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How I learnt to do sales, despite being a coder

Recontact • 39 implied HN points • 29 Feb 24
💼 Business Sales Entrepreneurship Networking Customer Relations Communication
  1. Always be passionate and excited about talking about your work and shamelessly sell to potential clients.
  2. In sales, key strategies include outbound, inbound, personal network sales, and handling calls for closing deals.
  3. Engage with clients genuinely, be a good listener during calls, follow up with gratitude, and strategically approach asking for payments.

Let's Network! A Pryor Thoughts Update

Pryor Questions • 634 implied HN points • 01 Mar 23
💼 Business Networking Writing Promotion Community
  1. Starting out as a writer online brings excitement, uncertainty, and potential for popularity.
  2. Continuing as a writer online may lead to challenges like competition, questionable advice, and realization about successful writers.
  3. Ways to combat challenges include guest posting, recommending others, and utilizing features on platforms like Substack and Medium.

Open Thread: The American Job Search

The Recovering Academic • 336 implied HN points • 11 Aug 23
💼 Business Job Market Networking Career development Employment Trends Workplace dynamics
  1. Networking is crucial in the job search process, building relationships can open doors that skill acquisition or a polished resume cannot.
  2. The American job market is tough, especially without relevant industry experience, it's essential to show yourself compassion during this challenging time.
  3. The idea of meritocracy in the workplace faces challenges, where personal connections sometimes matter more than hard work alone.

So... what are RPCs [System Design Sundays]

Technology Made Simple • 219 implied HN points • 25 Sep 23
🕹 Technology Systems Design Communication APIs Networking
  1. Remote Procedure Calls (RPCs) allow for program procedures to execute in a different address space without the programmer having to explicitly write details for the remote interaction.
  2. RPCs are prevalent in modern systems design due to their efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in enabling communication between various services.
  3. RPCs are a powerful tool for building distributed computing systems, offering advantages such as efficiency, scalability, and flexibility in communication between services.
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6 steps to building in public: a path to a tech job or startup success

The CS Dojo Magazine • 78 implied HN points • 02 Jan 24
🕹 Technology Startups Skill development Networking
  1. Building in public is a great way to showcase technical skills and establish presence in the industry.
  2. Building a startup in public helps showcase technology and attract customers or investors.
  3. Six steps to start building in public: identify a problem, share for feedback, develop, show progress, repeat, attract opportunities.

The KQL Mysteries: Chapter 1

Rod’s Blog • 99 implied HN points • 27 Nov 23
🕹 Technology Cybersecurity Data Analysis Networking
  1. KQL's search operator is a powerful tool for finding potential threats in a company's data environment.
  2. Using specific queries like filtering by tables and applying operators like 'has' can help pinpoint suspicious activities in data.
  3. Collaborating with trusted teammates is crucial in verifying and responding to potential cybersecurity threats promptly.

South Bay LA is Ground Zero for the Hard Tech Wave and Here's Why

Nathan’s Substack • 79 implied HN points • 15 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Startups Aerospace Automotive Networking Hardware
  1. South Bay LA, including areas like Redondo Beach, El Segundo, and Torrance, is experiencing a boom in hard tech innovation. The region is home to a growing number of young founders and engineers leveraging decades of experience and innovative tools from companies like SpaceX.
  2. The concentration of talent in South Bay is reminiscent of Richard Florida's theory on talent clusters, where talent attracts more talent, leading to a cycle of innovation and success. The region's history in aerospace has also played a significant role in shaping this talent pool.
  3. The alumni networks of SpaceX and Tesla have significantly contributed to the entrepreneurial spirit in South Bay, with many new hard tech companies emerging from these connections. The presence of these networks has made South Bay a hub for hard tech innovation and collaboration.

The Future of P4: One Perspective

Systems Approach • 353 implied HN points • 15 May 23
🕹 Technology Programming Networking Technology Trends Hardware Software
  1. P4 language is more than just Tofino chips, it has many backend targets like SmartNICs and IPUs.
  2. The distinction between 'open' and 'closed' forwarding pipelines is crucial, even fixed pipelines can be flexible.
  3. P4's value lies not just in quantifiable metrics, but also in its ability to abstract packet forwarding pipelines effectively.

Gis a job

A Bit Gamey • 27 implied HN points • 18 Feb 24
💼 Business Networking Personal Branding Career development Job search
  1. Building connections through uncommon commonalities can create strong bonds that stand out and make one fit in.
  2. Demonstrating value to employers by focusing on what you can offer them rather than what they can do for you can lead to opportunities.
  3. Developing a personal brand through online presence, like optimizing LinkedIn profiles and creating personal websites, can enhance job prospects and credibility.

