Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 21

Initiator Creator - Issue #21

​By Saurabh Y. // 11 July 2020

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Developer

​An engineer’s guide to cloud capacity planning​

If you’re a small company with big dreams for the future, one of the biggest advantages cloud infrastructure providers have over traditional provisioning systems is the flexibility they offer you to adjust the resources your application uses.

​Optimising SVGs for the Web​

Optimising SVGs (scalable vector graphics) for web projects has the dual benefits of reducing the file size and making them easier to work with. But plenty of times I’ve opened up a web project and found that SVG assets could be made significantly smaller with some straightforward optimisations.

​The 22 Most-Used Python Packages in the World​

A list of the most downloaded Python packages on PyPI over the past 365 days

​Moving from TypeScript to Rust / WebAssembly​

"I recently decided to switch the engine of Boardgame Lab from TypeScript to Rust. The application itself is a SPA written in Svelte. I only switched the logic that updates the game state to Rust. Here is a summary of my experience with the transition"

​Dataset Search​

Dataset Search enables users to find data sets stored across the web by way of a simple keyword search. The tool surfaces information about data sets hosted in thousands of repositories across the web, making these data sets universally accessible and useful.

Designer

​How we achieve "simple design" for Basecamp and HEY​

Always choosing clarity over being slick or fancy. Internally we call this “Fisher Price” design. We aim to make the UI totally obvious and self-explanatory, by keeping individual screens simple, showing only one focused thing at a time, and so on.

​The Guide to Design​

A self-guided class to help you get started in UX and answer key questions about craft, design, and career.

​UX Roadmaps: Definition and Components​

A UX roadmap is a high-level, living artefact that prioritizes and communicates a UX team’s future work and problems to solve.

​From Idea to Kickstarter: A Product Design Case Study​

The story and process behind Uicard — A pocket-friendly wireframing ruler that inspires more sketching.

Entrepreneur

​How Substack has spawned a new class of newsletter entrepreneurs​

As the media ecosystem contracts amid coronavirus, Substack has been thrust into an uncomfortable role — that of a saviour. And as more writers go solo, the question has emerged as to whether Substack can become the kind of monetization system that never materialized during the last major internet writer-driven movement, the halcyon days of the early blogging era of the 2000s.

​The Trap of Ambitious Goals​

“I want $1000 MRR” and then thought: “Man, that’s easy, dream big!”. “Maybe I should aim for a $100k company? Meh, not ambitious enough.” The danger in ambitious goals, especially for a procrastinator like myself, is not that the goals are so big, but the fact that they take a long time to achieve.

​How social listening can help you find new markets for your business​

If you're looking to find new markets for your business, social listening is a natural choice. Social media is the world's biggest database of consumer insights, so it's a great place to look for gaps that your business could fill.

​The Ultimate SaaS Pricing Resources Guide​

Pricing is a SaaS company’s most efficient profit lever, but it’s also one of the easiest things to screw up. Nailing your SaaS pricing strategy requires more than just picking the optimal price and forgetting about it. Pricing must be continuously monitored to ensure you’re effectively landing, expanding and retaining your customer base.

​How I growth hacked my way to +500 waiting list subscribers​

In this article, I'll explain how I used Product Hunt, PhantomBuster & Twitter to achieve my goal of creating an ongoing stream of interested users to our Upcoming Product Hunt page.

Marketer

​Why Wirecutter Wins: Opinionated Content​

Wirecutter carved out a $150-million niche in the crowded affiliate marketing industry by understanding one core tenet of content marketing: opinions are not optional.

​9 types of web analytics tools — and how to know which ones you really need​

You want to know if your website is contributing to your business the best that it can. And if it’s not, you need to know where you can improve it.

​eCommerce Stack - eCommerce Marketing Inspiration​

eCommerce Stack curates & adds the best marketing inspiration to help inspire growth for eCommerce entrepreneurs & enthusiasts.

Interesting Read

​What Does 1GB of Mobile Data Cost in Every Country?​

Despite cell phone use becoming prevalent worldwide, the cost of data still varies greatly from country to country. Here's a look at the average cost of 1 GB of data across the globe.

​Google blew a ten-year lead​

"I’m a long shareholder of Google. It’s amazing how they have four monopolies and only monetize one of them. I’m confident they have a bright future ahead. But the lack of innovation is frustrating. The product goals are all over the place. Microsoft has a new clear mission: The Cloud. What’s Google’s clear mission? " - Will

Community Submissions

This new section is dedicated to projects and interesting articles written by Initiator Creator Community members. If you like to share your project or article with the rest of the readers then please DM me @savydv

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​A notes app for notes about people​

​Revere is a note and reminder iOS app but with the unique focus on the important people in your life. Mark Rabo created it as a side-hustle to improve his relationships while trying to juggle all the other busyness in life. It's also been great for growing business relationships.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #21

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 DM me at @savydv​

Thank You!

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