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Initiator Creator - Issue 132
Initiator Creator - Issue #132
By Saurabh Y. // 23 July 2023
Developer
A developer's guide to prompt engineering and LLMs - Github
Prompt engineering is the art of communicating with a generative AI model.
Can Web Developers Be Held Liable? - Converge Accessibility
It's difficult or impossible to sue a web developer directly for their inaccessible websites. That may change, however, with a bill currently working its way through the California legislature.
A case study on scroll-driven animations performance - Chrome
This article compares the new approach with the classic JavaScript technique to show just how easy and silky-smooth scroll-driven animations can be with the new API.
WordPress Playground: WordPress that runs entirely in your browser - WordPress
WordPress Playground makes WordPress instantly accessible for users, learners, extenders, and contributors.
The React Ecosystem in 2023 - Builder
As React celebrates its 10th anniversary in 2023, the ecosystem continues to flourish with constant advancements and innovations.
Designer
The decline in Design (Thinking) - UX Collective
The world of design is a powerful force that influences our daily lives in profound ways. However, as we have explored, there are critical areas where design falls short.
Loading & progress indicators - UX Collective
Engage users and enhance waiting experiences with these simple recommendations.
Flowbite Icons - Open-source SVG icons - Flowbite
Get started with a collection of 437 free and open-source SVG icons compatible with Flowbite and Tailwind CSS based on solid and outline styles with React (JSX) and Figma support.
Creating magic with logical thinking - UX Collective
Logic focuses on problems, while Magic focuses on opportunities
Entrepreneur
A few product lessons from Threads - Substack
On cold starts, distribution, timing and leveraging your new entrant status
It's Not Your Fault, But It's Your Problem - Substack
One of my earliest mentors in venture told me that founders would have to deal with problems that were not of their making and it's never been truer than it is today.
How great products work: Low Floor, High Ceiling - June
The products we love like Notion break the trade-off between simplicity and flexibility by creating low floor high ceiling products.
How Wiz Built A Must-Have Category – And Hit $100M ARR in Only 18 Months - OpenView
Raaz shared her perspective on the concept of category creation, the vital role that listening to customers plays in this process, and why she thinks Wiz was able to define the CNAPP category.
The Waterfall Project Management Method - The Digital Product Manager
Waterfall project management is a linear type of project management that moves through distinct phases of work. These phases of work are dependent on the previous phase, so only one phase of the project can be worked on at a time.
Marketer
Modern marketing looks a lot like…product? - Mkt1
How to think like a modern marketer, and learn from Anrok's marketing team.
Can PLG beat Salesforce? - Substack
Product-led growth has come to nearly every corner of productivity tooling. That is, every corner except for arguably the world’s largest software category: CRM.
5 Steps to Improve Your Trial to Paid Conversion Rate - ProductLed
Optimizing your free sign-up trial to paid conversion rate is one of the smartest ways to improve your bottom line because it requires no extra investment in marketing.
Interesting Read
Why mediocrity succeeds, and high performance doesn't - Substack
Your comfort food or go-to place for a drink isn't some fancy place that has a thousand 4.7-star reviews. It's always that place with thirty 3.5-star reviews. Why!
You Don’t Have to Follow the Same Routines Forever - Nir and Far
Society has become so focused on productivity hacks and packing the most into every day that we think of long-term, consistent routines as the gold standard for spending our time.
Failure to face the truth - A Smart Bear
A primary blocker of progress, from our personal lives to our corporate strategies, is a Failure to face the truth
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