🪅 Heap Heap Hurray Ed. #178

Happy Thursday! Let's give it our all today!

#CareerStruggles - Kamlesh Kamtekar has over 28,000 followers and 500+ connections on LinkedIn. He has over 14 years of rich experience in graphic designing. He tried to secure a related position in Mumbai after getting laid off from his workplace. No one wanted to hire him despite his expertise, so now he's driving an auto rickshaw in Mumbai to make ends meet, and people are actually praising him for taking charge of his life!

#OlaElectric - Looks like Ola Electric is having a major shake-up! Their tech and marketing heads have quit, including Suvonil Chatterjee, who was with the company since its inception. Guess there's some drama brewing in the world of e-scooters!

#NonProfitVsProfit - Geoffrey Hinton, the 2024 Physics Nobel winner, is dragging OpenAI for trying to switch to a for-profit model after enjoying non-profit status, says they're abandoning safety promises and will "send a bad message" to others, meanwhile he's also been warning that AI might wipe out humanity, okay.

Nestaway Co-founder Accuses High-profile Investors Of Fraud, Forgery
NestAway is a platform for renting homes and it was acquired by Aurum PropTech in 2023. The co-founder, Amarendra Sahu, is accusing investors like Tiger Global, Chiratae Ventures, and Goldman Sachs of fraud, forgery, and intimidation during the sale. He claims they promised him extra money, but didn't pay, and even forged his signature.

Mid-range Smartphone Market In Decline
The global smartphone market is splitting into two distinct segments. The mid-range segment has seen its market share plummet from 35% in 2021 to a projected 23% by 2027.Premium phones — above $600 — have seen their share steadily rise from 22% to 28% in 2023. By value, premium devices are expected to account for 74% of industry revenues by 2027.

Samsung One UI - Improved task manager with smoother animations, optimized gesture, and enhanced multi-tasking capabilities.

Prompt Tuning Playbook | A playbook for effectively prompting post-trained LLMs

Roadmap UI | Composable React components for building interactive roadmaps.

Career boards are quiet today—networking, anyone?

Optimisation Strategies For Software Developers
Experts warn against premature optimisation, but also highlight the importance of timely optimisation. Human optimism can lead to misconceptions about program performance and bottlenecks. Rigorous profiling is key to understanding where programs spend most of their time. Four main solutions are proposed: better algorithms, data structures, lower-level systems, and accepting less precise solutions, each with trade-offs that require understanding the wider system context.

Automation Of Job Applications
A developer automated their job search by building a system to extract job listings, parse HTML, and generate cover letters using Python scripts and LLMs, sending out 250 applications in 20 minutes, and even landing a job offer.

Startup Founders: Selling Is Key
As a cofounder, selling is crucial - to customers, investors, and team members. It's not just about making deals, but making your company's value clear. Introverts, engineers, and those with imposter syndrome can excel at sales with practice and training.