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Change for the Good or Bad? A Guide to UX Innovation

From the earliest text-based websites that effectively had no “design” beyond the default browser settings, to current design trends and standards, design constantly evolves and improves.

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Cameron Chapman

Cameron Chapman

Cameron comes from a design background and is the author of two web design books: Color for Web Design and The Smashing Idea Book.

What’s a Startup Worth? Guidelines and Best Practices

How do you value a startup or a scaleup? This is a question that plagues both founders and investors. Arriving at a figure all parties can agree upon is not very straightforward: ultimately, valuation is more of an art than a science.

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Natasha Ketabchi

Natasha Ketabchi

Natasha transitioned to venture capital after a career in banking built in prestigious firms such as JPMorgan and ESM.

Performance and Efficiency: Working with HTTP/3

HTTP/3 is on the horizon, but many aren’t even familiar with HTTP/2 yet. Find out what HTTP/3 means for web development, administration, and the internet.

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Brian Wojtczak

Brian Wojtczak

Brian was a system administrator and network engineer before turning to software development in an effort to automate himself out of a job.

Inside Toptal’s Distributed Screening Process

WordPress cofounder and Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg interviews Toptal CEO Taso Du Val about how he built his fully distributed company and modern recruitment’s major sea change.

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Cole Stryker

Cole Stryker

Cole Stryker is a freelance writer and editorial consultant based in Los Angeles.

The World Is Our Interface: The Evolution of UI Design

Today, computers are omnipresent. With the rapid advance in the evolution of UI design, an exploration into human interaction with objects, the environment, and technology has become essential.

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Danielle Reid

Danielle Reid

Danielle is a UI designer who has worked at large advertising and branding agencies. She is also a co-founder of two successful startups.

Harnessing Global Power—What Is Staff Augmentation?

Staff augmentation is a powerful tool for any organization’s arsenal, but not many understand the different types of staff augmentation and how to choose the right model. This is the perfect place to get started.

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Toptal Research

Toptal Research

Toptal is an exclusive network of the world’s top freelance developers, designers, management consultants, product managers, and project managers.

Lighter and Faster: A Guide to the Svelte Framework

Web applications are becoming more popular day by day with stable options like React.js, Angular, and Vue.js. However, a serious competitor may be on the horizon: Svelte.

In this article, Toptal freelance software developer Teimur Gasanov introduces Svelte, a new framework for building user interfaces. He does so by walking us through creating a common log-in form used by virtually every type of application.

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Teimur Gasanov

Teimur Gasanov

Teimur is a full-stack developer who has worked mostly with JavaScript, Go, and Python. He is also experienced with Docker and Jenkins CI/CD.

Getting Acquainted: A Guide to User Onboarding Flows

First impressions are vital, and the outcome is binary—engagement or escape. The same goes for user onboarding. Learn how onboarding drives brand awareness and establishes trust with end users.

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Viktoriia Pshenychko

Viktoriia Pshenychko

Viktoriia is a UX/UI designer and mentor with a focus on user onboarding, conversion, and revenue-driven design.

All In the Family: A Guide to Family Offices

Family Offices are becoming increasingly popular and prominent in investment circles. Their rise is due to changing economic conditions and the increased flexibility and control that families wish to exert with their capital.

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Greg Barasia, CFA

Greg Barasia, CFA

Greg has executed over $20 billion of transactions from seed-stage venture investments to large corporate buyouts.

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