Let's get to the stories and links that I thought were worth sharing this week. As always, enjoy the newsletter. If this was forwarded to you, you can go ahead and subscribe at conordewey.com.
What I read —
There's so much good stuff in here. If you're interested in building out data teams and infrastructure, stay tuned for the rest of this series from Monzo. How We Scaled Our Data Team.
I didn't really understand the CEO/CFO dynamic until I read this. One person creates the map, and the other one navigates. The Map and the Terrain.
The idea of career sprints has been something I've subscribed to for some time now. This was a well-needed reminder. Your Career Isn’t a Marathon.
Cool compilation of summer intern projects from the Sitch Fix Algorithms team here. Worth checking out for some inspiration. 2019 Summer Intern Projects.
What's your input-to-output ratio? This is something I think about a lot — I really like this way of looking at things. The Release Ratio.
What I found interesting —
Interested in what kind of tech other developers use? This repo is dangerously addictive. Awesome Uses.
Another cool repo here, this time directed at helping you build whatever it is you want to build, from scratch. Build Your Own X.
1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly is a classic. This animated version of the essay on YouTube just makes it that much easier to digest. 1,000 True Fans.
Quote I'm pondering —
“Most highly successful people have been really right about the future at least once at a time when people thought they were wrong. If not, they would have faced much more competition.” — Sam Altman