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The Practice: Shipping Creative Work by Seth GodinMy rating: 5 of 5 stars"Real artists ship" is one of my all-time favorite quotes. I have used that quote as a north star in my career and life. This book is about creating a mindset and building habits that allow you to ship every day forever. If… Continue reading Book Review – Practice: Shipping Creative Work
The Millionaire Fastlane by M.J. DeMarcoMy rating: 3 of 5 starsThe author is a jerk of the highest degree. He is brash, boastful, belittling and does not paint a full picture. The book is poorly written. But his direct style and lack of etiquette maybe be exactly what is needed to burst the bubble that… Continue reading Book Review: The Millionaire Fastlane
This is one of the use cases we are seeing over and over again. Customers are leveraging the power and flexibility of cloud to run Contact Center with DaaS. I wrote about this yesterday on LinkedIn. Read more https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/trifecta-running-contact-center-cloud-desktops-arun-pc
The last 30 articles about work and technology have been all on LinkedIn Pulse simply because that is where my audience is. Here is the my latest one - https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/build-buy-arun-pc It talks about two types of customers in the cloud. The ones who like to buy commercial off the shelf software and others who prefer… Continue reading LinkedIn Post about Buyers and Builders
Disclaimer: I ve known Prashant for over 7 years and have worked closely on many projects. Biases are natural but I will try to keep this article as objective as possible. Context for the book - With 2 years of Covid-19 behind us we are now living in a world very different from what used… Continue reading Book Review – Future of Work: Resilient Growth Principles
If you are using Pycharm default template to create your AWS serverless application, you may have run into the following issue. docker ps /usr/local/bin/sam build HelloWorldFunction --template /Users/appc/PycharmProjects/workspacesskill/template.yaml --build-dir /Users/appc/PycharmProjects/workspacesskill/.aws-sam/build Building codeuri: /Users/appc/PycharmProjects/workspacesskill/hello_world runtime: python3.6 metadata: {} architecture: x86_64 functions: ['HelloWorldFunction'] Build Failed Error: PythonPipBuilder:Validation - Binary validation failed for python, searched for python in… Continue reading Using AWS SAM default template in PyCharm: Python Version Error
The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains: An Introduction to Cryptocurrencies and the Technology that Powers Them by Antony LewisMy rating: 5 of 5 starsThe is the best investment of my 10 hours and $10 dollars this week. This is such a great introduction to the whole crypto ecosystem. After hours of YouTube and dozens of… Continue reading Book Review: The Basics of Bitcoins and Blockchains
The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War by Ben MacintyreMy rating: 5 of 5 stars10 x (James Bond movies) = This one book.James Bond is a fictional British spy. But Oleg Gordievsky is real. His story is way more entertaining, eventful and fascinating.The book references several events in the… Continue reading Book Review: The Spy and the Traitor
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric JorgensonMy rating: 2 of 5 stars I don’t know what to make of this book 😦 I don’t even know whether I am supposed to be entertained or educated. Maybe both. Is this supposed to be a business book or a philosophy… Continue reading Book Review: The Almanack
Blood and Oil: Mohammed bin Salman's Ruthless Quest for Global Power by Bradley HopeMy rating: 3 of 5 stars “No dynasty lasts more than 3 generations” – Arabic saying. This is exactly what MBS (Mohammad Bin Salman) is out to change. There are two things that Saudi Sheikhs can’t resist. Wallowing in the opulence afforded… Continue reading Book Review: Blood and Oil
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