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Let's get to the links I found worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter and let me know what you think! If this was forwarded to you, check out some previous issues and subscribe for future updates.
📚 What I Read
Employee Stock Options: Free Money, Kinda
The latest issue of Alex Danco’s newsletter impressed me. There are plenty of loud voices that like to give their opinions on stock options — you can skip them. This clear and palatable explanation will get you most of the way there.
How We Grow Data Science at Stitch Fix
In very Stitch Fix-fashion, this super cool series of visualizations explains how they are thinking about data science as an organization. Key points involve raising DS to a top-level org and avoiding too much functional specialization.
The Cascading Productivity System
I’m a sucker for posts like this on systems for self-improvement. I have a similar system for myself, though it’s not nearly as comprehensive as this. I may steal a thing or two here.
💥 What I Found Interesting
The Holloway Syllabus on Remote Work
There’s more than enough great content in this syllabus if you find yourself working remotely due to COVID-19 or if you’re just curious!
The 25 Best Programming Books
I appreciated the data-driven approach that the author used to generate a list of the most popular and highly-rated programming books. Help yourself.
Exponential Growth and Epidemics
With all the craziness this past week, there has been lots of talk about exponential growth. This short video offers a solid explanation of what we can expect.
🤔 Quote I'm Pondering
“I would guide critical chess games into positions of tremendous complexity with the confidence that I would be able to sort through the mayhem more effectively than my opponents. — Josh Waitzkin
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Conor 🧑💻