The hottest Workflow Substack posts right now

And their main takeaways
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A Webhook Love Story

Sarah's Newsletter • 3 HN points • 17 Apr 24
🕹 Technology Automation APIs Workflow Integrations Operations
  1. Webhooks provide a plug-and-play interface for event-driven workflows, making automation in marketing efficient and scalable.
  2. Webhooks are useful when immediate automated responses are needed to events from the outside world, and relying on batch implementations would be inefficient.
  3. Effectively implementing webhooks requires observability through alerts, in-depth logs, centralized deployment, and proper scale to avoid operational challenges.

Sort Feature Overview: Better Data Through Collaboration

Database Engineering by Sort • 15 implied HN points • 01 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Data Quality Collaboration Database Management Workflow Transparency
  1. Data quality is crucial for businesses as it influences customer experience, decision-making, and AI outcomes.
  2. Collaboration is key for improving data quality, as automated tools can only address a portion of data issues.
  3. Sort provides a platform for transparent collaboration on databases, allowing for public and private database sharing, issue tracking, proposing and reviewing database changes.
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Data Materialization is a Convergence Problem

Data People Etc. • 159 implied HN points • 10 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Data Workflow Operations
  1. Data materialization is not just a workflow orchestration problem but also a convergence problem.
  2. In a convergence-based approach to data materialization, a materialization controller could continuously compare the state of the warehouse with the desired state of models to automate the materialization process.
  3. Challenges in implementing a materialization controller include explainability, managing over-eagerness, and dealing with drift in the system.

How Process Impacts Your Culture

Ways of Working • 98 implied HN points • 19 Jul 23
💼 Business Organizational Culture Decision-making Workflow Employee engagement
  1. Our personal relationship with process can impact how we work and interact with others, showing our organizational culture.
  2. Processes are applied in organizations in areas like people processes, team-level processes, company-level processes, and customer processes.
  3. Processes in organizations aim to facilitate work, reduce risk, ensure consistency, but can also hinder creative thinking if taken too far.

Saving Time Using Auto1111's API: Automated Workflow for XYZ Grids

followfox.ai’s Newsletter • 98 implied HN points • 27 May 23
🕹 Technology Automation API Workflow Testing
  1. An automated workflow using Auto1111's API can save time when generating XYZ comparison grids
  2. The process involves creating a CSV file with parameters for each grid and using a script to feed these parameters to Auto1111 through the API
  3. While this automated workflow can save time, it may not allow for immediate review and adjustments after each grid generation

How things work at Kima Ventures

Venture Prose • 79 implied HN points • 01 Feb 19
💼 Business Venture Capital Investment Workflow Portfolio Management Communication
  1. Kima Ventures tracks dealflow opportunities using in-house tools, not CRM platforms, and follows a weekly workflow for managing new opportunities.
  2. They manage meetings and communication by logging them on Google Calendar and Airtable, aiming to keep to-do lists short and manageable.
  3. The team has efficient processes for decision-making, investing, and portfolio management, utilizing various tools and software for tracking deals and progress.

How to work efficiently, how to efficiently get things done, and how to make the team operate efficiently.

Howard’s Newsletter • 1 HN point • 22 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Productivity Collaboration Tools Efficiency Workflow
  1. Efficiency in work is achieved by breaking down tasks into smaller segments and following a time management rule.
  2. Utilizing tools like Git, Sublime Text, and Org mode can enhance team collaboration and productivity.
  3. Assigning specific tasks, maintaining documentation, and focusing on action helps in achieving project efficiency and FDA compliance.

Must Learn KQL Part 5: Turn Search into Workflow

Rod’s Blog • 0 implied HN points • 31 May 23
🕹 Technology Workflow Analytics
  1. Query structure with KQL can help identify and investigate specific data efficiently.
  2. Using the search operator in KQL can be a powerful tool to find relevant information but filtering results is essential to minimize effort.
  3. Learning KQL basics like the where operator and project operator can aid in creating precise queries for analytics rules in tools like Microsoft Sentinel.

My Biggest Strategy Recommendation. For Everyone. (That Will Never Happen)

The Entertainment Strategy Guy • 0 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
💼 Business Productivity Communication Workflow Deep Work
  1. Regularly checking emails and messages can disrupt deep work and productivity.
  2. Companies should consider transitioning to project planning based workflows to enhance productivity and reduce distractions.
  3. Moving away from email and instant messaging systems may lead to more meaningful and focused work, despite potential challenges in implementation.

Must Learn KQL Part 3: Workflow

Rod’s Blog • 0 implied HN points • 31 May 23
🕹 Technology Data Analysis Security Query Language Workflow
  1. Understanding the workflow of a KQL query is crucial for developing your logic and ensuring query results capture the desired information.
  2. Focus on comprehending the query line-by-line rather than becoming a pro at creating KQL queries on day 1. What matters most are the results of the query in enhancing security efforts.
  3. Sharing KQL queries among colleagues and utilizing built-in capabilities in Azure can eliminate the need to create your own queries, emphasizing the importance of understanding the workflow.