Some of the things I've learned in more than 20 years in the tech industry.

You need to hear these.

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Listen to more people who don't look like you, don't speak your language, and don't come from the same place you do.

We aren't doing this near enough.
Small habits compound.

No small improvement is too small.

Just aim for something new every day, and you'll be surprised at the end.
Take responsibility.

It doesn't really matter how you feel, I'm sure you could have done better.
Always keep the big picture in mind and never lose the forest for the trees.

Be the person that pulls everyone out of the rabbit holes.
Focus on the final goal, and don't worry too much about how you get there.

Great results will get you farther than processes, but good processes can help you achieve good results.
Be generous with your knowledge.

It's funny how everything you share finds a way to reward you back.
Who you are is more important than who you were.

We all make mistakes. Move on from them and focus on what's coming.
There are no stupid questions.

Ask away!

(There are, however, stupid people with fragile egos that get bothered when others ask. Ignore them.)
Change is the only thing you can always count on. (And death, and taxes, of course.)

Embrace change.
Better is not always best.

People fantasize about perfection, but perfectionism rarely wins.

Shipping more often will give you better odds than gilding the lily.
Learn to say no.

(I can't say this loud enough!)

Be gracious, professional, nice, but say it more.
Make a habit out of learning.

What you know today will be outdated tomorrow.

Make a plan to keep up and follow it... or you'll get behind.
Focus on one thing at a time.

Multi-tasking murders productivity.

(And turn your phone off!)
Job-hoping may be great for your bank account, but it does nothing to improve the impact you make in the world.

(And it looks horrible in your resume.)
Ideas are worth shit. Execution is worth everything.

Don't be the "idea person". Be the one that takes them and runs with them.
Good communication is a fundamental asset.

You can never invest too much in improving it.

(It doesn't matter how technically good you are if you can't properly communicate with others.)

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Free machine learning education.

Many top universities are making their Machine Learning and Deep Learning programs publicly available. All of this information is now online and free for everyone!

Here are 6 of these programs. Pick one and get started!



Introduction to Deep Learning
MIT Course 6.S191
Alexander Amini and Ava Soleimany

Introductory course on deep learning methods and practical experience using TensorFlow. Covers applications to computer vision, natural language processing, and more.

https://t.co/Uxx97WPCfR


Deep Learning
NYU DS-GA 1008
Yann LeCun and Alfredo Canziani

This course covers the latest techniques in deep learning and representation learning with applications to computer vision, natural language understanding, and speech recognition.

https://t.co/cKzpDOBVl1


Designing, Visualizing, and Understanding Deep Neural Networks
UC Berkeley CS L182
John Canny

A theoretical course focusing on design principles and best practices to design deep neural networks.

https://t.co/1TFUAIrAKb


Applied Machine Learning
Cornell Tech CS 5787
Volodymyr Kuleshov

A machine learning introductory course that starts from the very basics, covering all of the most important machine learning algorithms and how to apply them in practice.

https://t.co/hD5no8Pdfa
10 machine learning YouTube videos.

On libraries, algorithms, and tools.

(If you want to start with machine learning, having a comprehensive set of hands-on tutorials you can always refer to is fundamental.)

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1⃣ Notebooks are a fantastic way to code, experiment, and communicate your results.

Take a look at @CoreyMSchafer's fantastic 30-minute tutorial on Jupyter Notebooks.

https://t.co/HqE9yt8TkB


2⃣ The Pandas library is the gold-standard to manipulate structured data.

Check out @joejamesusa's "Pandas Tutorial. Intro to DataFrames."

https://t.co/aOLh0dcGF5


3⃣ Data visualization is key for anyone practicing machine learning.

Check out @blondiebytes's "Learn Matplotlib in 6 minutes" tutorial.

https://t.co/QxjsODI1HB


4⃣ Another trendy data visualization library is Seaborn.

@NewThinkTank put together "Seaborn Tutorial 2020," which I highly recommend.

https://t.co/eAU5NBucbm

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What an amazing presentation! Loved how @ravidharamshi77 brilliantly started off with global macros & capital markets, and then gradually migrated to Indian equities, summing up his thesis for a bull market case!

@MadhusudanKela @VQIndia @sameervq

My key learnings: ⬇️⬇️⬇️


First, the BEAR case:

1. Bitcoin has surpassed all the bubbles of the last 45 years in extent that includes Gold, Nikkei, dotcom bubble.

2. Cyclically adjusted PE ratio for S&P 500 almost at 1929 (The Great Depression) peaks, at highest levels except the dotcom crisis in 2000.

3. World market cap to GDP ratio presently at 124% vs last 5 years average of 92% & last 10 years average of 85%.
US market cap to GDP nearing 200%.

4. Bitcoin (as an asset class) has moved to the 3rd place in terms of price gains in preceding 3 years before peak (900%); 1st was Tulip bubble in 17th century (rising 2200%).

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1/ Here’s a list of conversational frameworks I’ve picked up that have been helpful.

Please add your own.

2/ The Magic Question: "What would need to be true for you


3/ On evaluating where someone’s head is at regarding a topic they are being wishy-washy about or delaying.

“Gun to the head—what would you decide now?”

“Fast forward 6 months after your sabbatical--how would you decide: what criteria is most important to you?”

4/ Other Q’s re: decisions:

“Putting aside a list of pros/cons, what’s the *one* reason you’re doing this?” “Why is that the most important reason?”

“What’s end-game here?”

“What does success look like in a world where you pick that path?”

5/ When listening, after empathizing, and wanting to help them make their own decisions without imposing your world view:

“What would the best version of yourself do”?