Tech & Science & Business stories
Stories about tech & scientific endeavours, as well as business ones. People who have done stuff, whether they succeeded or not. Follow along on Refind to get notified when they have new links.
Collection by Martina Pugliese
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MIT Press
Data Science in Times of Pan(dem)ic
MIT Press
Jan 29th · Sabina Leonelli · What are the priorities for data science in tackling COVID-19, and in which ways can big data analysis inform and support responses to the outbreak? It is imperative for data scientists to spend time…
linkedin.com
(1) My 10 Biggest Mistakes As BrewDog's CEO
linkedin.com
2020-11-27 · Since Martin and I set up BrewDog in 2007 as 2 wide-eyed 24 year olds, it has been one hell of a ride. The business we set up in a garage now employs over 2,000 team members, has over 100 bars all over the planet, we are the most valuable independent beer brand on the planet and we are embarking on
WIRED
The Women Who Invented Video Game Music
WIRED
2 min read · 88 saves · 2020-10-05 · Dia Lacina · Composers like Eímear Noone and Manami Matsumae created some of the most iconic songs in games that have defined the industry.
The Verge
Emotional baggage: inside the toxic work environment at Away
The Verge
20+ min read · 268 saves · 2019-12-05 · Zoe Schiffer · Away promised a company culture of travel and inclusion, but former employees say CEO Steph Korey uses the company values to get people to work harder and longer.
CB Insights
21 Lessons From Jeff Bezos' Annual Letters To Shareholders
CB Insights
20+ min read · 129 saves · From 2018 · Each year, Jeff Bezos writes an open letter to Amazon's shareholders. Over the last two decades, these letters have become an unparalleled source of insight into how the world's richest man — and his…
Motherboard
The Complicated Economy of Open Source Software
Motherboard
20+ min read · 125 saves · From 2019 · A look at the complicated business of funding open source software development.
Aeon+Psyche
Against metrics: how measuring performance by numbers backfires
Aeon+Psyche
8 min read · 154 saves · From 2018 · More and more companies, government agencies, educational institutions and philanthropic organisations are today in the grip of a new phenomenon. I’ve termed it ‘metric fixation’. The key components…
The New York Times
A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy
The New York Times
~18 min read · 177 saves · 2019-04-06 · The rise of Candida auris embodies a serious and growing public health threat: drug-resistant germs.
productgraveyard.com
Product Graveyard: Commemorating the most memorable deceased products
productgraveyard.com
5 min read · 90 saves · From 2017 · Commemorating the most memorable products that have gone away. And finding some alternatives along the way. View products <
Ars Technica
Scientific computing’s future: Can any coding language top a 1950s behemoth?
Ars Technica
~18 min read · 13 saves · From 2017 · Cutting-edge research still universally involves Fortran; a trio of challengers wants in.
The Startup
Let your customers do the work
The Startup
6 min read · 15 saves · From 2017 · How we built a (free) sales team from thousands of happy users.
Harvard Business Review
What Is Disruptive Innovation?
Harvard Business Review
~20 min read · 342 saves · From 2015 · Twenty years after the introduction of the theory, we revisit what it does—and doesn’t—explain.
