ANDREW
Full Stack Engineer
Blog :: Thoughts on privacy, startups, books, technical resumes, & growth optimization
Blog :: Security & Privacy
No More Gatekeepers: How the Internet Was Unleashed
The elimination of Internet's gatekeepers has upended the world, he...
The End of Privacy and Conversation
The end of privacy has societal implications in how we converse and...
10 Million Hotel Rooms Still Vulnerable
A 2012 vulnerability still can let anyone break in to millions of h...
Blog :: Books
Books: Hackers, Portfolios, & Camp David
In 6 months, I've read books on tense diplomatic negotiations, 1960...
Books: Good to Great Review
Good to Great is the #1 book I would recommend if you want to i...
Books: Tesla, Aging, & Emotional Intelligence
6 books I'd recommend that I've read since June 2015. Books coverin...
Books: Goliath, Rosie, Malcolm X, & Blackberry
6 books I'd recommend that I've read since January 2015. Books cove...
Blog :: Hired
Hired Series
3 post series to help you write better resumes for technical jobs.
Hired: Your Resume Shouldn't Read like a Restaurant Menu
Most resumes look the same. Name, contact, education, work experien...
Hired: Your Resume Needs SEO, Here's How
Get your resume past software gatekeepers into the hands of hiring ...
Hired: 6ix Q's to Focus your Resume on Impact
How to stop writing forgettable job descriptions that annoy recruit...
Blog :: Startups
Books: Good to Great Review
Good to Great is the #1 book I would recommend if you want to i...
How Startups Fail Even with Cash and Growth
Are you Default Alive or Default Dead? You need to read Paul Graham...
Up 32%: Videostream Growth Started with Great Support
Downloads and Videostream Premium signups were up over 30%. Here's ...
Canadian Fintech Startups Have Only 3 Options
Canadian banks can't innovate and are hunting for startups that can...
Fred & Ted: Uber's Disruption is Delusional
Three key insights on Uber, when to drop out, and valuations I lear...
OCE Discovery 2015: Innovation in the #6ix?
OCE Discover 2015: Thousands of entrepreneurs, researchers, pol...
7 Personal Lessons from Founding a Startup
7 personal lessons I learned from founding a startup at 18, develop...
5 Tough Lessons for When Your Startup Fails
At our final Laurier Launchpad update presentation we summarized th...
Teknically Part 2: The Dream Fades
To Y Combinator and back again, our biggest lessons at Teknically I...
Teknically Part 1: The 389 Day Laurier BBA
My first year as a BBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University was un...
3 Hypotheses We Tested at Hack the North
Ever wondered how to apply the Lean Startup methodology to a hackat...
3 Ways Hack the North Improved our Startup
From September 19th to the 21st, University of Waterloo's Engineeri...
Blog :: Teknically
7 Personal Lessons from Founding a Startup
7 personal lessons I learned from founding a startup at 18, develop...
5 Tough Lessons for When Your Startup Fails
At our final Laurier Launchpad update presentation we summarized th...
Teknically Part 2: The Dream Fades
To Y Combinator and back again, our biggest lessons at Teknically I...
Teknically & Webplio
Brandon Chow & Andrew Paradi interviewed at Y Combinator, were ...
Teknically Part 1: The 389 Day Laurier BBA
My first year as a BBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University was un...
Blog :: All
How to Demo: The Hacker's ABC Framework
Follow this framework to help show how awesome your hack is in the ...
How to Demo: 7 Tips Every Hacker Should Know
Follow these tips to help show how awesome your hack is in the shor...
No More Gatekeepers: How the Internet Was Unleashed
The elimination of Internet's gatekeepers has upended the world, he...
The End of Privacy and Conversation
The end of privacy has societal implications in how we converse and...
10 Million Hotel Rooms Still Vulnerable
A 2012 vulnerability still can let anyone break in to millions of h...
Help Us Make Sock Shopping Suck Less
Hey! Hey you!! Get free dress socks if you help us choose our new l...
Hired Series
3 post series to help you write better resumes for technical jobs.
Books: Hackers, Portfolios, & Camp David
In 6 months, I've read books on tense diplomatic negotiations, 1960...
Books: Good to Great Review
Good to Great is the #1 book I would recommend if you want to i...
Hired: Your Resume Shouldn't Read like a Restaurant Menu
Most resumes look the same. Name, contact, education, work experien...
Hired: Your Resume Needs SEO, Here's How
Get your resume past software gatekeepers into the hands of hiring ...
Hired: 6ix Q's to Focus your Resume on Impact
How to stop writing forgettable job descriptions that annoy recruit...
Coding on iPad: Welcome to Reality
How a year working on iPad convinced me the Post-PC era is almost h...
Tinder for Blogs
Every week I'm writing a post, and you can swipe right or left to c...
Books: Tesla, Aging, & Emotional Intelligence
6 books I'd recommend that I've read since June 2015. Books coverin...
How Startups Fail Even with Cash and Growth
Are you Default Alive or Default Dead? You need to read Paul Graham...
Up 32%: Videostream Growth Started with Great Support
Downloads and Videostream Premium signups were up over 30%. Here's ...
Canadian Fintech Startups Have Only 3 Options
Canadian banks can't innovate and are hunting for startups that can...
Books: Goliath, Rosie, Malcolm X, & Blackberry
6 books I'd recommend that I've read since January 2015. Books cove...
Fred & Ted: Uber's Disruption is Delusional
Three key insights on Uber, when to drop out, and valuations I lear...
OCE Discovery 2015: Innovation in the #6ix?
OCE Discover 2015: Thousands of entrepreneurs, researchers, pol...
7 Personal Lessons from Founding a Startup
7 personal lessons I learned from founding a startup at 18, develop...
5 Tough Lessons for When Your Startup Fails
At our final Laurier Launchpad update presentation we summarized th...
Teknically Part 2: The Dream Fades
To Y Combinator and back again, our biggest lessons at Teknically I...
Teknically Part 1: The 389 Day Laurier BBA
My first year as a BBA student at Wilfrid Laurier University was un...
3 Hypotheses We Tested at Hack the North
Ever wondered how to apply the Lean Startup methodology to a hackat...
3 Ways Hack the North Improved our Startup
From September 19th to the 21st, University of Waterloo's Engineeri...