Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 39

Initiator Creator - Issue #39

​By Saurabh Y. // 21 November 2020

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Developer

​Aleph.js - A react framework in demo - Aleph

Aleph.js is a React Framework in Deno, inspired by Next.js but unlike Next.js, Aleph.js don't need webpack or other bundler since it uses the ESM import syntax. It gives best developer experience on building modern web application.

​Replicate – Version control for machine learning - Replicate

Replicate is a Python library that uploads files and metadata (like hyperparameters) to Amazon S3 or Google Cloud Storage. You can get the data back out using the command-line interface or a notebook.

​Vale Programming Language - Vale

Vale is the fast, safe, and easy programming language. Vale's main goal is to be as fast as C++, but much easier and safer, without sacrificing aliasing freedom. It does this by using "constraint references", which behave differently depending on the compilation mode.

Designer

​3 Types of Roadmaps in UX and Product Design - NN/g

Roadmaps that include UX work can have 3 scopes: product, field, and specialty. Understanding these and their benefits can focus your process, effort, and goals.

​How UX Copy Drives Better Business Results - Frontitude

It is a case study by Frontitude Team on Real-world examples of how great UX copy can significantly affect business metrics.

​Emulate vision deficiencies in DevTools - Addy Osmani

Chrome DevTools recently added support for emulating color vision deficiencies, helping you better optimize your pages to be inclusive of users with differing levels of color blindness. Explained with demos by Addy Osmani, Engineering Manager at Google working on Chrome.

Entrepreneur

​Startup School for Future Founders - Startup School

Startup School for Future Founders is a free, 6-week course by Y Combinator designed for anyone who is interested in starting a company in the future.

​2020 Expansion SaaS Benchmarks: Getting Back to Hyper-Growth - OpenView

When Kyle Poyar and Sean Fanning preparing the 2020 expansion SaaS benchmarking survey, their biggest question was: "How did COVID-19 and the economic downturn affect private SaaS companies?” Supricingly, It made SaaS companies even stronger.

​Things I wish I knew earlier when I started building products - UX Collective

This is not a step by step guide but rather an attempt by Amilton L. Paglia, Director of Product & Design at Olist, to synthesize his thinking about what it really matters to build great products.

Marketer

​How to Write an Outreach Email That Someone Will Actually Read - OpenView

Writing cold emails is no easy task. You’re asking a stranger to take time out of their busy day to do something for you. With the average person receiving over 90 business emails every day, it’s no surprise that the majority of cold emails get ignored. Anastasia Belyh, Co-founder of FounderJar, wrote about how you can write an outreach email by utilizing the best practices so that someone will actually read it.

​15 Acquisition Channels I Discovered From Reading 479 Founder Interviews - ZeroToUsers

How do I get new users? Where do I post? Which acquisition channels should I use to get new users? In this article Derek of ZeroToUsers shared top 15 of the acquisition channels which he found during the analysis of 479 startup interviews.

​Content Marketing to Developers​ - Lessons from Twilio - Heavybit

The bad news is developers don't like marketing very much, so you're fighting for it every day. In the video Danielle Morin of Twilio deep dived into the topic.

Interesting Read

​How the Danish Concept of Hygge Can Help Increase Your Happiness - Medium

Danish word “hygge” (pronounced hue-guh), the rough translation, or concept, is “coziness.” It’s about creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. Your hygge might look different from someone else’s. Practicing hygge in the summer might mean something completely different than practicing it in the winter and around Christmastime.

​Memory bias: how selective recall can impact your memories - Ness Labs

How many times have you forgotten where you left your keys? What about your friend who always seems to make up events that never happened? Do you ever struggle to remember someone’s name? Don’t worry—you’re not the only one. Our memory is far from perfect, and the memory bias effect doesn’t help.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #39

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

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