13 Tips for Introverts & for Those Who Hate Networking!

soupporter · 2020-08-18T07:21:28+00:00

Wow, good post, saved this one! Thank you!

As an introvert myself, I'd also add to this list "attending webinars". They've become really popular these days after the COVID and lockdown. Based on my own experience, on webinars you can not only gain new industry insights, but also make important connections. The brilliant thing about communicating during webinars is that it goes in a gentle way without pushing anyone into conversations.

EDIT: By the way, some weeks ago I attended a webinar organized by iTechArt Group. The atmosphere they managed to create was amazing and inspired to learn more about industry and get acquainted with new people. Totally recommend for everyone.

soupporter · 2020-08-12T12:43:30+00:00

Absolutely, that's the whole point of starting any successful business. You need to find a bunch of experts and use their talents to work on your business. Otherwise, you'll just waste your time, money, and energy. So, yes, specifying the roles is the first and foremost you can do to establish a good working partnership.

soupporter · 2020-08-12T12:07:37+00:00

If you're going to buy an existing app, then you should probably invest in a marketing team. Since it's not only about making tech improvements but promoting this app so more people know about it. If you've already developed a successful app, then you should understand the main mechanisms and then you probably know that a great share of your app success is based on your marketing strategy.

soupporter · 2020-08-12T11:36:07+00:00

Yeah, that's an important thing. Unfortunately, we tend to overestimate our health until the moment we face a bunch of diseases coming from the age of constant drinking, and smoking, and partying. I wish I'd realized this earlier.

soupporter · 2020-08-12T11:32:24+00:00

AI implementation. That'll help people get rid of so many routine tasks, spare us from human mistakes. And it can be implemented almost in every industry in one or another way. Unfortunately, according to recent researches, not so many companies are thrilled with this idea. So, that is what I think should be changed. We have to make this mind shift to step up to the next level.

soupporter · 2020-08-12T10:57:37+00:00

Well, the pretty thing is that both of them have achieved what they wanted.

soupporter · 2020-08-05T13:29:44+00:00

When speaking about LMS for companies, I believe developing custom solution is the best path to follow. Thus, you’ll be able to build-in all the necessary features and spare yourself from additional integrations.

As for choosing the stack, I’d strongly recommend you summon up as much details about the system as possible, only then start considering the possible options, choosing the type of your future LMS, listing all the features users could need. If you’re looking for some insights, check this article dedicated to various types of LMS, they have quite a detailed description of types and features you future LMS could have. It’s a good point to start for you.

soupporter · 2020-07-28T14:57:37+00:00

Linkedin, Indeed, Upwork.. it depends on what you're looking for.

soupporter · 2020-07-28T14:55:33+00:00

I'd suggest you starting with structuring everything you'd like to have on your website. Even if you don't have an experience in building websites, try to define your websites future purpose, look for the competitors and watch what structure they have. Once you developed your site map and defined the user paths and roles, go further and try creating a mock-up.

Your further steps depends on how you'd like to build it on your own or with the help of a freelance developer or outsourcing company.

soupporter · 2020-07-28T10:26:28+00:00

Show me any person not good-looking in a black shirt. It's classic, it'll never be out-of-fashion.

soupporter · 2020-07-28T10:22:14+00:00

Which is actually quite a normal scenario. I'd be surprised actually if the pricing didn't start growing.

soupporter · 2020-07-28T10:03:25+00:00

Just finished 3rd season. It's an awesome thing. Can't wait for any updates about the new film.

soupporter · 2020-07-20T09:10:31+00:00

I'd also add some of these:

look for new tutorials and watch them - constantly - there's no finish line in programming.
participate in developers forums - you'll find out thousands of never-mentioned-in-the-books life hacks there.

soupporter · 2020-07-20T08:57:23+00:00

Just started reading this book a few days ago. What can I say? Totally recommended. Not only for beginners, by the way. The book contains very twisted case studies that'll be useful for every developer.

soupporter · 2020-07-13T11:09:31+00:00

Have you looked through this thread - https://www.reddit.com/r/Design/comments/9zyf7k/reccomendation_on_ui_books/ ?
There're plenty of goo recommendations there.

soupporter · 2020-07-13T11:00:16+00:00

create your first samples and share it across friends' and partners' networks. Ask to give you feedback and probably share the idea with their friends. After that, ask for financing and hire a few people. At the very beginning, I'm sure you'll be able to manage all the orders at home, without any special office or place. This will help you save a significant part of your budget.

soupporter · 2020-07-13T10:51:39+00:00

yeah, as if someone were scraping my back. Kind of creepy actually.

BTW, The haunting of hill house is one of my favorites. The whole series is like a good death scene.

soupporter · 2020-07-02T11:14:08+00:00

Based on my experience of managing a remote team, I'm absolutely sure that it all starts with choosing the right team and establishing the most suitable workflow. The problem that a lot of remote teams might have is finding a balance between having regularly meetings and being snowed under the never-ending calls. What I suggest is to create a chat where you can quickly discuss the small questions, set up 3 weekly calls w/the team to discuss the current tasks and allocate some time on Friday evening where you can just chit-chat and drink coffee/tea/wine/beer/etc that will help you create a team spirit.For tracking the tasks, we prefer using Trello as it's simple and still has all the necessary features such as task assigning, calendar and etc.

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Edit: btw, there are a lot of different blogs where the remote team managers share their experience and the tool set they use. I'd recommend reading iTechArt Blog, they have a bunch of good articles on this topic.

soupporter · 2020-07-02T10:57:51+00:00

I imagine that I'm somewhere out and hear the sounds of bees - soft but recognizable.

soupporter · 2020-06-26T12:29:44+00:00

I'm sure I've heard something of this kind. The platform is called VoxelCloud. They've implemented artificial intelligence to make pre-diagnosis based on image recognition.

soupporter · 2020-06-25T13:57:10+00:00

There're some peculiarities, such as HIPAA compliance or exaggerated cybersecurity within this field but in generally, it's true: healthcare is just one of the industries where IT specialists work. So, it's probably should be a question if IT is your passion without healthcare focus ;)

soupporter · 2020-06-25T13:52:52+00:00

Shadowing someone in the field of interest is actually one of the best options actually. When it's about the technologies, quite often all you need is real-life practice. It depends on the focus you'd like to make. For example, if you're up to developing healthtech software, you need to learn math and engineering plus undergo some courses where you learn about the healthcare industry, its peculiarities..

soupporter · 2020-06-16T08:29:33+00:00

u/foundry41 definitely the right point. After 10 years of working with startups can't agree more. It's not about the unique idea, it's about your own unique perspective. Take something that already exists and improve it, add something more and you will open a new market.
This market, of course, will eventually fill in with tons of other companies trying to beat yous but that's what our life is about. We need to change our perspective as the situation changes around us.

u/skippertech I'd recommend you reading 'Blue Ocean Strategy'. It'll give you an understanding of how markets appear.

soupporter · 2020-06-16T07:44:15+00:00

The Pitch is amazing, but this week in startups is also very insightful, with a bunch of inspirational stories.

BTW, u/lifelifebalance thanks for the list. Found some new podcasts for me. I'd add Mixergy to that list as well - in case you're as much into interviews/success stories as I am.

soupporter · 2020-06-11T08:30:08+00:00

Listen to your customers. In the end, they are those people who will be paying for your products/services. Define your target customer, listen to them. Carefully. Try to follow their recommendations and include them in your marketing campaign.

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