68. Performance Tuning Critical Rendering Path
Benjamin Harding and Charlie Gleason
In modern web development, there are two key factors which dictate how quickly your page loads. The first is part depends on the server--how quickly data can be fetched and sent down the wire. The second part depends on the browser, to...
Special Episode: Cybersecurity
Jason Meller and Corey Martin
Companies often walk a fine line between securing employees' devices. If their guidelines are too stringent, their employees can't get their work done, but if they're too loose, outside threats could compromise their systems. Frustrated by...
67. Launching a Startup in a Regulated Industry
Bryan Woods and Corey Martin
Rhino is a new start-up with a unique take on an old idea. Often, when renting an apartment, landlords requiring an upfront deposit of several times the monthly rent, to cover any damage a renter may cause. This can be a prohibitive entry...
66. From Idea to Beta
Philippe Vanderstigel and Erin Allard
Philippe Vanderstigel has launched several start-ups, but not all of them have been successful. Then, one summer, he landed on an idea for a budgeting app which his users loved. Suddenly, he had a new problem: how to maintain an app that...
Special Episode: Enabling a New Generation with Technology and Hawaiian Cultural Values
David Pickett, Jennifer Hooper, and Blaine Kahoonei
There are many challenges facing young students who want to learn tech skills for future opportunities. Those difficulties are compounded in remote regions such as Hawai\`i. Native Hawaiians must choose between leaving their home for boot...
65. Scaling Tech for Teachers
Ben Small, Mitchell Peabody, and Sandy Lai
Panorama Education is a platform that helps educators use data to support student’s needs, and helps communities build great schools. Rather than a one-size-fits-all SaaS model, Panorama tailors its offerings to match the level of digital...
Special Episode: Books, Art, and Zombies: How to Survive in Today's World
Margaret Francis and Charlie Gleason
As shelter-in-place orders increase around the world, the challenges in keeping yourself safe in quarantine are becoming more apparent. There are disruptions to all of our routines, whether you're a child missing your friends from school or...
64. From Internship to Job Placement
Luis Alvarez and Charlie Gleason
Year Up is an organization which unites highly motivated young adults with companies that have job opportunities available. It does so by offering a year-long course for qualified students: six months of training followed by a six month...
63. Streaming Music to Livestreamers
Nate Beck and Julián Duque
Over the past few years, the popularity of livestreaming has taken off immensely. All over the world, viewers tune in to services like Twitch to watch people do everything from play video games to knitting to programming. Often, these...
62. Crowdsourcing Code Translation
Parker Phinney and Julián Duque
Many online platforms rely on crowdsourced content, and Interview Cake is no different. Their goal is to teach users how to succeed in program interviews. To do so, they make their help resources available in over ten programming languages....
61. The Difference Engine
Kimberly Lowe-Williams, Rachel Marro, and Charlie Gleason
Every year, thousands of adults hopeful for a career change dedicate themselves to joining coding bootcamps, in the hopes of gaining a job in tech. But knowing how to program is only part of the equation. All too often, individuals from...
60. From Engineer to Entrepreneur
Ben Orenstein and Erin Allard
Ben Orenstein had been working as a programmer for 15 years before he started his first software company. While he knew he had the technical skills to build the application he wanted to sell, his challenge was in establishing the business...