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How to Use JWT and Node.js for Better App Security

To protect client data, your system must identify and block uninvited visitors. Create a REST API using Node.js, TypeScript, and Express, enhanced with JWT support.

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Gonzalo Hirsch

Gonzalo Hirsch

Gonzalo is a full-stack developer and expert in secure implementations focused on JavaScript and Node.js. He specializes in solutions for startup companies in finance and education, and has a master’s degree in software engineering from the Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires.

How to Build AI Product Strategies and Teams

Great AI products begin with an AI product strategy. Tackle complex development projects with this step-by-step planning guide.

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Mayank Mittal

Mayank Mittal

Mayank is a product manager who has built products for GE, The Emirates Group, KPMG, and Kraft Heinz, and launched two startups in the IoT and AI spaces. Mayank specializes in Agile-based execution of robust go-to-market strategies. He holds a master’s degree in information systems management from Carnegie Mellon University and is the author of The Art of Building Great Products.

Getting Started in AI Product Management

The booming AI product market is growing companies and careers. This primer on AI tech and product management will help you thrive in this fast-moving field.

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Mayank Mittal

Mayank Mittal

Mayank is a product manager who has built products for GE, The Emirates Group, KPMG, and Kraft Heinz, and launched two startups in the IoT and AI spaces. Mayank specializes in Agile-based execution of robust go-to-market strategies. He holds a master’s degree in information systems management from Carnegie Mellon University and is the author of The Art of Building Great Products.

When an Agile project has too little time and too few resources, an extra planning boost from the critical chain method can keep a project on the path to success.

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Costas Voliotis

Costas Voliotis

Costas is a project and product management expert who specializes in sophisticated technology projects for highly competitive markets around the world. Costas holds a doctorate degree from the National Technical University of Athens and has held multiple C-suite positions during his 25-year career.

Reusable State Management With RxJS, React, and Custom Libraries

Discover a powerful RxJS and React approach that adds state management to single-page applications. RxJS provides an elegant, succinct, and comfortable implementation for developers that becomes more effective with custom libraries.

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Mark Evans

Mark Evans

Mark is a full-stack software engineer who has written applications for major service companies including Intel, Disney, Sky, and Vodafone. He has led React and RxJS teams from prototype through commercial release, and holds master’s degrees in physics from Oxford University and King’s College.

Timing Is Everything: Choosing the Right Product Launch Strategy

Release fast but flawed, or wait and strive for perfection? Get the timing of your next product launch right with these expert tips.

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Elena Grigoras

Elena Grigoras

Elena is a product management expert and strategy consultant with more than a decade of experience. She has led large cross-functional teams in the development of cutting-edge SaaS platforms for international companies including Mondia Technologies and Laerdal Medical.

Advance Your Organization’s UX Maturity With User Personas

User personas help companies increase UX maturity and establish more effective design practices—improvements that may grow revenue and create positive ripple effects across organizations.

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Florence Dairo

Florence Dairo

Florence is a senior product designer with experience in building and scaling design systems, crafting design strategies, and developing user personas. She specializes in working with innovative startups, including Polywork, Carbon, Amplified Payments, and Shop-Ware. She is the Toptal Community Leader for Nigeria and a Toptal Design Mentor.

Strategic Financial Leadership: 6 Skills CFOs Need Now

Succeeding as a modern CFO is more demanding than ever before. Here are the skills you need to become a strategic partner who leverages technology and insights to drive growth and plan for the future.

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Puneet Sapra

Puneet Sapra

Puneet is a finance expert who has worked for J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Pfizer, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School. He has held CFO positions at public companies, middle-market private-equity-backed companies, and startups.

5 Signs Your Product Strategy Is Broken—and How Designers Can Help Fix It

A good product strategy aligns team efforts, cuts costs, and encourages long-lasting conflict resolution. Three Toptal product design experts discuss how product strategies get derailed and what designers can do to help get things back on track.

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Christian Adolphus

Christian Adolphus

Christian is a product designer, product owner, user researcher, and Webflow developer. He led the design team at Chaka, a financial solutions platform, and worked as the founding product designer at SquadPal. His product experience spans B2B, B2C, and SaaS enterprise software.

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