Initiator Creator - Initiator Creator - Issue 44

Initiator Creator - Issue #44

​By Saurabh Y. // 2 January 2021

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Developer

​Ruby 3.0.0 Released - Ruby-lang

The goal of the new version is performance, concurrency, and Typing. Matz stated “Ruby3 will be 3 times faster than Ruby2”. With Optcarrot benchmark, which measures single thread performance based on NES’s game emulation workload, it achieved 3x faster performance than Ruby 2.0!

​Cscope - A developer's tool for browsing source code - Sourceforge

Cscope is a developer's tool for browsing source code. It has an impeccable Unix pedigree, having been originally developed at Bell Labs back in the days of the PDP-11. Cscope was part of the official AT&T Unix distribution for many years, and has been used to manage projects involving 20 million lines of code!

​Automatic Social Share Images - Ryan Filler

Generating social share images with a serverless function and headless browser.

Designer

​Remembering the designers, architects, and creative thinkers who died of COVID-19 - Fast Company

It’s been a devastating year. These are just a few of the brilliant minds we lost.

​10 misconceptions in UX design - Castor & Pollux Group

A beautifully illustrated and animated game to test your UX knowledge.

​The best 3D tools and resources for designers - Prototypr

A curated collection of the best resources for creating beautiful 3D elements to insert into your designs.

Entrepreneur

​Freemium vs. Free Trial: How to Know Which One to Pick for Your SaaS Startup - OpenView

Product led growth (PLG) is an end-user focused growth model that relies on the product itself as the primary driver of customer acquisition, conversion and expansion. Offering a free trial or freemium product experience is one of the hallmarks of a PLG approach.

​What does a Project Manager need to know? Here is a development framework for every PM - Medium

This story elaborates on the skills needed for modern project management, and together with my guidance on how to measure your expertise, form the starting point for developing PMs by showing what skills are needed and how to measure them.

​Startup Staffing 101: Hiring the Right Engineers at Each Round - Medium

Based on their experience catering to a range of clients with distinct engineering goals, iTechArt identified the key considerations they take into account in order to ensure a successful fit at each phase of the startup lifecycle, from seed round to Series C and beyond.

Marketer

​Lead Magnets Ideas For Prospects In Awareness Stage Of The Buyer's Journey - Serpstat

Did you know that only 4% of website visitors are ready to buy? The remaining 96% visit your website and are most likely to leave without a trace. This is where lead magnets come into the picture. Look at them as freebies positioned to lure prospects into downloading an insightful piece of content in return for their email address.

​Notion's Marketing Secrets for Small Teams with Big Dreams - OpenView

Camille Ricketts, Notion’s Head of Marketing, talked to OpenView about the power of being human, the importance of storytelling and design, and the two biggest mistakes companies make with content development.

Interesting Read

​An hour long movie about how Google Search works, by Google - Youtube

If you’ve ever wondered how Search works, or are curious to see what goes on behind the scenes, there may be something in here for you.

Community Submissions

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​Timestripe - Goal Oriented Planner​

Timestripe is a productivity app with multiple planning layouts and tools to manage goals, build powerful habits and organize your life.

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Outro

🙏 Thank you for reading Initiator Creator issue #44

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

If you value Initiator Creator, feel free to forward this copy to your friends. Suggestions or comments? Hit reply or DM me at @ICforpreneurs​

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