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| Mark Zuckerberg Reveals the 5 Strategies That Helped Facebook Grow at an Insane Rate Entrepreneur | Love him or hate him, Mark Zuckerberg is one smart cookie. As discussed in this article, Facebook's decision to invest almost exclusively in mobile for two years was a turning point. "We made what was a pretty hard decision at the time, which was basically, ‘No new [web] features for two years’ -- which is kind of a crazy thing to think about,” he says. “Anytime you come in for a product review, you need to show me the mobile version first or I’m going to kick you out of my office,” he recalls telling employees. How Google Builds Its Maps—and What It Means for the Future of Everything The Atlantic | How is it that Google Maps is so insanely accurate? This article from 2012 explores "map" behind Google Maps. Google, IBM and Lyft Launch Istio, An Open-Source Platform for Managing and Securing Microservices TechCrunch | At BetterCloud, we're big believers in microservices, as you can see from this 2015 article of ours about how it helps companies build better products. Announced yesterday, Istio is a "new open platform that allows you to create a network of deployed services, which includes tools for load balancing, service-to-service authentication, and monitoring, among others." |
 4 Reasons People Procrastinate and a Cure for Each One Entrepreneur |"One of these days I'm going to get help for my procrastination problem." 13 CEOs and Founders Reveal Their Top Productivity Hacks Inc. | Here are my favorite tips from this article: 1) check emails on the go, not at your desk, and 2) keep your phone in silent mode. There are many other gems in there as well. |
 All 101 Announcements from Google I/O ‘17 G Suite | Here is an exhaustive recap of the three-day Google dev event. Updated Portal and New Languages for Microsoft Forms Office 365 | Microsoft Forms gets a facelift. |
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