Before I got involved with product development a few years ago, my entire career was spent owning and running a small (10-20) person web app consulting firm. Clients (ranging from mom-and-pop operations to Fortune 100 megacorps) would come to me with a problem and I would assemble a team to…
When is it time to quit (and when is it time to stick)?
Just read a GREAT interview with Seth Godin, who is about to launch a book entitled, “The Dip: a little book that teaches you when to quit (and when to stick)“. For the record, I don’t think it’s time for Jobster to quit (or for me to quit Jobster). Recently,…
5 Things that Will Keep Your Aging Startup from being Nimble
(this post is prompted by 3 things. One, a friend of mine just dramatically shifted strategy on his 2-person startup… for the better. Two, Jobster is dealing with these challenges– and dealing with them reasonably well. Three, I just read some related thoughts on Andy Sack’s blog.) My advice is…
Why Every Geek Should have a “Side Project” (and why bosses should love ‘em for it)
About 8 months ago, a software idea hit me that I really wanted to work on. Like all ideas, it was based on a hypothesis. In this case, the hypothesis was “if understanding how you spent your time was braindead easy, you’d be a lot thoughtful about how you spent…
“Release Early, Release Often” vs. Seth Godin
Wow. Two posts in a row that link to Seth Godin. Does that make me a fanboy? In his post “In praise of a blank page“, Godin is essentially saying, “if it isn’t REALLY good, don’t ship it and refuse to market it.” I’m interested to see if this stirs…
