Wow, life is a wild ride. In March 2013 I decided to start Popforms, and in June I decided to sell the company to Safari. While it was a very difficult decision, I know it is the right thing for me. The last couple years have been hard. Bootstrapping is HARD You always hear the stories […]
Update: Based on the amazing response to this post and my passion for building the perfect notebook, we launched a Kickstarter on November 20, 2014 to fund our creation of the perfect notebook. The Spark Notebook was fully funded just 14 hours after launch, and we have just kept going to see how far we can […]
I set out to do my startup at the end of January. I had worked in startups the last 6+ years so you think I would know what it takes. But transitioning from a work-for-someone-else job to a 2-person startup has been a difficult one. I used to spend most of my days in […]
Contractor Research – Guerrilla Style Choosing to outsource a part of your business and your work is a big decision. Many times these are big endeavors that require a lot of time and lot of money. Therefore as a leader in your company influencing the vendor selection through thorough research and information can help set the project […]
Once upon a time (and isn’t that how all good stories start)….<!–mep-nl–>I was managing a software team and we were working several initiatives. The way projects were assigned was based on who was available, their skillset, and their developmental goals. This ended up resulting on two developers, let’s call them Mary and Melissa, being assigned […]
Will send out handwritten cards on a schedule (having gifts/flowers would be an added bonus). Image by tapperboy via Flickr Here is the problem: I have two sets of grandparents (don’t worry they will never read this blog). I really like sending them little greeting cards on the holidays because they really like getting them […]