Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 37

Initiator Creator - Issue #37

​By Saurabh Y. // 31 October 2020

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Developer

​WordPress and Jamstack - CSS-Tricks

Chris Coyier, founder of CSS-tricks moderated a panel at Netlify's virtual Jamstack Conf that included Netlify CEO Matt Biilman and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg. The whole thing was built up as "Jamstack vs. WordPress" showdown. In this article, Chris shared his thoughts on both the platforms and compared them on performance, sercurity, developer experience, and End user UX.

​Nhost - Open source Firebase alternative with GraphQL - Nost

Nhost is a full-fledged serverless backend for Jamstack and client-serverless applications. Your backend is preconfigured and ready to use in less than a minute with PostgreSQL, GraphQL, Hasura, User management and Storage. Nhost was inspired by Google Firebase, but uses SQL, GraphQL and has no vendor lock-in.

​Next.js 10 - NextJS

NextJS just released version 10 with over 20 new features that improve performance and developer experience and also reduce the JS size by 16%. The new release has features like a built-in image component and automatic image optimization, real user analytics, react17 support, etc.

​Wallaby.js - Supercharge Testing React Applications - Smashing Magzine

Wallaby.js — a JavaScript productivity tool that supercharges your IDE by allowing you to get real-time feedback on your JavaScript tests in your code editor even before saving the file.

Designer

​Tyrus - A digital toolkit from Airbnb - Tyrus

Airbnb design created this toolkit for the freelance illustrator to help them manage their business side of things, which requires an entirely different set of skills. Tyrus is a bundle of guides, templates and tools which can help you to focus less on client management and more on creating.

​Spatial Memory - Why It Matters for UX Design - NN/g

Spatial memory is the ability to learn the location of objects of interest by interacting with them repeatedly. In GUIs, spatial memory allows users to develop a level of automaticity when accessing frequently used features or data. This article is about why spatial memory is important and how you can help users to build spatial memory.

​An introduction to object-oriented UX and how to do it- UX Collective

Object-oriented UX (OOUX) is a method for structuring a problem space that emphasizes the objects. It prioritizes the objexts and, consequently, simplifies an app's creation and design as well as its experience.

​10 Usability Mistakes Most Designers Make on Checkboxes - UX Movement

This article shows the ten usability mistakes most designers make on checkboxes that undermine the user experience and how to use checkboxes correctly.

Entrepreneur

​Technical debt is overhyped; let’s talk about product debt - Medium

Technical debt arises when a development team takes technical shortcuts repeatedly that prioritizes speed over quality. Instead of aiming for perfect code or technology, the team settles for quick and dirty. This article is about why we need to start paying closer attention to product debt, which relates to all past decisions that were made without a clear vision.

​How to price your SaaS product by Patrick Campbell of ProfitWell - Lenny's newsletter

The most successful companies optimize monetization in some manner every quarter. And no they don't change their price every 3 months if you are thinking. In this article, Patrick Campbell, founder of ProfitWell shared his view on how to price your SaaS. He's also emphasized on 2 elements - Value metric, and customer profiles and segments which are the foundation of the monetization and pricing strategy.

​Product Explorer - A database of 15k+ products for makers and indie investors - Product Explorer

Product Explorer is a categorized database of 15k+ products and extensions. It can be used to identify acquisition targets, to find abandoned projects you can revive, and to develop a data-driven launch strategy.

​Here’s Who Has Gone Public In 2020 (So Far) - Cruchbase

After a COVID-19-induced lull in the IPO market, it has certainly picked up. In recent weeks, some venture-backed companies rushed to file S-1s and have gone public through an IPO. Like Asana, Snowflake, and Palantir etc.

Marketer

​The ROI of SEO - How to predict traffic and revenue - Kevin Indig

In this article, Kevin Indig, VP of SEO and Content at G2, showed how you can predict how much revenue your strategy will return using revenue formulas for different business models.

​"Powered by" - An Acquisition Channel Nobody is Talking About - Substack

“Powered by” marketing is like social proof, where the “proof” part is on steroids. Usually, when people say “social proof, they mean saying who’s your customer, etc. This is taking this on a whole new level, proving that they use you, in a way that can be verified.

​The SaaS Website Content You Need to Close Sales [Data] - Mike sonders

In this article, Mike Sonders analyzed the online searches of thousands of B2B SaaS buyers to uncover exactly what information a user want when considering a SaaS purchase.

Interesting Read

​Building an Antilibrary: The Power of Unread Book - Ness Labs

An antilibrary is a private collection of unread books. Unread books can be as powerful as the ones we have read if we choose to consider them in the right light. An antilibrary creates a humble relationship with knowledge. It reminds us that our knowledge is finite and imperfect. Far from being negative, this awareness can drive our curiosity and encourage us to question our assumptions.

​How to find anything on the internet​ - Substack

"The best place to hide a dead body is page two of Google". Is it because we find everything immediately? Lack of time, lack of curiosity? And yet, the web is full of digital rabbit holes that underline unlimited opportunities and endless discoveries that will leave you in awe.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #37

This issue is sponsored by Safetywing. Safetywing is global health insurance for remote workers and digital nomads.

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