If your network is your net worth, this is how you get rich

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 22 implied HN points • 24 Feb 24
💼 Business Networking Career development Mentorship Work Relationships
  1. Building strong networks is about investing social capital through kindness and goodwill.
  2. Creating an environment where people feel safe to ask questions and where they feel heard and acknowledged is crucial for fostering connections.
  3. Anticipating and meeting others' needs, offering help, and sharing knowledge are valuable ways to build social capital and support others in various settings.

How Cloudflare fails

Frankly Speaking • 254 implied HN points • 13 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Security Engineering Networking
  1. Companies are focusing more on engineering-focused security functions to become efficient.
  2. Cloudflare is seen as an underrated security company with a strong engineering following.
  3. Cloudflare transformed from a CDN company to offering security services like WAF, SWG, and email security.

Why Most Startup Events Suck for Both Investors and Founders

ceonyc • 235 implied HN points • 05 Jun 23
💼 Business Startups Investors Events Networking Entrepreneurship
  1. Organizers need to be intentional and curated in planning events to ensure value for everyone involved.
  2. Invite speakers with relevant experience and who are willing to provide honest and useful insights to the audience.
  3. Consider empathy towards attendees by managing event timings and providing opportunities for engagement without feeling trapped.

Frankly Speaking - Cloudflare is the most underrated security company

Frankly Speaking • 254 implied HN points • 18 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Security Networking Infrastructure Sales Market Analysis
  1. Cloudflare is considered an underrated security company in the industry, focusing on SASE and zero-trust solutions.
  2. Cloudflare's infrastructure is seen as a strong advantage and moat, making it valuable and defendable against competition.
  3. Cloudflare is making a bet on the future by targeting DevOps and security engineers for their products, showing a shift in the market towards software being purchased by technical personnel.

A secret cheat code for better Networking [Storytime Saturdays]

Technology Made Simple • 99 implied HN points • 17 Sep 23
🚌 Education Networking Personal Development Success Relationship building Professional development
  1. Networking is crucial for personal and professional success.
  2. Establishing and leveraging connections with others is key - both internally and externally.
  3. A powerful networking technique focuses on meeting the right people, establishing relationships quickly, and being time-efficient.

A letter to my 20 year old self

Late Checkout - a Substack by Greg Isenberg • 161 implied HN points • 26 May 23
💼 Business Entrepreneurship Networking Leadership Productivity Diversification
  1. Mentors are important, but spending time with peers and those who look up to you is also valuable.
  2. Be in the right rooms, both digitally and in-person, and strive to be remarkable in those spaces.
  3. Challenge yourself to think bigger in decisions, surround yourself with good people, and diversify to ensure success.

Thundering Herd Problem and addressing it with randomness

Arpit’s Newsletter • 157 implied HN points • 22 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Networking Randomness Performance optimization
  1. Thundering Herd Problem can overwhelm a server when multiple clients retry requests simultaneously.
  2. Exponential Backoff introduces delays between retries to give servers breathing space and time to recover.
  3. Adding randomness (Jitter) to retry intervals helps distribute retries and avoid coinciding, easing the server load.

The Unbundling of Twitter

ceonyc • 137 implied HN points • 20 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Social media Networking Platforms Engagement
  1. Consider the shift towards posting on platforms that are more specialized for specific topics or verticals.
  2. Analyzing the engagement on different social media platforms can provide insights on audience relevance and interaction.
  3. Reflect on how the trend of unbundling services, like seen with Craigslist, could impact the microblogging and newsfeed landscape.

It's TCP vs. RPC All Over Again

Systems Approach • 154 HN points • 20 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Networking Protocols Cloud Computing Internet
  1. Debate continues on the need for a standard protocol for request/response paradigm beyond TCP and UDP.
  2. The Internet has extensively used RPC for distinct purposes like email, network management, and name resolution.
  3. Comparisons between TCP and RPC in datacenters highlight the need for a specialized transport protocol optimized for request/reply workloads.

Open Source: Another Value Proposition

Systems Approach • 117 implied HN points • 12 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Open Source Software Networking Cloud Services Education
  1. Open source software is integral in today's tech marketplace and has a quantifiable value proposition in business settings.
  2. Understanding complex systems like cloud networks or 5G is enhanced by open source software, allowing for deep conceptual learning.
  3. Open source software not only provides educational value but also leads to innovation and empowerment, even though its funding can be challenging.

Building Bridges

The Radar • 19 implied HN points • 09 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Organizational dynamics Teamwork Networking
  1. Leadership potential involves connection and building bridges between people and organizations beyond operational delivery and political skills.
  2. Strategic leaders build bridges to foster cohesion and unity of purpose, enabling effective decision-making and problem-solving in dynamic environments.
  3. Bridge builders in organizations facilitate interconnectedness, reduce factionalism, and enhance speed and alignment in achieving strategic goals.