Based on Nikita Bier’s Twitter thread In the world of consumer social, success often masquerades as luck. But behind every “overnight” sensation lies relentless iteration, psychological insight, and ruthless prioritization. The playbook – 🎾 Test Often. Test Fast. The next big idea is overrated. The next 20 small experiments are underrated. Success rarely comes from divine...
Excerpt: The First Principle WHEN ONE GOES to Obaku temple in Kyoto he sees carved over the gate the words “The First Principle.” The letters are unusually large, and those who appreciate calligraphy always admire them as being a masterpiece. They were drawn by Kosen two hundred years ago. When the master drew them he did so on paper, from which workmen made the larger carving in wood. As Kosen...
It’s from 10 years back but still great definitions of three ‘meaningful roles’ in organizations from Dave Kellog blog I am talking about one of three levels at which people operate: manager, director, and vice president. Here are my definitions: Managers are paid to drive results with some support. They have experience in the function, can take responsibility, but are still...
by Tim Herbig
Defense strategies Position defenseprotect the shire – or defend and reinforce your most established product.like Coca Cola spending on brandFlank defensedefend vulnerable areas a.k.a flanksiPhone SE for price sensitive segments, Uni- -lever bottom of pyramid in IndiaPre-emptive defenseDisrupt competitors before they act with pricing strategies, loyalty programs, aggressive marketing, or...
Good primer on open banking by Blanca labs – PDF Open Banking is transforming financial services by enabling secure data sharing between banks and authorized third-party providers (TPPs) through APIs. Key Themes: • From Screen Scraping to Open Banking: Screen scraping is insecure. Open Banking addresses this with standardized APIs and enhanced security, ensuring transparent and secure data...
1. Executive Summary TL;DR 2. Market and the Customer Target Customers: Who are your target customers? Include demographic and psychographic profiles. Customer Segmentation: Overview of the key customer segments, their needs, behaviors, and pain points. Value Proposition: What is the value proposition? Describe how your product or service uniquely meets the needs of your target customers...
2 tower models
I’ve been leveraging 2 Tower models with good enough results these past few years, but often fail to explain the building blocks of the model in a simple way. These posts do that –
Embeddings etc. 2 Tower models explained – link
Personalized recommendation systems – link
Then I had another thought: Physics disgusts me a little bit now, but I used to enjoy doing physics. Why did I enjoy it? I used to play with it. I used to do whatever I felt like doing – it didn’t have to do with whether it was important for the development of nuclear physics, but whether it was interesting and amusing for me to play with. When I was in high school, I’d see...