8 Factors To Pay Attention to When Pitching a Startup to an Investor

In the dynamic world of tech entrepreneurship, there are characteristic and indispensable factors that can make the biggest difference when seeking to raise capital or attract investor interest. As a technology startup entrepreneur myself, I have raised over $3 million in investment, and two successful exits have given me the experience to understand the interests … Read more

How to Create a Blog using Golang

After getting fed up with React, SPAs, and Javascript around 2021, I decided to re-write my personal webpage in Rust and wrote an article on how you could build a simple blog purely using Rust. It ended up becoming one of my most popular articles, and for good reason: Rust is exciting, fun to write, … Read more

Navigating Crypto Mass Adoption Hurdle: Exclusive Interview With Fintopio CEO Steve Milton

n In a recent HackerNoon interview, Coinspaid CMO Hugin Kuzin predicted that crypto payment would be commonplace in five years. Earlier this year, this prediction inched closer to reality after payment giant Visa launched crypto withdrawal services in 145 countries. When it comes to crypto payments, achieving a seamless user experience is not only the gold … Read more

Data Modeling in Elasticsearch: Using Nested Queries and Parent-Child Relationships

Data modeling in Elasticsearch is not as obvious as it is when dealing with relational databases. Unlike traditional relational databases that rely on data normalization and SQL joins, Elasticsearch requires alternative approaches for managing relationships. There are four common workarounds to managing relationships in Elasticsearch: Application-side joins Data denormalization Nested field types and nested queries Parent-child relationships … Read more

How To Cache RESTful API Requests for Redis With Heroku Data

Most software developers encounter three main problems: naming things, caching, and off-by-one errors. 🤦🏻‍♂️ In this tutorial, we’ll deal with caching. We’ll walk through how to implement RESTful request caching with Redis. We’ll also set up and deploy this system easily with Heroku. For this demo, we’ll build a Node.js application with the Fastify framework, … Read more

How To Write Integration Tests in Go Apps

Picture this: you’ve just left Node for the promised land of Go. You’ve learned about composition, interfaces, simplicity, domain-driven design (and understood nothing), and unit tests. You feel all grown-up and ready to take on concurrency and ride off into the promised land. You’ve built a sweet CRUD application that will revolutionize how we do … Read more

Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Best Practices and Techniques

:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References IV. BEST PRACTICES AND TECHNIQUES Below are the proposed techniques and approaches … Read more

How to Use 12 Magic Words to Command ChatGPT to Render Markdown

ChatGPT 4 is required – April 12, 2024 version. In a Hurry… Check out to see Markdown display in action: https://chat.openai.com/share/473879c4-8d1f-4608-968e-fbdb115b3cb9 TL;DR We have all spoken magic words like please, abracadabra, These Aren’t The Droids You Were Looking. Let’s learn the 12 magic words that can transform ChatGPT’s plain text responses into beautifully formatted responses … Read more

Web3 Marketing is not about the Network Effect

The internet has ushered in an era where individuals can invest like never before. A vast amount of information and trading tools are readily available online, empowering them to make informed decisions. Additionally, individual investor communities like r/WallStreetBets have utilized social media to create significant buzz around certain stocks, thereby influencing their prices. In short, … Read more

Happy Developers. It is Possible.

There are a lot of unhappy developers and this shouldn’t be the case. These are the strategies I use to foster a happy and productive developer team. Differentiate between urgent vs. important The human mind is reactive by nature. We often react quickly without thinking whether what we did was the best thing to do. … Read more

Link Shorteners: Yet Another White Spot in Data Collection

In the context of global digitalization, governments have implemented various legislations on data privacy. However, some companies make minimal changes to their operations to formally comply with requirements or even ignore them if there are no precedents of sanctions. Moreover, violations can happen involuntarily. Using link shorteners is a common practice. You can create whatever … Read more

Merit Circle’s Q1 2024 Treasury Report Reveals $94M Growth, Setting New Standards in GameFi

