One of the most salient features of our Tech Hiring culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted.
It was the email internet service provider, which I change two years later and lost access to all my emails. That's when I realized it was a very bad idea to have your email depends on your ISP.
In 2003 Gmail changed everything and I didn't migrate since then. I still remember this article from Paul Buchheit, Gmail's original author who explained its approach to product management
It was the email internet service provider, which I change two years later and lost access to all my emails. That's when I realized it was a very bad idea to have your email depends on your ISP.
In 2003 Gmail changed everything and I didn't migrate since then. I still remember this article from Paul Buchheit, Gmail's original author who explained its approach to product management
What's the right approach to new products? Pick three key attributes or features, get those things very, very right, and then forget about everything else. Those three attributes define the fundamental essence and value of the product -- the rest is noise.