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Joining the SpeedCurve team

Speed Curve

I started coding web pages in about 2005 and began my web development career in Moscow, Russia, joining a biotech startup. Thanks to SpeedCurve for this opportunity, I am so excited to work along with the veterans of the web performance industry (and just plain talented people), as well as to be closer to the performance community.

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The Financialization of Disruptive Technology

The Agile Manager

A recent FT Lex article on biotech investing drives the point home: "A 20-year study found only one-fifth of exits were profitable. The formula was to exploit the adaptability of software and expedite its application: get new code changes deployed every month, every day, every hour when possible. Picking winners is hard.

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What I Read in 2017

Tim Kadlec

The Code Book by Simon Singh 4 ⁄ 5 A fascinating walk through the history of cryptography! The setting is imaginative and full of unique biotech. Learning HTTP/2 by Stephen Ludin and Javier Garza 4 ⁄ 5 Short, readable introduction to HTTP/2 from two people who have spent a ton of time working with it. Great starting point!

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