July 22, 2014
The 1 Thing You Should Be Doing--No Matter What
Recently a friend told me about a group of men he had been hanging out with. “I’m the youngest by at least 20 years,” he said. “And they’re all successful, run multiple businesses each. The talk is crazy: politics, religion, business. And...
July 21, 2014
Why You Should Blog--No Matter Your Industry
If you’re in business in 2014, you should have a blog. No ifs, ands, or buts about it. Yes, it takes time to write good blog posts, and it can sometimes be hard to clearly see the ROI. But, like networking, blogging is something that seems...
July 16, 2014
Embrace the Fear
“You’re willing to give up good on the off-chance of finding great.” Someone said this to me recently, and the most confusing thing about the statement was that it was said in an accusing way. Isn’t that true of everyone? Turns out that...
July 14, 2014
Failure Is Inevitable--And It's Not Glamorous
"The hard thing isn’t dreaming big. The hard thing is waking up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat when the dream turns into a nightmare." --Ben Horowitz, The Hard Thing About Hard Things In the Silicon Valley-inspired startup culture, we...
July 11, 2014
Why We Think People Matter Most--Even in Tech Development
Let’s be honest. These days we’re kind of in love with our technology. Phones, tablets, and wearables are all a part of our daily existence, both in our personal and work lives. We use them for everything from getting directions to sending...
July 8, 2014
Know Thyself and Win Every Time
“If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will...
July 7, 2014
Why Globalization is the Future of Technology Development
When most people think of outsourcing, they think of Asian factories crammed full of underpaid workers doing dangerous work Americans abandoned a century ago. With that picture in mind, it makes sense that we have a negative view of outsourcing...
June 24, 2014
How to Ruin Your Entrepreneurial Journey Before You Even Start
I have a dirty little secret. I’m a perfectionist. I like things done just right, and I want to know from the outset that they’re going to turn out, well, perfectly. Even if they won’t admit it, most entrepreneurs are the same way. We want to...
June 23, 2014
How Intrapreneurship Could Work For You
Thanks to the enormous successes of Facebook, Twitter, Google, and other tech startups, entrepreneurship is experiencing another hey day. Some estimates put the number of new tech startups each at 100 million. And, let’s face it, with $17 billion...
June 16, 2014
The Myth of the All or Nothing Startup
Do you ever think that startup culture is really a cult? We have our supreme leaders (successful founders like Zuckerberg and verbose investors like Andreessen). We have our uniform (skinny jeans, “vintage” t-shirts, Warby Parker glasses). We...
June 12, 2014
Why Client-Vendor Communication Is So Important In Tech
Inside the web development industry, it is extremely common for client/vendor relationships to go south due to misunderstandings of changes, inability for both sides to communicate ultimate vision, and the inability to account for every variable...
June 9, 2014
Build What You Know
I have a friend who always tells me his latest business idea. I’ve listened to dozens of his ideas at this point, and I can always tell what he’s actually thinking as he talks: “This can make me a lot of money.” Don’t get me wrong. I like...
June 5, 2014
Why Does Passion For Doing Good Business Fade
You probably find it interesting that there are so few companies well known for doing good business. Not just having great prices, but fantastic customer service, going over what is expected and truly making every effort to stand out from the...
June 3, 2014
3 Ways Business Is Like Playing Poker
You might immediately think “Is he saying business is just gambling?” While business does require the confidence to take risk, it’s not about just having wild All-in moments. Actually being successful demands you make educated gambles. Top...
June 2, 2014
How Joint Ventures Are The Future Of Technology
Let’s be real. It’s hard to design and develop a tech startup MVP. While at the same time determining revenue models and customer acquisition strategy just to get beta clients. In a previous post on intrapreneurship, we talked about how many...
May 29, 2014
Why intrapreneurship is vital to company growth and longevity
Until recently, employees with a great idea to solve an industry problem often were faced with having to leave their job to bootstrap a startup. While being experts in their field, most have never built a business from scratch, and get overwhelmed...
May 27, 2014
Connecting More Than Things
Cisco talks about “The Internet of Everything” proclaiming that before 2020 everything (all electronic devices) will be connected to everything. It is mind boggling to consider the implications of Cisco’s proclamation. Given the pace of...
May 26, 2014
How We Handle Projects After Deal Is Closed
First off, let me preface this by admitting every project is different. It is completely impossible to account for every possible variable. It is possible, however, to mitigate most issues by having a solid process in place. Ours has be developed...
May 22, 2014
Why Are Functional Specifications So Important
Unless this is your fourth or fifth trip down the road of developing software, more than likely all the complexities that go into professional software development aren’t your areas of expertise. Don’t feel bad, you’re certainly not alone. If...
May 20, 2014
Building Something is Only Half the Requirement
Many organizations call us looking for a quote on building something for them. Most of the time people think they can simply tell us what they want and expect us to simply build it. In order to build something that does something we have to ask a...