Tag: business
Culture Culture Culture
April 20th, 2010, 1 Comment
I may be late to this party but I just recently saw a reference to the Netflix Culture Deck and had to go check it out.
Culture is important to me. The culture of my first company just happened because we were too small and too young to even realize what we were doing when we [...]
What’s in a Name?
January 20th, 2010, No Comments
That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.
Sure, but it’s not that easy, especially when you are trying to come up with a name for your new product.
Product names are very tricky things. First, it seems like all the good names have been taken. Also, you have to not only [...]
Important Questions for Start-Up Co-Founders
December 28th, 2009, No Comments
In typical start-up fashion, we are working on many things concurrently. Even though we have formed our entity and have a basic website up for the company, we are still finalizing our partnership agreements. I’ve used several different resources to guide me on how I think about these issues. I found Important Questions Startup Cofounders [...]
Philosophies on People Management
December 17th, 2009, No Comments
There is a new post on the 37 Signals blog (http://37signals.com/svn/posts/2060-control-in-its-wider-sense) that discusses control of employees. This is a topic that fascinates me because the approach to people management that most companies take is a large part of the motivation for me to start my own business.
The 37 Signals team says control is a tricky [...]
Big vs. Small
December 4th, 2009, No Comments
I started my professional career the week after I completed my graduate degree. I went to work for a defense contractor and was hired to design and develop interactive simulation-based training for the US Navy’s ATWCS (Advanced Tomahawk Weapon Control System). The project was amazing and the overall experience was very positive.
The experience of [...]
On a Budget
November 25th, 2009, No Comments
Last time I did this, I had never worked with a graphic artist and I didn’t know anything at all about marketing or corporate brands. I learned some things the hard way and I’m not about to repeat those mistakes (plenty of new ones to come up with, thank you very much). So the order [...]
