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Behind the Product: Nasa SLS vs. SpaceX Starship

280 Group

For NASA that is the Space Launch Systems (SLS), developed over the past 11 years and set to launch on August 29, 2022. The NASA waterfall model includes System Requirements Review, Preliminary Design Review and Critical Design Review. NASA and SpaceX are pioneers in 21st-century deep space exploration.

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Edmond Lau and Jean Hsu on engineering more leaders and better working relationships

Intercom, Inc.

As up and coming engineers in Silicon Valley, Jean Hsu and Edmond Lau long sought more influence and impact in their respective positions – but they couldn’t shake the feeling of being stuck. Many engineers feel like they must make a jump into management to lead. Jean: Especially with engineering teams.

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Technical Women Are Software Managers

Johanna Rothman

One of my reviewers for the Modern Management Made Easy books asked a fascinating question: I've never seen this many women in management or in senior leadership positions. Yes, the Computer Science curriculum had several required Hardware Engineering classes. The idea of a code review or a design review?

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Startups need dual theories on distribution and product/market fit. One is not enough

Andrew Chen

99% of startups are not differentiated on their underlying technology, and there is very little engineering risk involved. (I’m Because technology differentiation is no longer a real factor today start ups, it turns out that most products are succeeding or failing due to core product/market fit followed by the distribution strategy.

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How Automatic Speech Recognition Drives Future Voice Technology

The Product Coalition

How does information travel from our brains to the computer? The company introduced a new Intelligent Assistant system that responds to the driver’s commands. However, speech identification of children is a difficult task due to the paucity of accessible training data. Customers have an increased desire for toys.

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Travel Management Systems: Smart Apps Designed To Facilitate Business Travel

The Product Coalition

Now that the COVID pandemic is over, travel management systems are valuable because business travel is back on the table. The term “business travel” might easily evoke images of a glittering world filled with business-class flights, expensive corporate dinners, luxury hotel stays, and various enjoyable activities.

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What we look for when we hire designers at Intercom

Intercom, Inc.

We’re confident this won’t help people game our system, but it will give you the best chance to show us your strengths. For example, we might really admire your visual design work, but we’ll also want to see how you influence product strategy, define the problem, understand the system, collaborate with others, and more.