Hey friends,

Phew, we're all feeling a little crispy this week. Stay cool, stay safe!

Thinking Too Hard

This year I again have the privilege as serving as the fake 'client' to our group of interns at Viget. Last week we spent a some time prepping our interns for what a client relationship truly looks like, since it's very hard to model that dynamic accurately in school. One of the topics we covered was running client presentations, and it's worth sharing some of the guidelines we set up:

1. Set expectations. The contents of the meeting shouldn't be a surprise. The client should have had expectations set before the meeting even happens.
2. Briefly recap where the project is. Clients have their own job to manage and will never be quite as close to the project as the team, so take some time to quickly orient them where we are in the process.
3. Coordinate with your team ahead of time. Be clear on who is presenting what and prepare ahead of time. We're working to win trust, so our presentations should inspire trust in our expertise.
4. Set clear requirements on what is needed to keep going. Whether it's feedback on the design, the flow of an app state — frame it before you start presenting so the client knows to be thinking specifically on the thing you need.

There's a lot that they don't teach you in school, but hopefully we can give our interns a leg-up in that department!

Interesting Web Bits

• Gergely Orosz investigates the relation between interest rates and the current tech landscape.
• Robin Rendle reminds us that creativity is a product of work. Don’t wait. Just keep noodling.
• Neven Mrgan talks about how it feels to receive an AI email from a friend.
• A dive into the history of Git.
• Software galaxies visualized. Pretty neat! Elm is definitely one of the most unique looking ones...
• "The persistent are like boats whose engines can't be throttled back. The obstinate are like boats whose rudders can't be turned.", Paul Graham on the 'Right Kind of Stubborn"
• Some cool photos of Japans oldest train line.
• David Gerrels simulates 20,000,000 particles in JavaScript