@jjude Finishing A More Beautiful Question by @GlimmerGuy
Blown away by the 70k followers that allow me to be their personal business sherpa. Now it's time to thank the 70 follows that have made be a smarter, better person. Read on 🧵
A reminder that I maintain a huge collection of 100% free @getpostman collections available in a public workspace. Use these when interacting with new APIs or trying to see "what right looks like". Includes sample responses and environments, too:
Many teams fall prey to the Black Turtleneck Fallacy: Wearing a black turtleneck won’t make you Steve Jobs. And following a great company’s process won’t just make your team great. Identify what matters Fix culture, not just process Why before what/how Hilarious example here🤣
#SmartContracts explained in plain English 👇 It may not be obvious, but much of what's happening in GovTech, e-governance etc borrows from the same idea - reduce "individual judgement or discretion" & move it to "logical If-Else computer code statements"
Asking the right questions is the quickest way to demonstrate expertise.
I'm back from a week at my mom's house and now I'm getting ads for her toothpaste brand, the brand I've been putting in my mouth for a week. We never talked about this brand or googled it or anything like that. As a privacy tech worker, let me explain why this is happening. 🧵
Do you engage in Tweet fights? 🤪
Corporate joke: Manager told a joke. Everyone in the team laughed except one guy... Manager asks him- Didn't you understand my Joke???? The guy replied- I resigned yesterday 😝😝😝😝😝
Kickoff starts with a session by @jvembuna on how to process large information available on the internet.
Life exists in defiance of the scientific laws of nature. It does not care a fig for the laws of entropy, else no child would ever be born. It does not care a fig for the laws of gravity, else all birds would be sucked to the center of the earth
You know, the reason a lot of us struggle to “go back to normal” as we’re getting to a point of more safety with covid is not “virtue signaling” or being addicted to the pandemic lifestyle, it’s because it’s traumatizing to reconcile that so many ppl didn’t care about our lives.
*STRONG MONOPOLIES* : *IRCTC* 100% Market share in Rail Network. *IEX* > 90% market share in power trading. *Zydus wellness* > 90% market share in sugar free product. *Eicher motors* > 85% market share in 250cc bikes category.
Django + Tailwind + HTMX Example. #Django #Tailwind #HTMX
The most important driver of future progress is avoiding extinction. The second most important is raising the next generation to work together to solve complex problems.
Never been a better time in history to make digital dough. Here's 42 ways to make your first $1 online:
Peter Thiel: Distribution is the thing that engineers don't get. It can't be reduced to a formula. It's based on connecting with others - winning hearts and minds. My engineer brain, too, was focused on Product: "If you build it they will come". The Internet shakes things up.
Individual achievement makes resume . Team work makes companies.
@coreyhainesco @jjude Cadbury have done some interesting things. My favourite was this
Enterprise software at a glance: ✅ Used by millions ✅ Loved by no one
Here's a thread of 50+ experts to follow on Twitter sorted by topic, including... ✅ Writing/Newsletter experts ✅ Productivity/Creativity experts ✅ Marketing experts ✅ Social Media experts ✅ Entrepreneurship experts ✅ Course experts Here we go... 👇
Unlike so much other tech that purports to help people, assistive technology changes lives. But until companies recognize its potential, the innovations will stay at the fringes #GAAD By @devi_lockwood
This 👇🏽 absolutely brilliant and brief expose of Big Pharma by @RepKatiePorter is an object lesson in presenting the case clearly and sharply.
1. Michelle Obama on Imposter Syndrome This is a huge issue so many people face. I love how former First Lady Obama puts this. The voices we need to hear the most are often the ones we hear the least.
Why tech experts think BJP’s Sambit Patra’s claim about Congress toolkit could be fake Regina Mihindukulasuriya @ReginaDulanjali reports for ThePrint
I love finding great videos that teach and inspire. Here are 6 of my favorites that cover topics like: •Imposter Syndrome •Mamba Mentality •The Danger of a Single Story
The 4 most important things in investment are: ~ Power of compounding. ~ Circle of competence. ~ Margin of safety. ~ Keeping your winners & selling your losers.
