Deric Yee

If your thesis is that AI spending keeps expanding over the next 10 years, the best investments may not be the flashiest consumer AI products. They may be the companies with the deepest moats in the infrastructure stack. That starts with ASML. If advanced chips need to be made, ASML

I’m going to explain the common mistakes I see people make when learning coding. These mistakes can really slow someone down or even stop them from becoming a real developer. There isn’t just one perfect way to learn coding. Everyone learns differently. But I’ve seen enough people

When people try to enter a new field, switch careers, or start something new, they often talk about “getting a foot in the door.” This idea is common in many industries, but it comes up a lot in programming. The tech industry is attractive for many reasons. The work can

When there are a lot of companies doing similar things, people often put them all in the same box. In programming education, that box is usually called a “bootcamp.” Because of that, people sometimes call Sigmaschool a coding bootcamp too. It might sound like an easy way to explain what

Here’s a little cheat sheet to help you understand the this keyword to learn it for the first time and to also serve as a reference in the future when you come across “this” problem again. The JavaScript this keyword refers to the object it belongs to. This means

I realized that the people I admire were generally, into lots of different things, even while specializing in a particular area. * Elon Musk — Good with tech. but also marketing, space, etc. He’s running four multibillion companies by his mid-40s — in four separate fields. His expertise ranges from rocket science,

Education is the foundation on which a nation is built. It is through education that we assist children in the country unlock and fulfil their fullest potential, as productive members of the economy. However, the modern educational system is just roughly 200 years old. Prior to it, formal education was

The internet is completely dehumanized. Texts, videos, graphics, more and more things are created by AI as we speak. The one that hit me the most is the hiring process. Applicants use AI to: write applications, mass apply to hundreds of jobs Hiring managers use AI to: screen candidates, negotiate

Wrestle with the ideas yourself. Clarify your thinking. If AI writes it, AI did the thinking, not you. Don't take the easy way out. "No one can compete with you on being you" - Naval Ravikant Who you are as a person, is your biggest moat

Your best employee is going to quit. Because you keep hiring people they have to carry. A-players want to work with A-players. Every mediocre hire is a resignation letter to your top performer. So stop optimizing your hiring for risk reduction. Stop hiring resumes. Stop filtering for pedigree and years

I used to think more = better. After 6 productive years in business and in exploring life, I now have the opinion that life should be improved both by adding, and by subtracting. Not just by having more. Less is more, most of the time. The world, economy, social norms, is

I used to think writing was just a communication skill. Something useful for blogs, marketing, or explaining ideas to other people. I was wrong. Everything is writing. * When you delegate tasks to your team. * When you negotiate deals with people * When you send an onboarding document to prospective employees * When

Wanna make coffee? You need to do a few things first. You probably need to get the beans before you turn on the coffee machine. You probably also need to steam & froth milk before you pour the milk in for a nice cup of Latte. This is the same