Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 24

Initiator Creator - Issue #24

​By Saurabh Y. // 1 August 2020

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Developer

​QuestDB : Fast SQL for time series​

An open source SQL database designed to process time series data, faster

​International cyber law: interactive toolkit​

The Cyber Law Toolkit is a dynamic interactive web-based resource for legal professionals who work with matters at the intersection of international law and cyber operations.

​Some Emmet Magic Frontend Devs should know ​

I would like to share some examples of useful Emmet commands that heavily speed up my markup creation - and maybe yours too.

​style9: build-time CSS-in-JS​

This new library is internal to Facebook, but they have shared enough information about it to make an open-source implementation, style9, possible.

​Malware Reverse Engineering Handbook​

The authors are presenting the most common techniques used in malware investigation including set up of LAB environment, network analysis, behavioural analysis, static and dynamic code analysis.

Designer

​100 Days of 3D Design. How I taught myself 3D modeling in 100 days.​

While all of my past projects were done in 2D, I was always intrigued by beautiful 3D artwork on the internet. I would stare in awe and wish I had made it.

​Teenyicons - Tiny minimal 1px icons​

An elegant icon set by Anja van Staden with more than a thousand icons.

​10 Principles for Color Usage in UI Design​

Best practices, tips, and terminology for using color in UI.

​Guide to creating user personas​

This post will explore how user personas can act as a design compass while using your wireframe tool, along with the steps for creating one.

​How to create a strong visual identity for digital products​

In this article, designer at Heartbeat Agency, Vladimir Gruev explains how to craft a cohesive visual identity for digital products. Plus, how to successfully present your concept to clients, and integrate the visual identity into product marketing and interfaces.

Entrepreneur

​Startup Failure Rate: Ultimate Report + Infographic [2020]​

90% of startups fail. What are the causes? What does this mean for entrepreneurs? What happens with investors' money? Go on reading to learn more.

​5 Successful Explainer Videos Examples​

No more empty words, let’s take a look at these amazing cases of five world’s most-loved companies. Some of them have been unknown until discovered and leveraged the power of explainer videos for marketing.

​How today's fastest growing B2B businesses found their first ten customers​

how twenty other hyper-growth B2B businesses found their earliest customers — including stories from Shopify, Stripe, Airtable, Plaid, Gusto, Salesforce, Slack and many more.

​High Output Founders' Library​

The High Output Founders' Library is a portal to the tactical and practical advice, lessons, templates, and resources you need to bring your wildest visions to life and evolve into an extraordinary leader.

​2020: The Year Of Product-Led Growth​

The concept of growth strategy being product-led is not exactly new, being not dissimilar to marketing-led or sales-led growth. And yet, in many product and tech circles, it’s all anyone can talk about. So why is product-led growth (PLG) the new buzzword in the product community?

Marketer

​Turning Complex Data into Compelling Stories: A 5-Step Process​

Uncover the story within extensive research data by following a process of revisiting original research objectives and organizing findings into themes.

​How Ahrefs does SEO: 7 unconventional lessons in product-led content marketing​

It’s fair to say that Ahrefs has taken an unconventional approach to growing a SaaS business. It’s also fair to say that what they’re doing is working.

Interesting Read

​50 authors, 50 science fiction stories shorter than novels​

"I used various lists and recommendations to tickle my memory and to ferret out works I might not be familiar with. But I've read everything here and don't think I've included anything just because it's "expected." These are personal favorites, or at least a coin flip among favorite stories by a given author. I did aim for some overall variety of time period, style, and subject matter but I think anything here can be enjoyed by a modern reader without making too many allowances." - Gordon Haff

​The 80 Best Single-Operator Newsletters on the Internet​

"we’ve rounded our 80 favorite newsletters run by individual curators and creators. They run the gamut from business to tech, politics to sports, and everything in between." - Eli London

Community Submissions

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 Place For Networked Writing​

​Midnight Pub is a writing platform that aims to be the web equivalent of a pub: you go there to talk about your day, interact with a person or two while you unwind, and leave whenever you feel like it.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #24

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​

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