I loved Ryan Carson‘s presentation. Awesome content, and wonderful use of music and video. I loved it. Here is a summary of the lessons he taught us. These are 8 things to do to have a remarkable company. Be Passionate Remind your team that it matters Be Opinionated Blog about it Love your customers Physically…
Business of Software, Day 1 I am on CalTrain reflecting on Day One of the Business of Software 2009 conference. No wifi on CalTrain. Lame, but not the fault of the conference. The day started off with a surprisingly yummy eggs, sausage, ham and fixins breakfast. I gobbled up the food and got my badge. …
Dharmesh Shah of Hubspot just pointed us to this great free tool to analyze your website called Website Grader. Check it out. I found it fascinating for commadot.com. The part I liked best was the little “working on it” spinner.
I don’t use Twitter all that much. However, since I am at the Business of Software conference, I decided to participate. The hashtag is #BoS2009. At first it was interesting, although alot of the content was mundane. It was just repeating what the person said. I downloaded TweetDeck to try it in a different context.…
The CEO of Adchemy just asked me to reach out about an open position for web developer. Requirements: HTML, CSS, jQuery. The best situation is onsite (San Mateo, CA), but it’s possible for some remote contract work. You MUST have a website. No website; then don’t bother applying. I am going to view source. These…
For the last few weeks I have been using Balsamiq. So far, I am pretty happy and learning more about it each day. Today, I saw a new tool that is taking the same general approach. It’s called Mockingbird. I want to give the tool the benefit of the doubt. Right now, it only has…
At Adchemy, we have a spot open for a UX Designer. The team is 3 people right now and we are kicking ass. I haven’t been this excited about design in a long time. (And I am usually pretty pumped about it). Here are the values of the company and how they are used in…
Another step in my never-ending adventures against comment spammers. I have been using NoSpamNX for quite some time with very good success. Well, at least I didnt hear about someone failing to comment. However, in the past few days, someone on the spammer side, figured out what NoSpamNX is doing. Now I have a slew…
I would like to design a watch. It has the words The Time imprinted on the front. No hands, no other markings at all. When you push down on the face, it speaks the time in a female english cockney accent. Fahw Twainty Aight PM. This is the perfect watch for blind people and children…
In Theory, there is no difference between Theory and Practice. In Practice, there is. So, coming into my new job, I had a list of things I thought I should do first. Although I completely stand by my list, one always has to be flexible when practice meets theory. In the first couple of weeks,…
Baseball is the only sport where one team can win 25% of the time. How do baseball fans do it? Why do they care to see the Yankees in the World Series? Wouldn’t it be more fun to see a local team in the big show? Inographics are a great way to see the difference. …
I just had an awesome experience. I had to create a prototype for something and used HTML. Because it was a prototype, and therefore throw-away code, I could use a single browser. I chose Firefox 3.5, which is fast and supports Firebug as well as CSS3. It was a dream come true. In just a…
Healthcare is one of the most complicated things I have ever seen. It’s no wonder so many Silicon Valley startups have tried and bounced off this impenetrable fortress of horrible user experience. The complications arise from many, many, many players in a single use case, plus the spectre of “privacy” that puts FUD into every…
One of my favorite lunches has been at Bon Sante in Burlingame, CA. I called them Baby Sandwiches. Not because they were small. Quite the contrary, they are the size of a small baby! And they tasted so good. The chef put love into every bite. At my new job, there is a place that even…