The Razor Blog
News, thoughts and musings from the studio. We’re passionate about our growth and knowledge, and we want to share what we learn with the world.
Ada Lovelace Day: A Career in Machine Learning
12 October 2020<> Written by Laura SmytheThe women of Razor are sharing their thoughts this Ada Lovelace Day on what to consider when thinking about a career in tech. This time, Laura Smythe, Software Engineer specialising in Machine Learning and Data brings us her wisdoms, it’s all about being yourself, enjoying it and learning as much as possible!
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Returning to work after parental leave, a two-sided tale
29 September 2020 <> Written by RazorEllie Mosley, Head of Client Services at Razor shares her story on continuing a career in technology, post-parental leave. Jamie Hinton, Razor’s CEO gives his view on why supporting returning parents is just the right thing to do.
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‘It’s a marathon not a sprint’. In technology, we just sprint.
29 September 2020 <> Written by Jamie HintonThe process of introducing small proven ideas (small bullets) and huge hits (cannonballs) is the way to innovate – and as a technologist, I would agree. As a human, I’m not interested in blowing anything up – not even my competitors. I much prefer to see innovation in healthier terms. Often people will say ‘It’s a marathon, not a sprint’ but in tech, we sprint. We sprint over and over again until we’re ready to sprint on the stage that matters - the marketplace - speed matters.
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The power of asking how instead of why
20 August 2020 <> Written by Jamie HintonEver noticed how once you start asking ‘how’ instead of ‘why’ you get to the root of the matter and the blame and excuses disappear? As soon as we hear ‘why’, deep-seated synapses in our brains get to work and we are on guard.
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