Merit Circle’s Q1 2024 treasury report unveiled a robust financial growth of over $94 million, with a total asset accumulation of $201 million. Beyond only making financial investments, Merit Circle wants to utilise blockchain technology to transform the gaming industry. The attempt to combine gaming with blockchain technology is a creative method to provide a … Read more

Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Initial Application

:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References II. INITIAL APPLICATION A common use case for AWS Lambda is to … Read more

Performance Best Practices Using Java and AWS Lambda: Abstract and Introduction

:::info This paper is available on arxiv under CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED license. Authors: (1) Juan Mera Men´endez; (2) Martin Bartlett. ::: Table of Links Abstract and Introduction Initial Application Performance Tests Best Practices and Techniques Combinations Discussion Related Work Conclusion and References Abstract Despite its already widespread popularity, it continues to gain adoption. More … Read more

Four Use-Cases for AI Automation in 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a game-changer in many industries. Predictive AI technology has helped reshape age-old processes, saving organizations time, money, and frustration. A litany of different organizations have leveraged AI solutions to streamline their operations and ultimately drive productivity, changing industries ranging from art to finance. While some have bemoaned the rise … Read more

Building Effective Modern Data Architectures with Iceberg, Tabular and MinIO

The modern data landscape demands a new breed of infrastructure – one that seamlessly integrates structured and unstructured data, scales effortlessly, and empowers efficient AI/ML workloads. This is where modern datalakes come in, providing a central hub for all your data needs. However, building and managing an effective data lake can be complex. This blog post dives … Read more

2000+ Researchers Predict the Future of AI

The pace of Artificial Intelligence development has reached a natural crescendo. Tools such as GPT-4, Gemini, Claude, etc., and their makers all claim to soon be able to change every facet of society, from healthcare and education to finance and entertainment. This rapid evolution raises evermore critical questions about AI’s trajectory: the technology’s benefits, yes, but also (mostly!) … Read more

OSEAN DAO Celebrates Company Registration Milestone, Announces An Upcoming 5 Million $OSEAN Airdrop

MAJURO, Marsall Island, April 17th, 2024/Chainwire/–OSEAN DAO, is advancing rapidly: With company registration on the horizon, the organization is preparing to acquire its first boat and has announced a 5 million $OSEAN commemorative airdrop scheduled for May. The project has attracted a diverse team of skilled professionals and achieved significant milestones in a short time. … Read more

Eldarune: Revolutionizing Web3 Gaming with Interoperability and Multi-Chain Dominance

Web3 Gaming is developing fast, but limitations such as isolated in-game economies and single-use NFTs restrict its full potential. Eldarune — a multi-faceted gaming ecosystem with average monthly transactions of over 100,000 — seems to break down these barriers and promote a more all-encompassing experience. Eldarune is the biggest Turkish Web3 gaming project that has … Read more

Overcoming Challenges in Web3 Gaming: Interview with RACE Protocol’s Co-Founder

The web3 gaming industry is witnessing a significant transformation. According to a report by ZipDo, the global web3 gaming market surpassed $2 billion in 2021, then by 2022, it was expected that global spending on blockchain games could reach $3.2 billion. Industry executives predict that 2024 will be more eventful for the blockchain gaming niche. … Read more

Guide to Web3 Community Management: How to Boost Community Conversion Rates

In the initial stages of community building, community managers invest significant time, effort, and resources in expanding channels to attract more users. However, even with sufficient traffic from these channels, the community may not become more active, and the number of users actively using the product within the community may not increase. This situation is … Read more

SLI, SLO, and SLA: Your Terminology Guide

Why? Understanding and utilizing the concepts of SLI (Service Level Indicators), SLO (Service Level Objectives), and SLA (Service Level Agreement) is crucial for businesses, startups, and the development of new features or application launches for several reasons: Setting Goals and Expectations SLI and SLO allow for clear definition and measurement of performance and availability goals … Read more