The Four-Hour Work Week is full of interesting ideas that distill business down to its minimal essence. I had <a href=”http://www.m
The Four-Hour Work Week is full of interesting ideas that distill business down to its minimal essence. I had <a href=”http://www.m
Excerpts from Fortune,
One area I have struggled with in my work life is the role of discretion. In some work environments, we are expected to follow instructio
While developing a Ruby on Rails application that supported attachments, I ran into an error to the effect, "size exceeds max_allowed_pac
I’ve been looking for project management software to help run my consulting business. I have a small number of customers and a larger number
A friend recently asked me what books I had found useful in learning about product management.
I mentioned <a href=”http://www.milindspandi
Sales and marketing professionals imagine a funnel or pipeline. Leads enter the process when they are generated. They are thrown out of the
The Commencement Address to the Class of 2009, University
of Portland, May 3rd
Click here to download a PDF version of my
When I first built a web site for my company, Now Interactive LLC, I chose a content managemen
I didn't see a simple solution, so here it is.
An increasingly important web site requirement is to present different pages for mobile browsers. Although it’s possible to purchase a large
This APM Marketplace article described the need for
One of the most thought provoking chapters of the book The 4-Hour Work Week is the one on product development. One reason it i
Many entrepreneurs believe there is no choice but to take venture capital. How are they going to build the product otherwise? There are alte
Unfortunately, uncertainty about the hurdle rate only inflates the effective rates of return that entrepreneurs strive for. In order to attr
Now, if every investor walked around with their hurdle rate tattooed on the
The weather is cold, the economy is tight, and Valentine’s Day is tomorrow. Gourmet hot chocolate is a relatively inexpensive thrill the who
Venture capitalists are investors, and all investors have a hurdle rate</em
In December, a small group of current and prospective entrepreneurs gathered to discuss internet product development. I was invited to parti
In November of last year, the company I was working for laid off 15% of its workforce. Although I was not affected at that time, I started t
A friend and former colleague pointed out this Busines
A friend recently sent me a PowerPoint show entitled “Staying Positive”. Due to extreme hokey-ness, poor grammar, and confusing spelling, it
A couple of people have sent me tips on interviewing, so I thought I would pass them along:
<a href=”http://dev.fyicenter.com/Interview-Que
Our local NPR affiliate yesterday rebroadcast Neal Conan’s discussio
