How are you, hacker? How are you, hacker? 🪐 What’s happening in tech today, April 21, 2025? The HackerNoon Newsletter brings the HackerNoon homepage straight to your inbox. On this day, we present you with these top quality stories. From Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story to Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline — It’s About Deeper Clarity, let’s dive right in. HackerNoon Newsletter homepage On this day, Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline — It’s About Deeper Clarity Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline — It’s About Deeper Clarity Meet the HackerNoon Top Writers - Satisfying the Curiosity Crunch: My Tech Writing Expedition Meet the HackerNoon Top Writers - Satisfying the Curiosity Crunch: My Tech Writing Expedition By @writerspotlight [ 4 Min read ] Meet HackerNoon Top Writer Mohit Menghnani and his story on satisfying the curiosity crunch. Read More. @writerspotlight Read More. Your Career Is Not Your Personality. Sorry. Your Career Is Not Your Personality. Sorry. By @benoitmalige [ 3 Min read ] Who are you without your job? Build an identity strong enough to stand, even when life falls apart. Read More. @benoitmalige Read More. Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline — It’s About Deeper Clarity Real Growth Isn’t About More Discipline — It’s About Deeper Clarity By @scottdclary [ 8 Min read ] The self-improvement industry thrives on a simple premise: You are broken and need fixing. Read More. @scottdclary Read More. Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story Startup Fundraising, Fake VCs, and an Actual Stalker: My Founder Horror Story By @janefisher [ 8 Min read ] How one pitch turned into a rabbit hole of fake VCs, emotional manipulation, and FBI threats. A survival guide for women navigating investor landmine territory. Read More. @janefisher Read More. How to Prompt Engineer Phi-3-mini: A Practical Guide How to Prompt Engineer Phi-3-mini: A Practical Guide By @buzzpy [ 10 Min read ] In this article, we’ll walk through how to do it in Python, using the Phi-3-mini-4k-instruct model by Microsoft. We’ll use the Huggingface inference API Read More. @buzzpy Read More. 🧑💻 What happened in your world this week? It's been said that writing can help consolidate technical knowledge, establish credibility, and contribute to emerging community standards. Feeling stuck? We got you covered ⬇️⬇️⬇️ writing can help consolidate technical knowledge establish credibility and contribute to emerging community standards ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME ANSWER THESE GREATEST INTERVIEW QUESTIONS OF ALL TIME We hope you enjoy this worth of free reading material. Feel free to forward this email to a nerdy friend who'll love you for it.See you on Planet Internet! With love, The HackerNoon Team ✌️