#85 - Record your terminal, TechBae and what is an API tho?
Started the week getting my Wacom drivers fixed for my Macbook, @ing a company on Twitter is undefeated. Now I can play with this baby.
I plan to use it to improve my wireframing skills
I’ve labelled this a DIY year, first-order thinking year and a year to take things apart, test assumptions and reconstruct.
Prototyping
Got my Wacom drivers fixed, will be doing some more today ;)
Insights
Patrick Collison - CEO of Stripe
If you’ve got time, taken in the interview. Otherwise, Tim Ferriss notes are quality.
Simply building a good product, and hoping users would tell others about it
Many people spend far too much money on sales and marketing
Talent, Tech Trends, and Culture - A16z
Blockchain - in the future you don’t have to trust the Govt, your lawyer, a company, your Doctor. You will trust the system
Retailers whose primary channel is high-street are at risk
Betting on Audio wearable, Optics, AR, VR and more
Apple’s Unit Economics | Asymco
Note: I am not saying this analysis is accurate. Just sharing
Product Insights from a newsletter I read
Food brands like every other company focus on what they believe is their differentiation and have a logo visually represent that. The collaborative fund peeps (dope newsletter btw) say that consumers want food to be a solution to a need they have. (link)
Makers
asciinema - Record and share your terminal sessions, the right way
Dope plug-in, especially you’re new to building things. You’ll no doubt need support and guidance from people who are experience and I find that this makes it easy to share errors in my terminal.
Great explanation of REST, API’s and HTTP methods
What Is A RESTful API? Explanation of REST & HTTP
Culture Chat
Tech Bae – An original web series by Fikile M Kani
Tech Bae a web series about a black girl techie who is building an app called ‘Bae’ to solve her dating problems.
Fundraising right now
A passionate entrepreneur in the tech industry, who’s trying to create a better dating experience for black women – one swipe at a time.