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#SOTD 98: A simple visual to compare populations (Amazing Maps)
July 20, 2022
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#SOTD 97: Start with a very narrow audience (Lenny Rachitsky tweet)
July 19, 2022
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#SOTD 92: Showing disparity with striking visuals (Bodhi Tree)
July 5, 2022
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#SOTD 90: A job opening that reads like a story (Ali Abdaal)
July 1, 2022
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#SOTD 83: Discerning a pattern from different events
June 22, 2022
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#SOTD 82: A striking visual to compare population density
June 21, 2022
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#SOTD 81: A surprising and emotional Father’s Day Story
June 20, 2022
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#SOTD 77: Show, don’t just tell (Sajith Pai article)
June 14, 2022
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#SOTD 76: Start with a human story (Sajith Pai article)
June 13, 2022
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#SOTD 66: Start with a personal story (Sequoia deck)
May 30, 2022
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