Feb 23, 2017

👔 State of Work: Business Lessons from Reid Hoffman, Storytelling by Pixar, Engineers at Goldman Sachs

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Robin Papa: State of Work

February 23 · Issue #10 · View online

This weekly newsletter presents you with articles on the modern mix of business and technology.

This is issue #10! I hope you are enjoying this weekly update on the effect of technology on business. Also, can I ask you a favor? The goal is to reach 100 subscribers in 2017. If you know someone who’d like this newsletter, will you forward it to them? Thanks! 😁

Work

A few articles on work: I really like the article about Reid Hoffman. The sixteen lessons are short but solid pieces of advice. Also, when Pixar teaches storytelling, we should listen. Finally, I included an article on tools to make sense of complex things.

10,000 Hours with Reid Hoffman

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Ben Casnocha worked with Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, for 4.5 years. Sixteen lessons he learned from Hoffman about business and life from an amazing man. Very inspiring.

50 Simple Things You Need to Hear

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“A simple life is all about being intentional—with the things you do, with the things you own, and with the people you spend time with. It’s about holding onto the things that matter, and letting go of the things that don’t.”

The Art of Storytelling by Pixar

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Pixar’s storytelling process is explained in this Khan Academy course.

5 Models for Making Sense of Complex Systems

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Mind maps, concept maps, system maps, mental models and concept models. Start organising your thoughts!

World

Goldman Sachs defined a lot of trading processes that can be automated. And to make that happen, it’s hiring engineers. Also: global salary insights.

Traders Out, Engineers In at Goldman Sachs

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Software on Wall Street is changing how business is done and who profits from it.

State of Salaries by HIRED

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The 2017 State of Global Tech Salaries. Shows interesting differences between continents. And which skills lead to more interview requests?

Code & Data

Just one article but a great one: how to contribute to open source? I took matters into my own hands and started working on an export function in data app metabase (love that app).

How to Contribute to Open Source?

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Want to contribute to open source applications? A guide to making open source contributions, for first-timers and for veterans. And you don’t even have to code!

Thank You

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