Archive for May, 2010

Startup Engineer: Which number is right for you?

Having been an engineer at a startup I empathize with people who are being recruited into startups especially if it’s their first startup. The key deciding factor for me was that I wanted to learn everything about engineering a consumer product. Sure making bank is a nice motivation, but I quit my Masters [ READ MORE ]

Major bug or vocal minority?

My recent blog post for Seattle 2.0: Major bug or vocal minority?  How to Use Feedback from Product Users.  The post covers how to think and evaluate bugs and features in the context of  pleasing users.  I’ll also be speaking at Deploy 2010, hosted by Seattle 2.0. Tweet This Post[ READ MORE ]

Self-Direction Leads to Your Calling

From the ripe age of 8 I’ve been thinking about my career, I aspired to be a lawyer, professor, and writer.  I read all the time and wrote stories for fun.  I had lofty goals of being published in seventh grade, but my dreams were curtailed when my family moved.   I can’t say it [ READ MORE ]

Perspective on Pitching

Having been at the ground floor of a startup before I’ve experienced writing the first lines of code, shipping a product, and then getting acquired, but I never had the experience of pitching or seeing someone else do.  Last Wednesday I did my first pitch for my startup, BizeeBee, in front of about 75 people, [ READ MORE ]