9 Best Articles in 2022
Martin Fowler
Is High Quality Software Worth the Cost?
Martin Fowler
9 min read · From 2019 · We usually perceive that it costs more to get higher quality, but software internal quality actually reduces costs. · Shared by 156, including Uwe Sinha, Marius Bleuer, Massimiliano Aroffo, Yvette Dubel, Pat Kua, Cameron Yick, Linus Basig, Miguel, Mark Kaigwa, Chris Schultz ✌️, Bernhard Huessy, Ⓓarío Macchi, Simform, Ferit (at 🏠) 🌙, Charlie O'Keefe, Zain Fathoni, Christophe Jean, lacolaco / Suguru Inatomi, Joe Lencioni
medium.com
Understanding Customer Acquisition Costs — Growth Hacking, Marketing and Venture Capital
medium.com
5 min read · From 2015 · The framework VCs use · Shared by 506, including 🎆 🌸 Samuel Hulick 🌸 🌄, Dominik Grolimund, Kris Fannin, Lailo, Courtney Bolton ★, Greg Meyer, Moritz Meenen, von Moerenburgh, almagentia369, Bjoern Negelmann, Raul Tiru 🌎, Chris Messina, Florian Graillot, Shawn Venasse, Nando 💪🇦🇺🇦🇷, Rodrigo Prior, Rob Moffat, Startupxplore, Mark Kaigwa, Sir Lord Travis Wright, Web3 Speaker
a16z
NFTs and a Thousand True Fans
a16z
6 min read · 2021-02-27 · Non-fungible tokens offer fundamentally better economics for creators by removing rent-seeking, enabling granular pricing, and reducing customer acquisition costs. · Shared by 703, including Joanna (J.F.) Penn, cdixon.eth, Jessica Lessin, John O'Farrell, string 🍗 📍 Token2049 / SG, Li Jin, benahorowitz.eth, Brent Beshore, TK Kader, Royal County Lindzon, Jeff Jordan, Steven Sinofsky, Chris Messina, Brian Roemmele, Felix Salmon, Adam Singer, Chris Gledhill | gledhill.eth, Nicolas Granatino 🌻, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Mathew Ingram
VentureBeat
Google open-sources framework that reduces AI training costs by up to 80%
VentureBeat
2 min read · From 2020 · Google recently open-sourced SEED RL, a framework that scales AI model training across thousands of machines while reducing costs. · Shared by 120, including Mike Ivars, Jennifer Stirrup #MBA #AI Next up: #bitechfest, Marcus Borba, Thomas Power, Chris Isak , Matteo Furia, Kirk Borne
Seth Godin
Sunk costs, creativity and your Practice
Seth Godin
1 min read · 2021-05-26 · “Ignore sunk costs” is the critical lesson of useful decision making. The thing you earned, that you depend on, that was hard to do–it’s a gift from your former self. Just b… · Shared by 92, including Salman 🦊, Shawn Venasse, LARRY ELKAN, Mark Kaigwa
weblogs.asp.net
Thinking About the Costs of a Software Feature
weblogs.asp.net
3 min read · Aug 2nd · (This article was inspired by parts of my talk “Things I wish I had learned earlier as a developer” at the Developer Week 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany)More than just codingThe total cost of a software… · Shared by 259, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦
Lifehacker
Seven Easy Ways to Cut Costs on Everyday Household Items
Lifehacker
4 min read · Jun 2nd · Reduce the amount of disposable items you rely on and watch your grocery bills come down. · Shared by 142
Experience Magazine
What fast fashion costs the world
Experience Magazine
Summary · 10 min read · Jan 20th · Many clothing donations end up in an unexpected place — African landfills. · Shared by 223, including K. Williams, Enrique Dans, getAbstract, Bertrand Maltaverne
Vox
The escalating costs of being single in America
Vox
~20 min read · 2021-12-02 · Why life in this country is so hostile to single people. · Shared by 188, including Carly, Digg, Scott Galloway, Anne Helen Petersen, Brian Resnick, Geoff McGhee
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weblogs.asp.net
Thinking About the Costs of a Software Feature
weblogs.asp.net
3 min read · Aug 2nd · (This article was inspired by parts of my talk “Things I wish I had learned earlier as a developer” at the Developer Week 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany)More than just codingThe total cost of a software… · Shared by 259, including Nico Müller 🇺🇦
Nielsen Norman Group
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It
Nielsen Norman Group
8 min read · Sep 5th · Infinite scrolling minimizes interaction costs and increases user engagement, but it isn’t a good fit for every website. For some, pagination or a Load More button will be a better solution. · Shared by 222, including Ines Bieler, David Hellmann, Stef Walter
