Thoughts on Our Place in an Expanding Universe
While Collectors is expanding in much the same way the physical universe is, some things will always remain constant. Passion for the collectibles.
July 1, 2023
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The Missing Piece: How We Implemented dbt & Lightdash To Unleash The Power Of Our Data Platform
A year on from Sam Bail’s previous post on building our data platform, our data team has changed significantly (we’ve almost tripled in size!) and we’ve made some key updates to…
May 20, 2023
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Managing Cloud Costs in Full Platform Redesigns
After the massive Collectors Vault launch, Cloud cost management quickly became a priority as the cost grew rapidly with all new project launches and previous projects where cost…
April 27, 2023
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The One Trait Of High-Impact Engineers
One of the things that I noticed about the greatest engineers I worked with was their ability to take any business idea and turn it into reality, no matter what constraints they…
February 18, 2023
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Analytics From Day 1: How to Ensure Smooth Data Integrations with New Production Systems
We recently went through one of our most epic product launches at Collectors: Customers are now able to submit cards for grading to PSA, add them to their collection on the new…
November 29, 2022
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Automating Card Identification Using Computer Vision
We process a lot of cards everyday. Before they hit the grading room, they need to be identified and this is one of the time consuming parts of the process. Though using…
May 10, 2022
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Building A Data Platform From Scratch At Collectors: Part 3 of 3
This blog post is an account of my first six months at Collectors building a data platform from scratch. It is part memoir, part instructional manual for data teams embarking on a…
April 13, 2022
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Building A Data Platform From Scratch At Collectors: Part 2 of 3
This blog post is an account of my first six months at Collectors building a data platform from scratch. It is part memoir, part instructional manual for data teams embarking on a…
April 13, 2022
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Building A Data Platform From Scratch At Collectors: Part 1 of 3
This blog post is an account of my first six months at Collectors building a data platform from scratch. It is part memoir, part instructional manual for data teams embarking on a…
April 13, 2022
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Welcome to the Collectors Tech Blog!
Welcome to our new Tech Blog. Many of you have seen the multiple exciting changes that Collectors has had this year. I wanted to make sure that we provided transparency on how we…
March 25, 2022
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