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Personal website of Joe Conway, founder of Stable Kernel, author of iOS Programming: The Big Nerd Ranch, creator of open source framework Aqueduct for Dart.
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maybe ai ads are a good thing
To sell something today, you have to direct a buyer’s attention towards your product.
technology isn’t invented, it’s inevitable
I was training an engineering team at Apple in 2010 after a minor, but important, technology advancement - and they were pissed.
all kpis are derivatives of revenue or cost
Every metric, objective or goal should be driving revenue or reducing cost. If it isn’t, it’s not something a business, product or team should be pursuing.
how to build good feedback cycles
I shared my thoughts on how important feedback cycles are with a friend, and since they are building something right now, they asked if I had advice on how to create feedback cycles.
my one recommendation to be successful at anything
If you’d like to be successful, I have one recommendation: spend a month consuming media you disagree with. If you’re watching MSNBC, watch Fox News. If you’re active on social media, change your algorithm by creating a new account and follow accounts you disagree with. If you’re listening to Joe Rogan, try Jon Stewart. If you’re scrolling Reddit, subscribe to /r/Conservative.
generative ai is an opportunity for every business
Generative AI is hot right now. It’s a lot like the early days of mobile where every company had to have an app - even if it was useless. Eventually, businesses figured out how to leverage mobile and offered compelling solutions that millions of people use daily.
make better feedback cycles
When I was writing a book, I was also teaching a course based on the book. I built this little app that helped me organize, navigate and edit the book’s content quickly. When something didn’t make sense to a student, I could make changes to the book in realtime. A lot of the success of that book came from the speed of that feedback cycle.
rubber duck debugging
In software, we do something called ‘rubber duck debugging’. It’s where you tell a little rubber duck about the problem you are trying to solve, and you end up solving it yourself while you’re explaining it.