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Joining the SpeedCurve team

Speed Curve

As a developer I've always been fascinated by the web and how it enriches people's lives, and now I am jumping into the very essence of it – how it renders, performs and behaves! I started coding web pages in about 2005 and began my web development career in Moscow, Russia, joining a biotech startup. My background.

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The Financialization of Disruptive Technology

The Agile Manager

It's fashionable to champion an investment-oriented model for software development, particularly around exploratory opportunities. A recent FT Lex article on biotech investing drives the point home: "A 20-year study found only one-fifth of exits were profitable. I've been a proponent of companies doing this for a very long time.

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What I Read in 2017

Tim Kadlec

Lies was an Ocean’s Eleven-esque story with a blistering pace that (in my opinion) cared less about developing the characters than it did about having fun. The setting is imaginative and full of unique biotech. Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch 4 ⁄ 5 This is a very different book than the first in the series.

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