Oh, it seems innocent enough. A page view here, a page view there. Pretty soon you are hooked on competitor websites and can’t make a decision without first looking at their site. As simple as it seems, it is often overlooked as the first sign that a startup may be losing focus. Here is how [...]
I met my good friend Ryan Heneise over lunch Monday, during which we were discussing what sort of FUD we get from startups regarding Ruby on Rails. Rather than go through the volumes of past debates about why Rails is better or worse than XYZ, I’ve decided simply to document why I recommend Ruby and [...]
As an architect and developer, you may think that all of my time helping startups get from idea to revenue is spent writing and managing the code, but I find that it first should be spent keeping them focused.
Common things that cause startups to get off track
Realizing that the money they are spending must [...]
Simon Yorke, who builds record players in his shop in Spain, on why he doesn’t use machines to create his record players:
“We make everything by hand. Yes, we have machines; we have test operators. But, we make everything by hand. Why? If you manufacture everything, in a factory, using computers, everything comes out exactly the [...]
I read an interesting thread on The Business of Software about switching from C# to Ruby on Rails. Here are some of my favorites:
I tried Rails before and it felt like php (editing in Notepad and using command-line tools). When Rails comes up with an IDE like Visual Studio + Intellisense, I’ll consider it.
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Pam at Escape from Cubicle Nation has a great post on how relationships with those you know may change as you shift from corporate to entrepreneur. I have to agree – I experienced some of those shifts as well. It not only revealed to me how settled I had become in my previous role by [...]
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