Food For Thought
Inside Shopify’s App Store Ranking System, First-Party Advantages, and the Independent Developers Caught in the Middle
There is a street in every city where the most prominent stores sit at the corner, with the best foot…
The Quiet Ceiling: How LinkedIn’s InMail Throttling Shapes Recruiter Reach
Over the past year, I began noticing a recurring pattern in conversations with recruiters across industries. It did not surface…
Evaluating Talent or Extracting Value? Inside Netflix-Style Take-Home Assignments
A central concern in discussions about take-home assignments is whether they generate value for companies beyond candidate evaluation. In principle,…
The Algorithm’s Tollbooth: How Spotify Discovery Mode Turned Reduced Royalties Into Promotion Fees
I remember the first time I heard the phrase Discovery Mode. It sounded harmless. Almost optimistic. It felt like something…