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- Great Application + Price != Profit
Kurt comments on a recent talk by 37signals’ David Hanemeur Hanson:
As I was watching it though, I had the same thought that I always seem to have when I hear someone from 37 Signals talk, and it came to me right when I saw the slide that said:Great Application
Price
Profit!If only it were that easy. The […]
- You Don’t Need No Stinkin Validation
You and your best buds just started a company. Through trial and error you managed to release a version 1.0, and although you have some traction, you’re struggling to succeed in the marketplace. You’re young and this is your first business, so you begin probing your contacts to find an angel to invest in your […]
- Embrace Your Competition
Jason Fried writes about a recent speaking gig:
But the one thing that really sold me on these folks is why they invited me to speak in the first place.
UIE professes a user testing and research driven methodology. We have a different point of view on how to build usable and useful products. Most folks who […]
- The True Genius (and Danger) of Google App Engine
Admittedly I’m a little late to the party, if only because Mother and I were still collating. If you’ve been living on another planet for the past week, here’s what you missed out on: to much fanfare and criticism, Google recently announced App Engine, a platform to “run your Web applications on Google’s infrastructure.”
The Genius
It’s […]
- Business of Software Conference
Registration for Joel Spolsky’s Business of Software Conference is now open for registration. Joel has a lot of interesting things to say about developing software, and the rest of the cast is an all-star lineup. I’m not big on conferences, but this is definitely one I’m looking forward to attending.
It’s ironic, however, that Richard Stallman–the […]
- Use Analogies To Customize Your Message
My dad called recently with a pressing question that he’d been wondering about for a while. Bracing myself for something much more serious, the simplicity of his request was a surprise: he was curious what it meant when someone said they were going to “Google” something.
There were two ways which I could describe this to […]
- What’s Your Goal?
Every project needs a clearly defined goal. Without one, you’re flying blind.
Hmm, that analogy doesn’t work. How about “Without one, you’re not sure which airport you’re flying to”. Ugh. That analogy still sucks, but bear with me, because if you decide to land at a different airport mid-flight you might not have enough fuel to […]
- Show Your Human Side
Bzzzzzzz.
Your alarm goes off, but you hit the snooze. It keeps buzzing though, and you curse your aunt for buying you that stupid all in one foot massager/alarm clock from Sharper Image (yeah, I wasn’t aware that they were still in business either….).
But wait a minute, it’s not your alarm clock! It’s your cell phone, […]
- Leveling Up
I just had an IM conversation about career paths with a good friend. He excitedly told me about new opportunities to work on two great projects. Problem is, he can’t pursue both simultaneously.
Believe it or not, this is less of a problem than he thinks. One concept foreign to many engineering projects is leverage. If […]
