November 9, 2016
Commute? You Could Do All This Without One
I cringe whenever I think about commuting to work. The time spent thinking about actually getting something done. The bumper-to-bumper traffic and pollution. It is…
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November 7, 2016
Your Resume Is in the Trash — 5 Questions Tell You Why
Uh-oh. Your resume is landing in the trash. Answer these 5 questions honestly for a better shot at landing your resume in the "yes" pile.
November 3, 2016
5 Product Managers Reveal the Worst Advice They Received
I did not learn how to be a product manager in school. I learned on the job and from others. My experience is that we all look for opportunities to deepen our…
November 2, 2016
Just Launched! — Capture Customer Ideas and Eliminate Spam
Millions of ideas and counting. That is how many suggestions and requests you have collected through Aha! to date. Many of those were great and went on to become features…
November 1, 2016
Networking Is a Waste of Time
There are 450 million active users on LinkedIn. And I swear half of them want to take me out for coffee. I get these requests on a regular basis and I always find it…
November 1, 2016
The 5 Most Popular Posts on the Aha! Blog — October 2016
October was a wild month on the Aha! blog. We tackled a wide swath of topics. Scary managers. Outdated career advice. The dreaded email BCC. Many posts really resonated…
October 31, 2016
My Name Is John Bohn — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I love discovering new things. As a kid, I taught myself to program text-based adventure games on a TI-99/4A in BASIC. They were simple clones of games I enjoyed, such as…
October 27, 2016
The Problem With Keeping Your Resume "Current"
Is there a compulsive updater in your life? You know who I’m talking about — the one who seems to be in a constant state of “reaching out” with a stream of near-daily…
October 26, 2016
Just Launched! — Two-Way Rally Integration Now Supports Feature Tags
One of my favorite playground games was “tag.” I can remember the thrill of the madness. The joy of being the last one running. You missed me.
October 24, 2016
You Really Should Stop Using BCC
Old habits can be hard to break. For years, a friend of mine was required to blind carbon copy (BCC) his boss when sending out emails to other executives. Even after he…