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Thanks for the article! Can you describe how you implemented Memberful + Convertkit? Or did you follow a guide you could share?

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Ginger Beer and other fermentation projects :)

Would love to follow your progress - are you sharing it somewhere?

A great book on this topic, especially if you're still in university is "How to be a straight A student" by Cal Newport (https://www.amazon.com/How-Become-Straight-Student-Unconvent...)

Ignore the title for now and read through it, I believe there are excellent tips in note taking and how to process the notes to really excel in your studies.

If you're already working you have to adapt that system into something that works for you best, some use a bullet journal or audio notes and process them differently.

One really interesting approach (that I wasn't able to implement yet in full form) is to take creative notes (called sketchnotes). This works well if you're a visual person.

A great book on this would be The Sketchnote Handbook by Mike Rohde.

I agree with the people who answered before me. The smaller the startup the more important your side project could be. The bigger the company, the more streamlined the hiring process and the more likely that you would encounter puzzles etc.

I'd say if you're going for FAANG-type companies, definitely prepare for the puzzles and quizzes, but for a more smaller one (let's say sub-100 people) go for the side project approach.

Exceptions do apply obviously: I've had friends who got hired at FAANG because of a side project that grew and got the attention of the engineers at said company.

I started out in product management, junior level. Then product owner (focus mobile) later on head of product and then c-level.

Developers (or PMs) who are interested in the business they work in and participate actively tend to get promoted/pushed. You have to understand the business perspective if you want to move up and get away from the thought of "I'm just here to develop and if I make the product great, everyone will recognize my talent/skill"

No I get it, you're right. It's not that I'm counting them out, it's more of an advantage that people with side projects tend to have, but it's super individual and my opinion is just one of many.

For those who feel like a side project needs to be successful or reach a certain amount of revenue/lines of code/users to be successful in your eyes: Don't feel pressured.

In my career (granted not a long one, but made it to C-Level in a startup after about 5-7 years) I've always used them to show my interest and learning skill to do something. It didn't matter whether it had 1 user or 1 million, employers were always very impressed and it always gives you an advantage during interviewing. Most of those have also been with very little or no code at all.

I'm normally prioritising people with side projects in the recruiting process vs. people who only did school -> work

I'd argue that only the last two questions are relevant.

- Both web and smartphone apps can create this kind of revenue. - The tech stack is 99% irrelevant unless the end customer depends on it, which in 99% of the times, isn't the case.

Here is a short documentary about those helicopter rides from Bloomberg with some pictures and videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nbz5VFilxY

I'd add religion to the topics to avoid, too :)

The hotel reservation problem actually happened to me. I booked the hotel via a company called AMOMA, which Google recommended me when I entered the hotel name (it was the cheapest so I took it).

They recently sent me an email saying that they immediately ceased service and our booking will probably be cancelled. I checked with the hotel the same day and got a confirmation that the booking is all good (via phone and email). One day after I get an email from the hotel saying our booking has been canceled.

I did pay via (prepaid) credit card so it'll be interesting to see whether I'll ever get my money back...

I have recently seen this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4CPBHj0UQk a garage in California specialized in changing oldtimer engines to electric engines. They seem to be booked out months in advance.

Another company I have heard from is doing this specifically for supercars, so special Porsches etc.

I feel like both the margin and the clientele would be much more fun to deal with, as with this approach (as many have mentioned) the scaling will be the difficult part.

Patrick Collison, CEO of Stripe is an advisor to Stellar

Official site: https://developers.libra.org/ Whitepaper: https://libra.org/en-US/white-paper/

I'd argue though that the 500 in Fukushima's case don't include the ripple effect of dying fish, hurting the environment and making products more radioactive, which then get shipped all over and cause cancer in people (I'm exaggerating but you get the gist).

Actually I think it has less to do with appearance and more to do with efficiency as every mm counts in an electric car drag coefficient.

I'm originally from Basel, where the Rhine river is flowing true and very central to the city's history and appearance. We usually go swimming (it's more letting yourself float) in the Rhine in summer by starting at one part of the city and then getting out at the other.

This year it was quite unusual as the current was extremely slow, the water was very warm and you could see that there is significantly less water flowing through. We always talk about climate change but feeling it in ways like these makes it very relatable and real.

When I visited China a couple of months ago we saw many different electric car brands and ICE car brands.

We spoke with our didi driver about his interior (ICE car) that looked very similar to BMW and he said that these are actually BMW parts but this car could never sell in another country (I assumed due to the build quality). It looked like a normal car from the outside, nothing spectacular.

However there are a lot of electric cars both on the streets and showcased in the malls that look really, really good. The stores are kept similar to Tesla and Apple stores, very minimalistic, clean and comforting. I think these will be exactly the brands that will make waves, once they fix certain issues and enter the Western markets. Exciting times!

Very interesting article. I'm trying to learn Mandarin with a focus on speaking and conversating (using Memrise 2x per day for 15min). Would this help as well? Reading seems to me like a much more difficult project to tackle.

2) Telegram didn't run an ICO. They wanted to but raised enough funds in the private markets that there was no need to continue with an ICO.

The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene is an absolute must, regardless of the position.

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Not sure if you're looking for a marketplace to buy or launch a business, but I'd say the Atlassian store might be an interesting one.

A lot of (business) users who are willing to spend money. A lot of ratings/reviews you can improve on to make a better product and a big ecosystem.

Very interesting. I wonder how they feel during sports. Alternatively these would be great as "sea shoes" that I often see with older people at the beach.

Relevant in the same area: https://www.dezeen.com/2015/07/08/adidas-parley-sports-shoe-... (Adidas reveals first shoe made out of recycled ocean waste)

sharoo | Frontend and backend developers | Zurich (Switzerland) | REMOTE (only Europe) | https://www.sharoo.com/

About us:

* Car sharing company based in Zurich, Switzerland

* 4 of the biggest companies in Switzerland are invested (Migros, Mobiliar, Mobility and AMAG)

* 4 engineers (1x senior backend, 1x junior backend, 1x hardware, 1x frontend)

* Growing quickly

* Interesting challenges in terms of scale (as we plan to grow beyond our current market)

* Remote is cool if it's in the same timezone (+/- 2 hrs Zurich)

Positions:

* (Senior) RoR developer and (senior) frontend developer

* Our stack is RoR on the backend, React on the frontend, mobile is hybrid (React Native might be an option in the future),

* We use docker and do weekly deployments

* Interview is as follows: Code example (Ruby or JS, depending on for which position you're applying), Take home exercise (2-4hrs), Phone/Skype/Inhouse technical interview incl. discussion of technical challenge (4-5hrs). We don't do bubble sorts, you'll do practical tasks in the interview

Why us?

* 5 weeks of vacation time (even if you're remote)

* Zurich is a great city to live in (https://www.thelocal.ch/20160223/zurich-is-second-best-city-...)

* Interesting challenges in both software and hardware

* Small team where you decide the direction

* Regular hack days and refactoring time included in the roadmap

* Standing desks, Apple Cinema Display and dog-friendly office

* Regular team lunches

Email in profile, if you have more questions.

Interesting guide, I like the country overview, but it's actually Switzerland not Swiss.

Thank you! A heads up though, I'm a beginner so the skill level might not be interesting to you :)

I loved this, especially because it grew out of your time spent with your step daughter first.

I actually want to do something similar, but with focus on programming. I realized in 2016 that coding every day is the only way to get better, so I'm starting with coding every day and documenting/"vlogging" the progress on snapchat, if someone's interested my username on snapchat to follow along :)

Price does depend on the type of product though, and again: can be negotiated if you have certain amounts of volume.

But if it works for you, great!