Business
Overshooting
My good friend Chris Lema put out a good post today: The Most Destructive Thing You Do: Overshoot. While the target demographic was aspiring developers and designers, I couldn’t help but find similarities in the challenges that businesses and their owners face every day. I forget where I read it, but it made me think…
Read MoreRoles and Responsibilities
It always amazes me how simple and yet complex a concept this is. I am not talking about software roles and responsibilities, I am talking about the people aspect of projects and businesses. Everyone has an idea, everyone has an approach, and it feels as if the fields are always greener on the other side…
Read MoreWordPress Business EcoSystem: Pressnomics
Tomorrow I will be boarding a plane headed, at a crisp 400 mph, to Phoenix, Arizona for the first WordPress conference tailored for the business ecosystem, Pressnomics. I remember when the announcement was first made earlier this year and my initial thoughts on what a conference like this would entail. Surprisingly, my thoughts haven’t really changed.…
Read MoreWordPress Fork in 2013?
So John O’Nolan started things off with a bang today with his Rethinking WordPress post and it has sparked a lot of discussion across both sides of the fence. If time permits take a minute to look through the thread on YC’s Hacker News. John brings up a number of very good points, as does Matt…
Read MoreSimplify The Way You Talk
Came across this great post at TechCrunch today, Communicate More Like George Bush Than Al Gore. It’s a message to all entrepreneurs and professionals alike. For some reason, many of us have this need to complicate our conversations by injecting it with our intellectual superiority — that’s where we go wrong. We need to communicate more…
Read MoreThe Social Media Dilemma for Businesses
As many know I am one of the owners of a tech start-up and as of late social media has been kicking my butt. I often talk about keeping your cool and resorting to your more rational, logical, thoughts before engaging with people and engaging in debate, but I am quickly learning that its not…
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