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Receiving criticism

Rancy Guanzon

It’s easy to overthink what other’s might say or think on the other end of a screen during meetings, and this is especially true in a fully remote job. We can’t gauge other peoples body language because we aren’t physically with them and words,...

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Receiving criticism

Who is your customer?

Usman Sheikh

The Five Levels of Autonomous Organizations

Usman Sheikh

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Receiving criticism

Rancy Guanzon

Criticism is never easy to hear, and even harder to internalize and wrap your head around. Maybe it opens an opportunity to learn and improve.

Rancy Guanzon

Criticism is never easy to hear, and even harder to internalize and wrap your head around. Maybe it opens an opportunity to learn and improve.

Who is your customer?

Usman Sheikh

Struggling to define who your customer is as an entrepreneur? Here are some tips, including a breakdown on confirmation bias, to help you narrow it down!

Usman Sheikh

Struggling to define who your customer is as an entrepreneur? Here are some tips, including a breakdown on confirmation bias, to help you narrow it down!

The Five Levels of Autonomous Organizations

Usman Sheikh

I heard Matt talk about the future of work on Sam Harris’ podcast. The part which stayed with me was his take on the 5 levels of autonomous organizations

Usman Sheikh

I heard Matt talk about the future of work on Sam Harris’ podcast. The part which stayed with me was his take on the 5 levels of autonomous organizations

Customize button styles in SwiftUI

Grey Esteban

Covering how to make custom style buttons in SwiftUI, Apples new framework for building user interface.

Grey Esteban

Covering how to make custom style buttons in SwiftUI, Apples new framework for building user interface.

Strategy tool: PR/FAQ

Usman Sheikh

Key points from a communication strategy used at Amazon called PR/FAQ. Great to follow if you’re starting a new project!

Usman Sheikh

Key points from a communication strategy used at Amazon called PR/FAQ. Great to follow if you’re starting a new project!

Designing on a different hue

Rancy Guanzon

Being a partial color blind designer doesn’t make you any less able or kick you out of the industry altogether. Use your color blindness as an advantage!

Rancy Guanzon

Being a partial color blind designer doesn’t make you any less able or kick you out of the industry altogether. Use your color blindness as an advantage!

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Culture and consumer insights

Usman Sheikh

One of the discussions we had today was about the sales strategy about selling. We discussed category leadership, positioning and defining that ideal customer.

Usman Sheikh

One of the discussions we had today was about the sales strategy about selling. We discussed category leadership, positioning and defining that ideal customer.

Private Equity vs. Venture Capital

Fasih Kareem

Private Equity is a pooled fund created by raising funds from institutional investors. It is invested into various equity and debt instruments.

Fasih Kareem

Private Equity is a pooled fund created by raising funds from institutional investors. It is invested into various equity and debt instruments.

Landing your first design role

John Carlos

Building a portfolio is important even for non-designers. It’s proof that you as an individual are driven and enthusiastic about what you are doing.

John Carlos

Building a portfolio is important even for non-designers. It’s proof that you as an individual are driven and enthusiastic about what you are doing.

5 myths about QA and testing

Arriele Ancheta

Despite what it may appear to be, QAs are NOT your enemy. Every team feels like “QA is out to get us” but we’re just doing our job!

Arriele Ancheta

Despite what it may appear to be, QAs are NOT your enemy. Every team feels like “QA is out to get us” but we’re just doing our job!

HOV Newsletter

Issue #23

The secret of investing

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HELP! Where do I invest my money?? This sounds really pathetic for someone working in a Venture Capital firm but hey, we're all about keeping it real here. It's not that I don't know whatsup, it's just that I've always had a tough time "making up my mind" and yes I'm also easily swayed by people and their opinions.

Challenges of remote hiring

Jade Wahiman

Recruiting from a pool of global talent from the perspective of a remote-first company. Technology is often a hindrance in hiring, make sure to account for that.

Jade Wahiman

Recruiting from a pool of global talent from the perspective of a remote-first company. Technology is often a hindrance in hiring, make sure to account for that.

Planning Ahead

Usman Sheikh

“If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” Benjamin Franklin It’s easy to spot people who are zooming through life without a plan. Every day is an assortment of scattered thoughts and actions that often leave them living life in a circular motion. There is movement, but it doesn’t account for much as […]

Usman Sheikh

HOV Newsletter

Issue #22

Adapt while you still can

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Where is time going? We're two months away from the NEW YEAR - what will it bring? 2021 has been a rollercoaster of surprises. New trends, new investment areas, new technology. I'm surprised we haven't all been flown out of Earth just yet. 2022 is looking a lot like unchartered terriority, it really is a world of endless possibilities. Will you be adapting or will you be the one who gets left behind?

Common project management disasters to avoid

Khem Oco

Projects on their own have different features and ideas that get pushed into releases each week, ideally. Teams on another hand, work on their target goals per week, and individuals under it want to achieve something on a daily basis. In between this repetitive course, we encounter some hard blocks that put a project or team to a test. A project’s survivability depends on how resilient we are in dealing with issues and reflecting on what needs to be improved for a better next release week.

Khem Oco

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