September 16, 2014
The Underemployed Technologist
You are great at your job and will be even better at the next one. You are the ‘go to’ person with answers to the tough questions and your boss relies on you to get the job done.…
Aha! Blog
September 15, 2014
Stop "Failing Faster"
We have all gone soft and lost our minds. How many times have you heard that there is no failure, just learnings. Right. Maybe when you are an infant. It is time to get real and…
September 10, 2014
The 4 Cs of the Startup CEO
There really is no secret recipe for being the big boss and sitting in the corner office. But there are plenty of ways that a strong leader can never make it to the top or can go…
September 9, 2014
The Product Manager versus The Scrum Master
Agile methodologies and scrum teams are popping up everywhere. It all started with software development but agile approaches are now showing up in government, non-profits, and even…
September 5, 2014
Aha! Now Integrated With Flowdock
Aha! is now integrated with Flowdock to keep the entire team aligned on product decisions. Flowdock is a team collaboration application for desktop, mobile and web. You can now…
September 4, 2014
The Hit Show "Silicon Valley" Gets Startups Right
I love television. But, probably not for the reasons you think. What I enjoy is watching a show (or movie) that makes me think and in some ways reflect what’s happening in society…
September 3, 2014
5 Signs You Fear Job Change
Risk aversion and resistance to change have nothing to do with intelligence. So, let’s get that out of the way upfront. There is no correlation between fear and intellect. Some of…
September 2, 2014
Aha! Integrated With Slack
Aha! is now integrated with Slack to keep the entire team in sync. Slack provides a group chat platform for agile teams, making it easy to keep distributed groups informed and…
September 2, 2014
$10B Snapchat Valuation — Lessons for Founders
It was reported last week that Snapchat is in the process of raising a large investment round at a $10B valuation. That would make it one of the world’s most valuable private…
August 26, 2014
Why We All Need A Roadmap
Companies and other organizations have a roadmap — and you should too. It forces deep thinking, explains where they are going, and helps keep everyone on track. Successful people…