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25.01.2022 Want to learn more about Angular Schematics? Our very own Erin Zimmer will be running through some of her top tips as part of the International Javascript Conference on Thursday. Find out more and sign up here: https://buff.ly/3lEonlK

25.01.2022 Here's a snapshot of what the term ‘product’ means at Cogent, told by Scott, one of our senior product managers: https://cogent.co/blog/spotlight-on-product-at-cogent/

25.01.2022 Ever wondered how Netflix manages to recommend the perfect show for you to watch? Heres how: https://cogent.co/b/recommendations-with-machine-learning/

24.01.2022 PLG is great for growth-stage businesses. It’ll give you traction in the market and it’ll dangle numbers in front of VCs that will make them salivate. But what it won’t do is guarantee your long-term success. No, for that, you need something different. http://ed.gr/cg3l8

24.01.2022 Sometimes the cost of changing something down the line can be far larger than making tweaks early. The lesson? Get feedback early. https://cogent.co/blog/the-importance-of-early-feedback/

24.01.2022 Our guest for this episode is Lailani Burra, the CEO of .ID. We find .ID inspiring, not only for its vision, but also for the way theyre going about it - find out more during Cogent Conversations Ep 11: http://ed.gr/cayhz

23.01.2022 Read about how Duncan, one of our Lead Developers, first got into programming, why he plays the recorder and how he once broke a plane. Yep, dont let him fly your plane. https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-duncan/

23.01.2022 The stories that inspired the creation of many of the businesses that we work with are pretty amazing, and we think the story of Oculo and its founder and CEO, Dr Kate Taylor, are right up there with the best of them. Listen here http://ed.gr/cazdf

23.01.2022 How do you map the diversity of talent within your organisation? We think Notion is a pretty good place to start. https://cogent.co/bl/mapping-your-talent-base-with-notion/

23.01.2022 There are some inspiring cases of companies embracing innovation to manage the effects of COVID-19, but there are also plenty of companies who are challenged and dont have such a clear Plan B. https://cogent.co//ideation-in-a-time-of-crisis-and-beyo/

20.01.2022 Solving user pain through making great products is great for getting VC attention and making all the graphs do what you need them to do to grow your company. http://ed.gr/cg3l7

19.01.2022 "When everyone feels safe to contribute to decision-making processes, those processes become truly collaborative, and the decisions that evolve are both more thoughtful, and more likely to succeed." https://cogent.co//why-emotional-leadership-should-be-a-/

18.01.2022 Applications are now open for the Kenneth Myer Innovation Fellowships program, an amazing opportunity to get your ground-breaking idea off the ground and drive positive change. Get all the details here: https://buff.ly/318y02G

17.01.2022 There are founders and there are flounders. Understand your customers and youre already on your way to avoiding the latter. https://cogent.co//teaching-a-founder-to-fish-how-to-und/

17.01.2022 "I’m a Product Manager and so a lot of my time is spent making sure that the thing that we’re building meets the intent of what we’re setting out to achieve." https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-scott/

16.01.2022 Andrew Ritchie, co-founder of @EstimateOne cares deeply about people and creating an environment designed to bring out their best. In episode 2 of Cogent Conversations, we talk to Andrew about creating this kind of environment. Listen here https://cogent.co/podcast-2/

14.01.2022 "Im a designer, which at Cogent involves helping clients figure out everything from what their product is, to what problem theyre solving, to then performing user research, and continues all the way through to the final visual design." https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-will/

13.01.2022 Welcome to the Cogent Crew Series. In this post, we speak to James about what’s kept him at Cogent for so long and how his love of gardening turned into a side business. https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-james-dowling/

12.01.2022 Welcome to the Cogent Crew series! This month Jen Smith spoke to Eadaoin about her whirlwind first few months at Cogent, her samba filled weekends and how continuous learning keeps her motivated. https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-eadaoin/

12.01.2022 Meet Ben, one of our Lead Designers. Ben tells us about autonomy at Cogent, his love affair with Japan, and his dream to join a band. https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-ben-rowe/

12.01.2022 The premise of Culture Amp is that if you can create places to work where youre helping your employees to grow and develop and learn new skills, then you will create more successful businesses. Doug English, Culture Amp http://ed.gr/cay2n

12.01.2022 "Learning is really important to me and one of the reasons I love programming youre constantly discovering new approaches and technologies that can have a big impact on your daily activities." https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-dave/

12.01.2022 React is hot right now its becoming the most popular choice for front-end development. If youre a developer making the move to React, theres a lot to learn.

