NTU Singapore webinar recap with Jiri Pik, Ernie Chan, and QuantConnect’s Jared Broad: AI trading, fintech careers, and why judgment + reliability beat hype (slides).
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The Obsolescence of AWS Certifications: A Cloud Architect’s Perspective
Why AWS certifications are becoming obsolete: in the LLM era, memorization-based exams matter less than critical thinking and real-world architecture; plus why I won’t renew all 12 AWS certs in 2025.
Hands-On AI Trading with Python, QuantConnect, and AWS – Now Available!
Now available: Hands-On AI Trading with Python, QuantConnect & AWS—20+ AI trading algorithms with GitHub code, covering ML, DL, RL, LLMs, and risk.
Beyond Exams and Certifications: What Really Predicts Success in Law, Tech, and Finance?
Why exams and certifications rarely predict real performance: drawing on a Nevada Bar validity study and cross-industry experience, this post argues success comes from care, experimentation, trust, execution, and creativity.
Why You Should Never Join the AWS Community Builders Program
A critique of the AWS Community Builders program: why it can resemble employment, delivers low value, rewards marketing over judgment, and may block careers.
Lessons Learned from Having Passed all Twelve AWS Certification Exams
Lessons from passing all 12 AWS certification exams in a “one exam per month” marathon: what it proves, how to interpret others’ badges, exam patterns, and the best prep strategy.
On AWS Certifications
Overview of AWS’s 12 certifications and a proven exam strategy: how AWS exams differ, best prep resources, recommended path, and the AWS Golden Jacket.
FinOps Foundation’s “FinOps Certified Professional” Certification
Reflections on the FinOps Foundation FinOps Certified Professional: curriculum & framework, cost, and why it pays off—Slack access, peers, and signaling.
Career Advice for a 20-Year-Old
Career advice for a 20-year-old: do hard things, build projects and a personal brand, grow your network, keep learning—plus health, money and location tips.
On Books Reading
Why read books and how to do it well: benefits, what to read, Kindle workflow, tracking your library with Book Connect, plus digests and audiobooks.