September 2015

8 Stories

How the Chinese VC culture is different than the US

How the Chinese VC culture is different than the US

China may have the second biggest VC market in the world after the U.S. and have a shared interest in...

A Toptal developer’s experience with creative coding and pushing your limits

A Toptal developer’s experience with creative coding and pushing your limits

“Let’s put it this way. The idea of being employed is a problem if you want to be creative. Sometimes...

Sales are good. Time to conquest by digging into the data.

Sales are good. Time to conquest by digging into the data.

They say that when times get tough, the tough get going. But it’s when times are good that some dealers...

Your top five social media mysteries solved

Your top five social media mysteries solved

Being in the social media game has some definite advantages, and some absolute disadvantages. The advantages include getting to write...

Programming in the Andes. A Toptal Engineer’s Search for Adventure

Programming in the Andes. A Toptal Engineer’s Search for Adventure

“What’s next for me? Hmm. Let me think.” Andrew Korzhuev, who leads various analytics initiatives at Toptal, talks to me...

How mobile advertising is changing the game

How mobile advertising is changing the game

Since cell phones were released in 2006, mobile advertising has grown to a $64 billion a year industry.  It’s projected...

How do you use performance based advertising for recruiting?

How do you use performance based advertising for recruiting?

Performance based advertising is based on results, and who doesn’t like getting results?  When you pay based on results, you...

Superman battles Lex Luthor, the Internet battles sharks

Superman battles Lex Luthor, the Internet battles sharks

It goes without saying the internet rules every aspect of our lives — including aspects that don’t immediately come to...