The Four Vs of Big Data

Shu-Ha-Ri: Measuring Agile Adoption Maturity

http://www.slideshare.net/cognizant/shuhari-measuring-agile-adoption-maturity

5 Reasons Business Use the Cloud

Product Owner or Product Manager?

Can one person be both a Product Owner and a Product Manager? After spending nearly three years combining the role, I have now come to the conclusion that the answer is no. It is an “or” – you are either a Product Owner OR a Product Manager. Now, that is not to say that one cannot grow from one role to the other, but trying to perform both functions at the same time can be counter-productive. Here are the reasons that have led me to this conclusion.

The Politics of Agile

In the world of agile software development, it seems like Marketing and Development are in a race for control of ‘the product.’ Who will win? The flakes in Marketing or the geeks in Development?

95 Sartup Advice by Sam Altman

In honor of the new YC batch starting tomorrow, here is some of the best start-up advice I’ve heard or given (mostly heard):

8 Signs and Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis

Do you have RA?

by Tammy Worth

Rheumatoid arthritis is a serious autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and other body parts.

But RA can be tough to diagnose. Symptoms can mimic other illnesses, or they may flare, then fade, only to flare again somewhere else. Lab tests aren’t perfect—you can test negative for RA factors and still have it. And X-rays don’t show signs until later on.

Here are some tricky rheumatoid arthritis symptoms and hints that they’re due to RA and not some other condition.

Who are these ‘mini-CEOs’ and what do they do?

In the world of technology, it’s often the engineers and designers that are among the most celebrated. They are the people who literally build amazing products that we enjoy, such as Instagram, Gmail, Twitter, Android, iOS, and other software, hardware, and services.

Elon Musk Interviewed On 60 Minutes

10 Calculated Risks That Lead To Startup Success

There is an old saying that good lawyers run away from risk, while good businessmen run towards risk. Entrepreneurs see “no risk” as meaning “no reward.” In reality, all risks are not the same. Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure.