The Big Five

Unleash the BIG FIVE and SUPERCHARGE your career. In this post, we reveal:

  • How tech nerds are free-riding the data revolution and why you must learn their Big Five superpowers now…
  • What the Big Five are all about and how they will supercharge your career…
  • Why you need zero tech skills: How a 12-year-old girl mastered the Big Five between her Jiu-Jitsu classes…
  • The quickest, easiest way to learn the Big Five: A step-by-step guide to each superpower…
  • And MUCH more!

Tesla, Apple, Alphabet… All their key employees are tech nerds. Because every day, these nerds unleash the Big Five superpowers of computer tech.

That’s why we dedicated an entire book to the Big Five.

And as we were writing the book for tech nerds themselves, we realized… You need no prior tech skills to take full advantage of the Big Five.

None. Zero. Zilch.

Here’s what nerds know.

Recently, MIT invested a whopping $1,000,000,000 so that every single one of their student could learn AI—not just Computer Science students. Why is that?

Amanda Joseph-Little, a director at Gartner, explains: “Rapid digitalization leads to changes in the skills that organizations need in the workforce, including C-suite roles.”

That’s why the big winners of the digital era… those who get the big promotions and cash in six-figure pays… they all harness the Big Five superpowers of computer tech.

“ So what are the Big Five? „

Connect—Communicate—Secure—Analyze—Predict.

“ But sir—how can they be so powerful?! „

In one word, data. Take full advantage of the data revolution to command respect, boost your influence, and supercharge your career. Here’s how, one superpower at a time:

CONNECTIONS

Build networks and be the Internet.

COMMUNICATION

Exchange data on the Internet’s top protocols.

SECURITY

Defend yourself against vicious hacker attacks.

ANALYSIS

Make data-driven decisions and obliterate your competition.

PREDICTIONS

Unleash the data nerd’s cheapest, dirtiest trick—artificial intelligence.

Sadly, most people think you need a Computer Science degree to use the Big Five. But why? After all, Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Jack Dorsey… they all dropped out of college.

Good news: you don’t need to be a genius.

Even Elon Musk—who has a master’s in physics—said you don’t need a degree to work for him: “College is basically for fun and to prove you can do your chores, but it’s not for learning.”

OK, Elon is notoriously rad… and we won’t recommend anyone to quit.

But in truth, studies take forever and can feel pointlessly punishing. In fact, of all the college majors, guess which one has the highest dropout rate?

That’s right: it’s Computer Science.

To be fair, many Computer Science students are force-fed boring textbooks that require strong math skills. But that’s not a fatality, and we proved it with our latest book: Computer Science Unleashed.

“This book was a big hit with my 12-year-old daughter, a gentle introduction to a range of cutting-edge topics like machine learning, cybersecurity, and networking.”

Lloyd C

We firmly believe that you don’t need advanced studies to unleash the Big Five. That’s why we wrote a book simple enough for everyone to enjoy.

We wrote five easy chapters.

You need zero prior knowledge of academic jargon to start. Our book breaks down the Big Five step by step, until they become child’s play:

  1. Connections We reveal the three simple steps to build networks from the ground up: physical links, message routing, and data transport.
  2. Communication We detail the five dazzling app protocols that set clocks, name domains, access servers, send emails, and publish Websites.
  3. Security We expose the top seven ways bad guys stage vicious hacks and the one solution to turn the tables… by encrypting your data so they can’t read it—even if they spend a billion years trying.
  4. Analysis We uncover the four basic stages of data science that will make you a respected data-driven decision maker: collection, processing, exploration, and testing.
  5. Predictions We unveil our four practical steps to achieve machine learning miracles: transform your data, train your model, validate its power… and tweak it to perfection.

And amazingly—each chapter can be read on its own. That’s because we hate making readers learn definitions by heart! We focus on the big-picture stuff.

In fact, in just a few hours, you gain a deep understanding of how computer systems work and how computer scientists think.

What’s in the book.

More than 100 original colored graphics and images created… As much as 12 cumulative years of theoretical study and hands-on experience… Expert help from 15 top scientists, entrepreneurs, educators, illustrators, and editors… More than 3 years of research, writing, editing, illustrating, and perfecting… At least 5 rewrites of every single last paragraph… And 58 gallons of espresso consumed.

The result? With just a few pages of simple English and despite zero prior coding experience, anyone can feel inspired and excited about the future of tech. See for yourself:

Brought to you by the creators of Computer Science Distilled.

Hi! We’re Wladston and Raimondo. Wladston is a Brazilian computer scientist whose academic research was published at many prestigious conferences. Raimondo is a Swiss mechanical engineer who specialized in aerospace at Caltech and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.

Our first title was translated into 5 languages and sold 80,000 copies. We revealed the “Science” in “Computer Science” that all programmers should know—regardless if they did college.

This time though, we were even more ambitious: we wrote a book that absolutely anyone can read—not just programmers! And to earn the respect of the best scientists in the world, we made no compromise on accuracy:

“This is an excellent book: a beautiful combination of deep and thoughtful content and superb writing, with clear and compelling examples. Both beginners and experts will enjoy this book and will benefit from it considerably.”

Michael Ullman, PhD

Professor of Neuroscience, Georgetown University

“Computer Science Unleashed is a beautiful, rich and fun experience for anyone who’s into technology and wants to understand the modern world a little better. The authors expertly present very complicated topics in a friendly manner.

I strongly recommend it to anyone with no tech background to dive in and take a look at how Computer Science shapes our lives.”

Fabiano Cancela

Data analyst & co-founder of Rock Content

Connect. Communicate. Secure. Analyze. Predict.

You now know the Big Five superpowers of computer tech. Even better—we’ve revealed which steps you must take to master each one of them.

So isn’t it time to start reaping their benefits?

We guarantee you need zero past experience in tech to make the jump and join the elite club of tech superheroes taking over the world.