I got 202 tools.

​Bootstrap 5 alpha ​

"Bootstrap 5’s very first alpha has arrived! We’ve been working hard for several months to refine the work we started in v4, and while we’re feeling great about our progress, there’s still even more to do. " - Mark Otto

​Elevator.js - fixes those awkward "scroll to top" moments the old fashioned way​

Are you sick of clicking ‘back to top’ buttons on websites, and being lifted to the top without a real elevator experience? Elevator JS is the solution.

​Tunnel to dev - Expose your local web server to the internet with a public URL​

Quickly demo a web app, server, or static files running on localhost to anyone in the world by sending them a tunnelto.dev link.

​Switchboard: Simple mDNS based reverse proxy for personal infrastructure.​

The server will check for mDNS broadcasts regularly and update its configuration. TLS is supported through Let's Encrypt.

Designer

​Kukla kit - Huge pack of 3D elements accessible directly from Figma.​

Huge pack of 3D elements accessible directly from Figma. All elements fit together. Just grab what you like for your project and make your own scene in no time.

​Why this font is everywhere?​

How Cooper Black became pop culture’s favorite font.

​From Gut to Plan: The Thoughtful Execution Framework​

Gut is an important aid in a creative process. But it shouldn’t alone drive strategic decisions or prevent you from exploring multiple solutions to a single hypothesis. In this article, Annina Koskinen presents her Thoughtful Execution framework —the go-to resource for teams in Spotify

​My entire agile process to redesign scrimba.com​

"I’m going to take you through each of the stages which I hope can help you increase efficiency and output when planning your next web project." - Daniel Butler

Entrepreneur

​Why you should build features users don't ask for​

“If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Now, it’s highly likely that Henry Ford never spoke those exact words, but the point still rings true.

​I Just Hit $100k/yr On GitHub Sponsors! (How I Did It)​

Was it that the software I built was so incredibly compelling that it forced 535 people to give me at least $14/mo. to keep working on it? …I wish. It’s more than that though. There were some key things I did along the way to get here.

​How to Build a B2B SaaS Brand​

I wrote the following essay to offer perspective on brand building and to give founders and early marketers real operational advice on how to build a B2B SaaS brand.

​OneByN - Curated stack of top twitter threads​

1/n is a curation of top twitter threads. It allows you to read threads by thinkers, doers and entrepreneurs in one place in a Medium like format.

Marketer

​How Drift, Hootsuite & Zoom framed their products for exponential growth​

Learn how to frame your product the right way and crush the market you're in. See how Zoom, Drift, Hootsuite and Gainsight achieved success through product positioning.

​Building Your Consumer's Trust As A Direct-To-Customer Brand​

"Trust is a confident relationship with the unknown" When your product or service convinces the consumer to be confident enough to make the leap from the known (present) to the unknown (future), she reposes her trust in your brand."

Interesting Read

​Houses Of - Beautiful houses across the globe​

Houses Of is a project made by the collective Cetrucflotte, showcasing homes with character around the world.

​Apple approves Hey email app, but the fight’s not over​

After a very public spat last week, Hey’s mobile app was finally begrudgingly approved by Apple - but it seems the war between indie developers and the corporate behemoth is just getting started.

Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #19

If you like to contribute in the curation process or would like to suggest an article then kindly drop me a message at saurabh@initiatorcreator.com or tweet me at @initiatorcreatr

Thank You!

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