Benefits as a Reflection of Values / Oxide
oxide.computer/blog/benefits-as-a-reflection-of-valuesWhen I came out as trans and started seeking medical care, I worked at a large employer that directly paid for the medical costs of its employees and dictated how their insurance networks process claims. I had the benefits I needed because other trans people fought for them and the company could unilaterally choose to provide them. Startups don’t have this luxury and are at the whims of insurance companies to keep the cost of hiring and retaining employees manageable. Meanwhile, insu...
Squeaky | The privacy-first customer experience platform
squeaky.ai/Squeaky's customer insights platform helps you understand exactly how customers are using your website or web app, without invading their privacy.
How to explain an idea: a mega post
markpollard.net/how-to-explain-an-idea/What's an idea? What sorts of ideas are there? And how to explain them once you have them?
dscout + HmntyCntrd: Challenging Company Playbooks to Workplace Trauma
dscout.com/people-nerds/organizational-traumaDesign professionals report on organizational trauma—and the inadequate ways their orgs address It.
The rise of never-ending job interviews - BBC Worklife
bbc.com/worklife/article/20210727-the-rise-of-never-ending-job-interviewsSome companies are asking candidates to attend multiple interviews. But too many rounds could be a red flag – and even drive candidates away.
Technical Debt Is Not Debt; It’s Not Even Technical | Mark Greville
markgreville.ie/2021/07/23/technical-debt-is-not-debt-its-not-even-technical/Co-authored with Dr Paidi O'Raghallaigh and Dr Stephen McCarthy at Cork University Business School as part of my PhD studies, and originally published by Cutter Consortium’s Business Agility & Software Engineering Excellence practice on 22nd of July 2021 Take a minute and write an answer to the question, “What is technical debt?” Then read this…
Your product is a joke - The Paperclip by eesel.app
eesel.app/blog/your-product-is-a-jokeeesel automatically brings together all your work in one place. Google docs, Figma designs, Salesforce opportunities, LinkedIn profiles, Intercom conversations and even custom tools your company built - if it has a URL, eesel can save it.
Budgeting for creative departments | by Matthew Cunningham | Mar, 2021 | Bootcamp
bootcamp.uxdesign.cc/budgeting-for-creative-departments-95b8843e24b6The following information targets in-house corporate design leaders, managers, or operations who have departments for which they have financial accountability. This article does not cover the…
Competitive Analysis For Product Engineers | Stay SaaSy
staysaasy.com/product/2021/05/02/competition.htmlIn my experience, most professional software engineers in industry have little to no experience doing competitive analysis. That’s a shame, because competitive analysis is one of the most useful skills that an engineer can have.
Remote to who? A working letter
tinyletter.com/aworkinglibrary/letters/remote-to-who-a-working-letterIt was probably inevitable that sitting through a whole lot of job interviews and considering several offers would mean I would end up spending a disproportionate amount of time these past months thinking about what work means to me. This is a topic I am predisposed to (witness the title of this newsletter), and the activity of applying for jobs pretty much made everything else unthinkable. What I’m sharing today is some very rough thoughts about one corner of the way we talk about w...
No Free Plan
nofreeplan.comWhy you should probably not offer a free plan.