A resume and cover letter are the most important parts of the job search process. This blog post is a starting point for thinking about Format, Length and Content of a resume. I. Format: Should be simple and straightforward Use a basic, clean font like Times New Roman or Arial (10-12pt) to make the resume … Continue reading Resume Writing Tips
Photo by zoe pappas from Pexels Optionality killed many startups in good times, and will impact more in unprecedented times like now.We will hear a lot of bad news about tech startups doing layoffs or shuttering down.Remember that no-decisions is also a decision, and usually not a good one.The world has come to a standstill. It has never … Continue reading How to time the market as a startup founder – a thread on some hard truths
Hours before a proposal deadline, a partner at a technology services company was about to make a mistake that would cost him his job and his firm lots of money. As he was going through the resource allocation plan, instead of padding the estimates by a factor of two, the partner ended up dividing the … Continue reading Software Sizing: Story Points vs. Probabilistic Time Estimates
Photo by Stanley Morales from Pexels Universities don't train people for the real world They are good for singalling Early universities had guard towers to keep people inside Anyone can learn anything, its the desire to learn thats missing Prospects for a lot of degrees are bad, and need to be communicated better Instead move back to apprenticeship … Continue reading Radical Views on Universities
originally published on Sentiance blog on January 16, 2020 When I was pitching my startup to investors, a common question was, “what if the FAANG (Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix, Google) enter your industry?”. Such questions were often asked by rookie venture capitalists, but we diligently pleaded why ours was an unlikely target market for the … Continue reading “What if the FAANG enter your industry?”
