Reading Notes: 'Career Change 2.0: New Rules for Japanese Career Development' by Shin Murakami

Reading notes on Shin Murakami's 'Career Change 2.0,' read from a hiring manager's angle.

Send Shopify New Order Notifications to Slack [Zapier Edition]

Forwarding Shopify new-order notifications to Slack via Zapier to react to BOPIS orders faster.

Google Data Studio Cannot Share Groups Containing @gmail.com When 'Restrict Sharing Outside Trusted Domains' is Enabled, Even with 'Share with Specific Users or Groups'

Verifying that trusted-domain restrictions block @gmail.com members even when shared via a Google Group.

Reading Notes: 'Genius of Entrepreneurship! Hiromasa Ezoe: The Man Who Created the 8 Trillion Yen Company Recruit' by Yasuyuki Onishi

Notes on the Recruit founder's story: intrinsic motivation, PSM, and a proto-teal organization.

RubyGems.org New Registration and Initial Setup (MFA)

A record of signing up for RubyGems.org and enabling two-factor authentication as initial account setup.

Reading Notes: 'The Young Talent Development Textbook: CyberAgent's "Promotion Method" for Growing People' by Tetsuto Soyama

Reading notes on Tetsuto Soyama's book on CyberAgent's promotion method for growing young talent.

Reading Notes: 'Working with Others: Organizational Theory Starting from Inability to Understand Each Other' by Motokazu Udagawa

Reading notes on Motokazu Udagawa's 'Working with Others,' capturing quotes on narrative gaps and dialogue.

Set Google Ads Account Type to 'Organization' When Creating for Company Use

When creating a Google Ads account for company use, set the profile type to Organization, not Individual.

Creating MCC Account and Initial Setup to Start Google Ads Agency

Setting up a Google Ads MCC (Manager) account and its initial configuration to start an ads agency.

Computer Shipping, Delivery, and Distribution Methods

A short recommendation for shipping computers safely in Japan using Yamato Transport's PC Takkyubin service.

Fire HD Kids Model Amazon Kids+ Initial Setup and Recommended Time Limit Settings

Initial Amazon Kids+ setup and recommended time limits for the Fire HD 8 Kids Model.

Reading Notes: 'Let's Talk About Failures. What We Learned by Pushing Forward Through 'Not Knowing Anything'' by Yosuke Tsuji

Reading notes from Money Forward founder Yosuke Tsuji on weekend startups and finding committed teammates.

Apache Log4j Vulnerability and Elasticsearch

How CVE-2021-44228 affects Elasticsearch, and the response needed for clusters running on JDK 8 or below.

Data Migration from OnePlus 6T to Google Pixel 6

Reference articles I used to migrate from OnePlus 6T to Google Pixel 6.

Reading Notes: 'Think Honestly and Thoroughly' by Mitsunobu Okada

Reading notes on 'Think Honestly and Thoroughly' by Astroscale founder Mitsunobu Okada.

How to Create Access Keys for AWS IAM PowerUser

Two approaches to letting an AWS IAM PowerUser create AWS CLI access keys.

I Purchased Google Pixel Buds A-Series

A review of Google Pixel Buds A-Series, bought at 50% off on Black Friday.

Reading Notes: 'Sustainable Capitalism: How 5% of 'Thoughtful Consumption' Changes Society' by Masanori Murakami

Reading notes on 'Sustainable Capitalism' — mission-driven management and consumers as key supporters.

Using Facebook Business Manager's 'Ad Account Partner' Feature for Facebook/Instagram Ad Management Services

Setup steps for running Facebook/Instagram ads on behalf of an advertiser using Business Manager partners.

Internal Interview Notes Related to Software Engineer Hiring

Notes prepared for an internal interview on software engineer hiring — values, work style, and priorities.

Reading Notes: 'Practical Startup Finance: Capital Policy Post-Mortem' by Yu Yamaoka

Reading notes on Yu Yamaoka's book — a useful reference for startup finance and IPO-related securities reports.

Project Management Tool Backlog Plan Comparison

Comparing Backlog plans around required 2FA and access logs, and why I picked Premium.

Project Management Tools with Unlimited Users and Flat Rate Pricing

A pricing comparison of major project management tools that ends on Backlog as the only flat-rate, unlimited-user option.

Reference Information for Building Mall-type EC Sites with Shopify

Shopify Community Q&A worth reading when planning a mall / marketplace EC site on Shopify, from a terms-of-use angle.

Solution for oh-my-zsh 'The `osx` plugin is deprecated and has been renamed to `macos`'

Fixing the oh-my-zsh warning about the deprecated osx plugin by renaming it to macos in .zshrc.

