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Expanding APIs with Knowledge Graphs
You can expand your apis with suggested information the user might not know. Knowledge graphs are the key.
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The Blueprint : Building a Tech Team
If you are a non-technical leader trying to start a tech org, it can be difficult. Here is a blueprint.
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Technology Planning: API First Design
How to structure teams for API first development isn't as complicated as you might think.
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Make waves, don’t drift with the current.
I learned the right way to create good friction. That is the only way business can move forward.
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Know Your Users and Test Often
By using agile methods to continuously improve and move your product(s) forward, you can understand who your consumers are through investigation and experimentation. Knowing your consumers is essential to having a successful product. Build a feature that a market wants and then test specific functions and design aspects often. Customer Interviews Engage with the people […]
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Analytics: Storytelling not data reporting
So often I get requests like “I need this metric.” or “When can we have this report?” Part of the job is enablement and facilitation but there is also the part where you help people to understand the story that is told with the metrics. If you want to be considered a leader in a […]
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Product Management Mistakes: Often Missed Details
When you think of product management, or product in general, it is pretty common to focus on the primary goals of ideation, getting to market, establishing your user base and ongoing feature development. For most PMs this is the product lifecycle and it is almost always managed from a present state and planning “new” things. […]
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Trends in 2016: What keeps developers happy in their job? Survey & Results.
So I decided to run a survey to see what people think are the most important aspects of their job and what keeps them happy. I sent the survey out and got some really good responses. The vast majority of responses were from the Austin market. Objectively, it shows a trend towards wanting to be […]
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Using HTML5 Local Storage vs Cookies For User Tracking
Establishing communication for applications can be done a number of ways. Historically, it is done via sessions and cookies. While this is adequate for most of todays needs, there is another way. Let’s start by defining the 2 methods of data storage local storage and cookies. HTML5 Local Storage Essentially, using local storage gives you […]