Here are your picks for this week:
⌨️ If it ain’t code, don’t fix it
With new tools and technologies appearing seemingly on a daily basis - how do you (or your team) chooses which ones to adopt?
While some choices are pretty straightforward, others need to be handled carefully and Jessica Kerr breaks this down very well. It’s all about balancing risks and benefits, and keeping your team motivated.
👩💻 It’s all about people
We are all standing on the shoulders of giants, able to learn from others’ experiences. Just this week I came across 2 such articles, first by Alex MacCaw on his advice to his younger self and a second by Pearl Leff for (junior) developers.
I especially liked the points about focusing, asking for help and being kind to yourself. Great stuff.
🥫Product, sweet product
Product startups are typically not short of one thing: ideas on how to improve their products. We’ve all seen these endless, daunting spreadsheets of feature ideas and client requests.
So worth having a look at Gigi Levy-Weiss’ 10 suggestions for finding product-market fit. Are any of your feature ideas helping you achieve one of these suggestions? If so they’re probably the ones worth prioritising.
I hope you enjoyed this. Have a great week!
Fabrice
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