If you know of any family struggling to meet their ends due to Covid, pls let us know. We will support them by providing free ration kits/ groceries #Covid19IndiaHelp #Covid19India #COVIDIndiaSOS
“At first, communities are hunting grounds for great opportunities, then they turn into places to build meaningful relationships, and later they’ll be the fertile soil in which you will grow your business” The Embedded Entrepreneur — @arvidkahl
@ejames_c This is a good way to put this. So often folks act as if there's one story. "They came this far because [Jobs|Bezos|whoever] is obsessive and mean." We only see one angle, and it's good to look at who's telling that angle and what their incentives are.
I've gotten 5M impressions and 10K+ retweets on my threads the past 3 weeks. Wanna know how I make them? Here's the full 15-step process:
The creative process!
Development, Staging and Production.
Since we’re on the topic, here are my rules on forgiveness. 1) Forgiveness does not mean friendship. 2) Forgiveness is a daily choice that can take a lifetime. 3) No one can rush your forgiveness, ever. 4) You can be angry while forgiving. 5) Forgiveness does not negate justice.
What’s your favourite free or paid Twitter tool?
Here’s how to build an audience who trusts you 🤝 - Show up consistently - Add value (as helpful as you can) - Do hard things - Be other-oriented - Be relatable, be vulnerable - Own up your mistakes & grow - Build in public
Value means: - Actionable insights - Stories that create a shift in how people think - Presenting novel and authentic ideas Audiences look for: - What can they do to improve? - What are the best new ideas? - Woah, this person changed the way I think
[THREAD] let’s talk about grief. Losing loved ones has become a common theme as this pandemic continues to hurt people. Many people feel lost and don’t know what to do or how to handle their grief. We are going to talk about how to go about it and to grieve in a healthy way.
You can (and should) read @randfish's full article about finding people to amplify your work here:
99% of the worlds' best writing advice in one thread. These articles by famous and less famous writers tell you everything you need to know about writing. Featured: @morganhousel, @jessievbreugel, @khemaridh, @RoyPeterClark, @jspector, @jmikolay, @nateliason, @neilhimself...
"Task lists are infinite, but your time is finite; and therefore your calendar should be your ultimate Single Source of Truth." ~ Tom Solid @paperlessmove Wow, powerful thought-provoking mic-dropping stuff. (Heard Tom say it on a chat with @DannyHatcher)
@GetZlappo 22 References for Copywriting Formulas
Name someone who is not a "professional" theologian (i.e. an academic/credentialed), but who has had a remarkable impact on your theology? A popular example would be: CS Lewis. Lewis would be my #1, but since I used him, here's my other top pick: Jen Wilkin. Whose yours?
Nuance is good, but it does not mean that “both sides” are equal. Both sides can have a point, but one side’s point can be wrong, abusive, and oppressive. I know this for sure: no matter what, I will always be near the wounded. I will seek the one with the greater need.
99 days of daily visuals Here's what I learned.
India decentralized procurement of vaccine through states and centralized vaccine distribution through cowin. While it should have been reverse. Centralized procurement decentralized distribution. Ask who designed this stupid system.
Eight ways to make money: 1. Sell a thing 2. Rent a thing 3. Take a cut 4. Charge a subscription 5. Charge based on usage 6. Sell a service 7. Advertising 8. Charge on % of assets More in 🧵
Amazon KDP -VS- Gumroad What's the difference? Why did I choose Amazon KDP?
@jjude General observations: 1. A person who lived in multiple cities has a broader view than a person who lived in a single city. 2. A person who knows multiple languages has less of a bias. 3. A person who learned different subjects or worked in different disciplines is more open.
🧵-WHY 1 TIMOTHY 2:12 DOES NOT EXCLUDE WOMEN FROM TEACHING/PREACHING In this passage, Paul was not limiting women's teaching, reasserting patriarchy, or establishing male authority. In context, Paul was dismantling all notions of gender hierarchy in the Christian community. 1/