Hustle_says
Why gas is actually cheap in America
Hustle_says
7 min read · Aug 14th · Gas is at record-high prices in the United States, but it still costs far less than elsewhere in the world. Here's why. · Shared by 184
youtube.com
The Insane Cost of Cars
youtube.com
Aug 2nd · People underestimate how much owning a car costs by 52%. Even a cheap car costs a fortune to its owner, and yet another fortune to society. Let's compare it ... · Shared by 112, including ➤ Cyril Druesne
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Vogue Magazine
Inclusive Language Around Abortion Costs Us Nothing and Makes the Movement Stronger
Vogue Magazine
2 min read · Jul 7th · If wanting everyone who walks into an abortion clinic to have their gender identity respected on a potentially painful day makes me a far-left woke crusader, then so be it. · Shared by 213
CNBC
Uber CEO tells staff company will cut down on costs, treat hiring as a 'privilege'
CNBC
6 min read · May 9th · Uber will slash spending on marketing and incentives and treat hiring as a "privilege," CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said in an email to staff on Sunday. · Shared by 198, including Jeff Nolan 🇺🇸🚀, Thomas Power, LARRY ELKAN
The New Yorker
The Hidden Costs of Automated Thinking
The New Yorker
8 min read · From 2019 · Overreliance on artificial intelligence may put us in intellectual debt. · Shared by 190, including Chris Messina, mdy, Vaughan Bell, Javi Cantón, Ward Plunet, Bertrand Maltaverne, Jonathan Kogan, Joi Ito, Howard Getson, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Ronald van Loon @SASsoftware #ExploreSAS, Daniel Kraft, MD, Francesco Corea, Steven Sinofsky, Pete Skomoroch, Gianluca Diegoli, Mark Kaigwa, Mike Tamir, PhD, Yvette Dubel
The Atlantic
The Hidden Costs of Living Alone
The Atlantic
4 min read · 2021-10-20 · In ways both large and small, American society still assumes that the default adult has a partner and that the default household contains multiple people. · Shared by 185, including Jason Hirschhorn, Nils Hitze
Visual Capitalist
The Cost of Space Flight Before and After SpaceX
Visual Capitalist
5 min read · Jan 27th · Since its discovery in 1930, Pluto has been a bit of a puzzle. For starters, not only is Pluto smaller than any other planet in the solar system, but it’s also smaller than Earth’s moon. It also has… · Shared by 198, including Mark Birch, AWS Startup Advocate, Chris Hadfield, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Jeff Nolan 🇺🇸🚀, Howard Getson, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe & Carpe Diem, Bernhard Huessy, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, John Koetsier, Nicolas Babin #CES2023
Nielsen Norman Group
Infinite Scrolling: When to Use It, When to Avoid It
Nielsen Norman Group
8 min read · Sep 5th · Infinite scrolling minimizes interaction costs and increases user engagement, but it isn’t a good fit for every website. For some, pagination or a Load More button will be a better solution. · Shared by 222, including Ines Bieler, David Hellmann, Stef Walter
The Conversation
War in Ukraine is pushing global acute hunger to the highest level in this century
The Conversation
5 min read · Apr 27th · Grain and fertilizer shortages, higher shipping costs and a strong dollar are all pushing food prices up and increasing hunger in dozens of vulnerable countries. · Shared by 219, including Philanthropy News Digest, Tim
Vox
The many, many costs of breastfeeding
Vox
5 min read · May 17th · Breastfeeding isn’t free — and it isn’t a solution to the national baby formula shortage. · Shared by 168, including Dr Skye Cleary, National NOW, Carolina A. Miranda, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Stef Walter, reshmasaujani
nature
The busy lives of academics have hidden costs — and universities must take better care of their…
nature
5 min read · From 2020 · Hilal A. Lashuel’s experiences have taught him that maintaining good mental health and balancing life and work is a struggle everywhere in academia. · Shared by 163, including Liam Bright, Christian Fauteux, Matthias Lampe, James Wooden, justin caouette, Todd Kashdan