Sentry Organization and GitHub Organization Can Connect 1:n

Sentry Organization and GitHub Organization can be linked 1:n but not n:1, per Sentry support.

Sleep Prevention Mac App 'Amphetamine'

Amphetamine, a macOS sleep-prevention app I use to bypass MDM-enforced sleep settings.

Mac App 'ZIPANG' for Extracting and Compressing ZIP Files Without Character Corruption

ZIPANG is a Mac app that fixes ZIP filename mojibake between macOS and Windows by converting encodings on compress/extract.

Reading Notes: 'Trinity Management: Management That Enriches Managers, Employees, and Shareholders Together' by Koji Nakagami

Reading notes on 'Trinity Management' — business economics types, risk-taking, group decision-making, and M&A.

Setting Up CD and Preview Environments with Firebase Hosting + GitHub Actions

Reference notes on setting up CD and preview environments with Firebase Hosting's Preview channels and GitHub Actions.

How to Contact Facebook Business Manager Support Team (Chat & Email)

How to reach Facebook Business Manager's support team via chat or email, step by step.

Reading Notes: 'Visionary Company ZERO: Creating Business from Scratch and Becoming a Great and Enduring Company' by Jim Collins

Reading notes on 'Visionary Company ZERO' — leadership, discipline, the hedgehog concept, and innovation.

Reading Notes: 'New Edition: Lanchester Strategy - The Underdog Reversal Law: How Small Companies Can Win and Become Profitable' by Masafumi Fukunaga

A startup CEO's takeaway from 'Lanchester Strategy' — analog close-combat sales gain value as IT-driven outreach spreads.

Books Read by a Startup Engineer-CEO to Create a Business Plan

The books a startup engineer-CEO read to build a business plan from scratch.

Reading Notes: 'Never Say You Can't. Think About How After You Say You Can' by Dai Tange

Reading notes on the book by SHIFT founder Dai Tange, with reflections on intrinsic motivation.

Applying Credits to Accounts Under AWS Organizations

AWS Support's answer on when AWS Activate credits do and do not apply to accounts under AWS Organizations.

How to Send Google Cloud Billing Alerts to Slack

Sending Google Cloud budget alerts to Slack via Zapier, or Pub/Sub + Cloud Functions.

Reading Log: 'ゼロから始めるプロダクトマネジメント (Starting Product Management from Scratch)' by Mizuki Tanno

Notes on 'Starting Product Management from Scratch' as an introductory book for new PMs, hiring executives, and product-minded engineers.

Mixpanel Pricing Cost Reduction Proposal

Understanding Mixpanel's MTU pricing and simple ways to keep costs down.

Reading Notes: 'Where Entrepreneurs Go Wrong — 9 Dilemmas Every Startup Must Face' by Noam Wasserman

Takeaways from Noam Wasserman's 'The Founder's Dilemmas' on co-founding, title inflation, and specialist vs generalist hiring.

How to Fix 'An error occurred while installing mysql2 (0.5.3), and Bundler cannot continue.' in bundle install

How to fix mysql2 gem's native extension build error by pointing bundler to openssl's ldflags.

How to Fix Fastify 'Unsupported Media Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded'

Fix Fastify's Unsupported Media Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded by registering fastify-formbody.

Technical Verification of LINE URL Scheme

Verifying the LINE URL scheme for sending text messages, with a URL-encoded example.

Reading Notes: 'Think Big, My Way: The Masayoshi Son Story - Definitive Edition' by Atsuo Inoue

Reading notes on the Masayoshi Son biography — belief in technology, the hunter-vs-cook philosophy, and more.

Using IAM Roles in GitHub Actions Without Passing AWS Credentials Directly

A reference article on assuming AWS IAM Roles from GitHub Actions without long-lived credentials.

International Press Release Distribution Services and Blog Media [2021 Edition]

A 2021 roundup of international press release distribution and blog media options — PR Newswire, Medium, LinkedIn, Substack, and more.

Reading Notes: 'D2C: Brand Strategy to Win with "Worldview" and "Technology"' by Yasuhiro Sasaki

Reading notes on Yasuhiro Sasaki's book on D2C brand strategy.

macOS Copy-Paste Extension App Clipy

An introduction to the macOS copy-paste extension Clipy, and enabling its beta option to keep screenshots in the clipboard history.

[AWS] Moving from Private Subnet to Public Subnet to Reduce NAT Gateway Costs

How I reduced NAT Gateway costs by moving ECS Scheduled Tasks from a private subnet to a public subnet.

Reading Notes: 'Purpose: The "Meaningful" Economy and Beyond' by Hironori Iwasaki and Yasuhiro Sasaki

Reading notes on 'Purpose,' covering purpose-led strategy and Gen Z's meaningful consumption.