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Six Degrees of Revenue. Posted on Jun 29 2015. Originally posted by fallontonight. There are some things that you learn as you grow up that are just harsh painful truths. Santa Claus doesn’t really exist. Cats can’t talk. You actually have to pay for that house you live in. In the working world, the harsh truth I’ve learned is that everybody, and I mean everybody. 1 Think of it like playing pool. 2 Map everything you do to those levers. 3 Use goals as a litmus test and a motivator:. Good Nothing removes ...

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The Myth Of the Wallet in Mobile Wallets. Posted on Mar 20 2015. Just like those jelly beans in our team area, I just can’t seem to stay away from writing about mobile payments. I guess it’s because despite being such a commoditized activity, the payments space seems to over-index on attention and activity. There never is a shortage of things to write about. That’s why I think we’ll see a move away from the all-in-one wallet and more towards payments embedded in situational apps or apps that ...This is e...

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Disrupting Toronto. For Real. Posted on Jul 2 2015. William Chan recently wrote up. His thoughts of coming back to spend time at his employer, Google, after a stint in the US Digital Services. While he wrote of a sense of comfort coming back to all the perks of the Googleplex and hanging out with like-minded individuals working on new tech, the question that seemed to really be in the back of his mind was whether any of this was really important. Death By A Thousand Cuts. PR led vs Product Led.

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Posted on May 24 2015. In software engineering, one of the earliest skills a young developer picks up is the ability to recognize opportunities to use design patterns in their code. Not only is it a good sign of technical knowledge but it’s also a key indicator of progress on the transition between “academic” coding and real world coding which is learning the habit of using the most efficient and minimalist ways of getting something done.

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http://blog.kzanul.com/post/117671106428/cheetahs-in-the-serengeti

Cheetahs in the Serengeti. Posted on Apr 29 2015. In general I’ve actually tried to keep my head above the whole gender diversity debate. Primarily because I’ve always had a pretty simple view when it comes to hiring talent on the team. It’s hard enough finding individuals that are above the bar so as long as you’ve got the right stuff and write good code – you can be a purple alien from Mars for all I care. Female software engineer candidate. A suggestion. Or here.

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http://blog.kzanul.com/post/114505886198/what-causes-the-slack-at-large-corporations

What causes the slack at large corporations? Posted on Mar 24 2015. This is a great answer by Quora’s founder. Answer by Adam D'Angelo:. I’ve recruited a lot of people out of big companies (1000 employees). Here are some of the sources of “slack” I’ve noticed in the process:. It’s generally easier for a small company to change direction. This means more of the work that’s done is optimal for the market, and a smaller percentage of the work ends up in canceled projects.

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http://blog.kzanul.com/post/118676238163/why-twitter-got-crushed-on-wall-street

Why Twitter Got Crushed (On Wall Street). Posted on May 11 2015. It’s been a bad few weeks for Twitter as it got crushed on Wall Street after an earnings leak that essentially confirmed almost every investor’s worst fears: their advertising business is not growing as fast as they thought it would be. The biggest culprit according to Dick Costolo. Difference. In the advertising world, having reach is the similar price of entry, if you don’t have reach no advertiser will choose you. However, ...

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To do or not to do (a startup). Posted on Feb 11 2015. Image courtesy of Quick Books. When you work long enough for somebody else whether it’s for a big company or a small one, inevitably you’ll start thinking about working for yourself. This is especially true in digital when you’re constantly working with or exposed to startups and the mainstream media feeds you a never ending diet of fast times and big exits. The lure can be intoxicating and the pressure immense. This would be why I would do it.

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http://blog.kzanul.com/post/114106502308/the-myth-of-the-wallet-in-mobile-wallets

The Myth Of the Wallet in Mobile Wallets. Posted on Mar 20 2015. Just like those jelly beans in our team area, I just can’t seem to stay away from writing about mobile payments. I guess it’s because despite being such a commoditized activity, the payments space seems to over-index on attention and activity. There never is a shortage of things to write about. That’s why I think we’ll see a move away from the all-in-one wallet and more towards payments embedded in situational apps or apps that ...