11.01.2022 How product management at Cogent differs from other places. https://cogent.co/blog/spotlight-on-product-at-cogent/

11.01.2022 If youre thinking about building a digital product, youve no doubt read a bunch of books, listened to some podcasts, or watched some videos about how to run your business in the best way. Truth be told, it doesnt have to be complicated. https://cogent.co/blog/lean-design-2018/

10.01.2022 Craig had a question he wanted to answer. Its simplicity actually led to deeper conversations on how we understand our organisations competencies and how we make sure they are aligned with our values. Find out more about how we map our talent here: https://buff.ly/3kzbR6F

10.01.2022 In this episode we talk with Judy Anderson, CEO of Startup Vic, a not-for-profit organisation which nurtures the community of founders in Victoria so that their struggles and joys can be shared, helping give founders the best possible chance to succeed. https://cogent.co/podcast-15/

10.01.2022 Meet Ivan, Principal Developer here at Cogent. Here, he talks to Ben about why he loves uncovering mistakes and just how much he hates pumpkin. https://cogent.co/blog/cogent-crew-meet-ivan/

10.01.2022 "There is a large ecosystem of developers in Melbourne that have a very strong sense of the public good and strong ideas about the potential of digital tech to make the world a better place." Hear from Misha Ketchell in the Cogent Conversation podcast https://cogent.co/podcast-1/

10.01.2022 Welcome to the latest edition of the Cogent Crew series! This month Alex spoke to Dan about his 13-year stint at Cogent, how he balances remote work from his home in Queensland and his thoughts on training as a Pilates teacher. https://buff.ly/2QtzU9e

09.01.2022 The more we understand about a problem, the more likely it is well make better decisions about how to solve it. Whether a business is a startup, in rapid growth, or scaling quickly, there are some key lessons in categorising problems for maximum return: https://buff.ly/3jAZQMH

09.01.2022 Turns out good ol reading is the special sauce for innovation. Matt delves into why, and how reading a humble book can completely change your perspective. https://cogent.co//turns-out-reading-is-the-secret-sauce/

08.01.2022 Cogent Crew member Jude Cooray talks to us about a day in the life of an Engineer at Cogent and the difference our values really make. https://cogent.co/blog/day-in-the-life-jude/

08.01.2022 Ally Watson: "A secure community or support network or sisterhood or whatever you want to call it is the community that women desperately need." Hear more from @codelikeagirlau in Ep 5 of Cogent Conversations https://cogent.co/podcast-5/

08.01.2022 Cash has always been one of the most valuable assets for startups, and is a stress point for every founder at some point in their growth journey. Find out more about sources of funding that might be available to you. https://cogent.co//how-to-access-grant-funding-for-start/

08.01.2022 Thumbing through the Yellow Pages to Plumber used to be the first step in fixing your leaky tap. Now, if we want to know something we just Google it. But how do we find things that we don’t know we’re looking for? https://cogent.co/b/recommendations-with-machine-learning/

06.01.2022 "Everyday we meet people that have opted out of a dominant ideology in the pursuit of creating something that matters, and have the skills to back it up thats what makes Startup Vic so great. Judy Anderson, Startup Vic. Listen here: https://cogent.co/podcast-15/

06.01.2022 In Episode 14 of the Cogent Conversations podcast, hear from Andrew Rechtman at REA Group how a company of their size approaches innovation, and why its important. https://cogent.co/podcast-14/

06.01.2022 We designed a process to build empathy in just 5 days using the case study of Refni, a digital product that was conceived to bust our individual filter bubbles by allowing us to step inside someone elses bubble. Find out how it went here: https://cogent.co//building-empathy-for-humanity-in-5-da/

06.01.2022 'When you start out, you have this very black & white view of things, then later you realise that it becomes a team sport. It stops being about you when it starts being about everybody else." Hear more from @robertpostill in Ep 4 of Cogent Conversations https://cogent.co/podcast-4/

03.01.2022 Ever been in a team where everyones started to go in a different direction? Heres how to spot misalignment and get your team back on track. https://cogent.co//finding-alignment-between-business-st/

03.01.2022 AngularJS is a JavaScript framework, intended to simplify building single page web apps. If your web app was built more than four years ago, theres avery good chance it was built with AngularJS and its time to consider uplifting it. https://buff.ly/3fXGRuo

02.01.2022 In the third and final part of his tech series, Craig talks about creating and writing really, really good Javascript. Read on here https://cogent.co/blog/really-good-javascript-part-3/

02.01.2022 If your web app was built more than four or five years ago, there's a very good chance it was built with AngularJS - and now's a good time to upgrade https://cogent.co/blog/upgrading-your-angularjs-app/

01.01.2022 Jira is a common project management tool and Duncans seen it used across a range of problems. In this blog he uncovers that sometimes, issues with Jira can point to the very real human challenges that maybe driving the projects problems. https://buff.ly/2vNva7r

01.01.2022 Even though Im a Lead Engineer, I really believe that high functioning product teams are ones where each team member understands what the others are doing, and a big part of creating a successful product is the Product Manager. https://cogent.co//takeaways-from-leading-the-product-co/