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DPL Reading List – June 5, 2015
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Who Will be Hurt Most When the Tech Bubble Bursts, Not VCs (Thanks to Steve Kiene for recommending this article) – “A speculative bubble requires a “who’s the greater fool” syndrome to fuel it. Timing of the burst is what determines…
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On Innovation
Over the years, I have worked with a number of large and medium-sized companies on innovation related efforts. All have expressed the desire to innovate, but most have fundamental issues that prevent internal innovation from succeeding. At Don’t Panic Labs, we work with companies to help overcome technical limitations, but many of the fundamental challenges…
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DPL Reading List – May 29, 2015
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. The 22 Most Memorable Quotes from the New Elon Musk Book – “Vance paints an unforgettable picture of Musk’s unique personality, insatiable drive and ability to thrive through hardship. The book bursts with telling anecdotes and quotes that illuminate who Musk…
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Automating Releases
Engineers want to see their code used. Time spent on a release is time not spent working on other products or new features. Building a system that allows for automating releases can be a great way for dynamic teams to save time and focus on their passions. On the Beehive Industries team (the one on…
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DPL Reading List – May 22, 2015
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Get People to Listen to You When You’re Not Seen as an Expert (Thanks to Brian Zimmer for suggesting this article) – “If you’re not yet considered an expert, it’s harder to get your ideas noticed — but not impossible. With…
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Taking on a BIG Storage Challenge
As IT Manager of Nebraska Global (including Don’t Panic Labs), I – along with Ted Larsen who is the other half of our entire IT department – face unique technology challenges every day. Sometimes they’re relatively simple, like recovering data after a hard drive failure. Sometimes they require a fair amount of physical agility, like…
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DPL Reading List – May 15, 2015
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. More Weight Doesn’t Mean More Wait (Thanks to Jarrod Wubbels for recommending this article) – “Formerly, much of the focus in web performance was concerned with optimizing assets like images and fonts, which does make for a shorter overall page load…
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Big Omaha Is Dead…Long Live Big Omaha
I have been to every Big Omaha since its debut in 2009. I do not think that this means very much other than I have the ability to contextualize this year’s event through the lens of time. This was not the best Big Omaha, but it also was not the worst. The speakers were interesting…
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DPL Reading List – May 8, 2015
Here are some of the articles we’ve been reading around this office this week. Microsoft has a New Plan to Capitalize on Apple and Google’s Success – “At Microsoft’s developer conference today in San Francisco, the company made a proposition that mobile app makers might find hard to refuse: Reuse your existing code written for…
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Microsoft on Twitter
We’re pretty big Microsoft fans. This means we have to keep up with what’s new and exciting, along with what people are talking about. Here is our top 20 list of people we follow on Twitter for subjects in and around Microsoft. Satya Nadella – @satyanadella – Microsoft CEO Scott Guthrie – @scottgu – Microsoft…
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