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Joining the SpeedCurve team

Speed Curve

As a developer I've always been fascinated by the web and how it enriches people's lives, and now I am jumping into the very essence of it – how it renders, performs and behaves! I started coding web pages in about 2005 and began my web development career in Moscow, Russia, joining a biotech startup. My background.

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The Financialization of Disruptive Technology

The Agile Manager

It's fashionable to champion an investment-oriented model for software development, particularly around exploratory opportunities. A recent FT Lex article on biotech investing drives the point home: "A 20-year study found only one-fifth of exits were profitable. I've been a proponent of companies doing this for a very long time.

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What I Read in 2017

Tim Kadlec

Lies was an Ocean’s Eleven-esque story with a blistering pace that (in my opinion) cared less about developing the characters than it did about having fun. The Code Book by Simon Singh 4 ⁄ 5 A fascinating walk through the history of cryptography! The setting is imaginative and full of unique biotech.

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