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Machine learning systems are both complex and unique. Complex because they consist of many different components and involve many different stakeholders. Unique because they're data dependent, with data varying wildly from one use case to the next. In this book, you'll learn a holistic approach to designing ML systems that are reliable, scalable, maintainable, and adaptive to changing environments and business requirements. Author Chip Huyen, cofounder of Claypot AI, considers each design decision in the context of how it can help your system as a whole achieve its objectives.

Finally! A simple guide to help any product manager create a realistic, data-driven product strategy and roadmap! For any product manager or product team leader, formulating and executing on a solid product strategy and roadmap will always offer opportunities and present challenges. Today’s corporations require strategic-thinking businesspeople who have the requisite business acumen to gather customer and market insights, assess past and current business performance, and recalibrate resources to maintain or gain competitive advantage—all while influencing others who are needed to drive ...

I created this audiobook to offer a process that you can implement, regardless of changes in tools and technology. I want this audiobook to be as relevant in 25 years as when I wrote it. Although there will be some technical jargon, my goal is to break things down in simple English. I never liked user manuals much, and I don't want this book to read like one. This should feel more like a friend having a normal conversation with you. I am not that different from you, and I wasn't born with any natural gift in music making.

Unlock the secrets of winemaking with The Winemaking Process, your ultimate guide to mastering every step of fermentation and beyond. Whether you're a novice home winemaker or an experienced vintner, this comprehensive eBook offers invaluable insights into the intricate world of winemaking. In Chapter 1, begin your journey by exploring the fundamentals of fermentation, from understanding various types of yeasts to perfecting temperature control. Learn the differences between primary and secondary fermentation and how they influence your wine. Chapter 2 dives deeper into the types of yeasts ...

Master SaaS sales and accelerate recurring revenue in 30 days—even if you’ve never closed a software deal before. Are you tired of generic sales advice that doesn’t translate to SaaS? Struggling to shorten sales cycles, overcome endless objections, or keep churn from killing your quota? Have you tried “plug-and-play” tools or hired star reps, only to watch your pipeline stall? If so, you’re not alone—and you’re in the right place. Most SaaS sales pros crave a repeatable, SaaS-specific playbook to turn demos into deals, boost MRR, and build a sales team that scales. My SaaS ...

Selling to homeowners is different - and challenging. To succeed in this environment, you need the Sandler Selling System. Selling to Homeowners the Sandler Way shows how the Sandler Selling System delivers career-changing results for salespeople who close deals in the buyer's personal, private domestic space. This kind of selling applies to dozens of industries, from remodeling to insurance.  

Master Cost Accounting Without the Confusion Do you want to understand the true cost of your products and services, improve profitability, and make smarter business decisions? Cost Accounting Made Simple breaks down complex cost accounting concepts into practical, easy-to-follow lessons designed for beginners, entrepreneurs, managers, accounting students, and small business owners. Inside this book, you'll learn how to: • Calculate product and service costs accurately • Understand direct costs, indirect costs, and overhead • Master job costing and process costing • Allocate overhead...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the authors of Click and former Google Ventures partners, Sprint presents a unique five-day process for solving tough problems, proven at more than a hundred companies. Entrepreneurs and leaders face big questions every day: What’s the most important place to...

Oil and natural gas shape the modern world, powering homes, transportation, manufacturing, and countless everyday products. But how do these resources travel from deep underground to the people and businesses that use them? Understanding the Oil and Gas Industry offers a clear, engaging guide to the systems, decisions, and markets behind this complex global business. Follow energy through the entire value chain, from the search for underground resources to the production, transportation, processing, and delivery of finished products. Discover what geologists look for, how companies evaluate...

The beep is not the payment. It is only the beginning. A card tap feels instant. Behind it, banks, networks, processors, gateways, risk systems, and ledgers exchange messages. They decide whether a purchase is approved, when value will settle, who will be paid, and what can still be reversed. US Payment Handbook makes that hidden system understandable in about an hour. Using plain language and practical examples, Ben Love and Holly Love follow a $100 purchase from the payment terminal to the issuing bank, then through authorization, clearing, settlement, merchant funding, fees, refunds, and...

This program is read by the author. An insider's account of Apple's creative process during the golden years of Steve Jobs. Hundreds of millions of people use Apple products every day; several thousand work on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California; but only a handful sit at the drawing board...

Learn the ins and outs of sales techniques with this comprehensive and accessible guide that is the crash course in how to sell anything. Sometimes, it seems like learning a new skill is impossible. But whether you are interested in pursuing a full-times sales career, want to make extra money...

Written by Kerry Lutz with Foreword and Contributions by Valerie Geller, author of Beyond Powerful Radio

Filled with innovative strategies for success from a former branding expert, Emotion By Design will show you how to create an empowering brand that resonates deeply with people by unlocking the creativity within your organization and unleashing it out into the world. "The branding lessons in...

Have you ever found yourself staring at backyard chicken coop plans on a tiny screen, completely overwhelmed by conflicting breed choices, complex feeding schedules, and the constant threat of local predators? And no matter what you do, you can't find a realistic way to start your backyard flock without risking your hard-earned budget, your limited free time, or your sanity? If so, then keep reading… This book contains the exact steps that took me from being an absolute beginner with zero farming experience, a busy day job, and a tiny suburban backyard to collecting warm, fresh organic ...

Master strategic process improvement and risk management to transform defect checking into a competitive advantage. Move beyond isolated testing and step into a leadership role where quality systems drive operational success. Perfect for your morning commute, this hands-on roadmap empowers you...

Healing is not the enemy. It is the invitation. Facing Healing: Trusting the Process is Book Two in the Spiritsoulistic Journey to Wholeness Series, following Love As The Master Healer: A Spiritsoulistic Journey to Wholeness. In this deeply reflective and conversational work, Spiritual Advisor and Prophet Dr. Shalonda “Treasure” Williams-Lynard guides readers into a new way of seeing healing—not as something to endure, but as a process to trust. Through a spiritsoulistic lens, this book explores honoring the healing journey, embracing reality with presence, allowing Love’s timing, ...

Most people see a pill as just a pill. They don’t see the high-stakes world where a single degree of temperature or a microscopic shift in particle size is the difference between a global breakthrough and a catastrophic recall. The Art and Science of Pharma Manufacturing pulls back the curtain on the "hidden secrets" of the industry. Whether you are navigating the complex transition from formulation to final product or mastering the precision required for sterile injectables, this is the definitive guide to the invisible forces shaping the future of medicine. Inside this comprehensive ...

This book is great for beginners or those new to the manufacturing process because it is packed with real-world examples. It provides a better way of learning because readers are shown how rather than told how plants operate and employees interact. In a clear and concise manner, assembly type operations are explored while examining the various departments and people that exist within. Each department’s function is discussed along with a special “In action” section that shows how employees in those departments work together to accomplish organizational goals. As an added bonus, Louis ...

Eliminate the Hidden Costs Dragging Your Business Down What if the biggest losses in your company weren’t in the balance sheet—but in everyday operations? This book reveals the Seven Deadly Wastes (Muda) defined in the legendary Toyota Production System (TPS)—and shows you how to find and eliminate them in any organization. Whether you work in manufacturing, logistics, services, or healthcare, these wastes silently kill productivity, profits, and morale. You’ll learn: What each of the seven wastes is costing your business How to detect hidden inefficiencies in your value stream ...