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"that dreaded day your mum sends you a friend request."

Facebook is not cool anymore is because parents are on Facebook

Mostly, they [teens] feel embarrassed even to be associated with it." It is, he concluded, "simply not cool anymore."

"I mean, man, it's like not real life. Not. Real. Life. Why would you be on there when there's this," he gesture

People don’t share because they like a project or brand, they share to help people who they want to see succeed.

The physical space is still crucial to productive work but it needs to become more adaptable, says Ryan Anderson

being on the dole

Apple is making a move into smart home technology

The race for smart home technology is heating up

The best followers support and aid the leader when he or she is doing the right thing, and stand up to the leader when he or she is headed in the wrong direction.

Leaders may be evaluated not only by how much is produced or achieved, but by the quality of the team or organization and its members

“Did Steve Jobs really create the iPod and iPhone, or was it the creative collective of team members at Apple?

Being a good follower means having the courage to dissent if you think your leader, manager, or superior, is doing something wrong

It’s difficult for me to do my job well when I’m not given updated information.

Also, talk about your needs instead of their faults. Instead of saying, “You did the opposite of the plan we discussed,” say, “I need you to communicate more so we know we’re on the same page.”

Explain to your coworker that the project is important to you, and you want to make sure you both see things the same way, says Dachis.

They’re also afraid of losing their job or of making the situation worse.

While building your first product, keep your costs low. Work out of your own apartment.

We have one designer for every engineer, which lets us prototype aesthetics and functionality rapidly and at great fidelity before we start building.

One challenge we had to overcome is the perception that iPads are for content consumption and gaming only. FiftyThree’s Paper and Pencil changed that

Startups and apps

This collection is aimed at helping you present your tech startups or apps in English. You can memorize useful phrases for presenting, pitching, being interviewed on your product or service. Use the same clever collocations as successful startups used and still use in their interviews clipped from tech blogs. Such as: "Ping was born from a personal frustration with having a...", "Our Aim is To Bridge The Gap Between...", "At the core of the app lies a clever algorithm that allows" etc.

Ondrej

Emails and other online communication

Learn from real emails how to arrange a meeting, naturally asking for help or advice, requesting information, follow up communications like a human. How to open and close emails formally and informally. Imagine starting an email with “Sorry to be a pain, but can you…, ”Sorry for delay in getting back to you" or "Let me know if it works for you but no hurry"

Ondrej