Archive for the ‘Business’ Category

I agree with Amy Hoy – “Niches don’t work – But worldviews do”.  If someone that’s part of your “audience” likes one of your products they are likely to also like (or at least recommend) another.  I don’t just agree with her, I have proof: On the free version of GoodDay I run house ads [...]

in – cu – bate to maintain at a favorable temperature and in other conditions promoting development It feels like you can’t turn a corner without hearing about another startup incubator or angel fund. This model has launched several successful companies including Dropbox, Loopt, Xobni, and Disqus.   So the question is… why don’t big [...]

Yup, I’m officially a free agent.  I’m looking to take on a limited set of engagements with people or businesses that could use help developing social customer connection strategies, product feature specifications, market analysis, or  developer/quality/program management team training. You could say that I’m a general purpose handy-man that can help you simplify the online technical [...]

I would. It is hard to find things that combine simple and flexible these days.  There are plenty of “single purpose” web services and apps these days, but they sacrifice flexibility. And anyone that’s used Ebay lately will tell you that the other end of the spectrum is the only thing worse. Recently it was [...]

When you start a new job or formally meet new partners there are typically a round of introductions that may include the question “Tell everyone something about yourself that they wouldn’t know.”  With the internet this has become a more challenging endeavor.  Since I have no co-workers I figured I’d start re-introducing myself to the [...]

As of today 5,321 people have experienced GoodDay! Thanks to everyone that’s downloaded it and I hope it’s helping at least a few of you improve your lives. I know it’s helped me already. If you like it all I ask is that you help out by rating it in the app store and leave [...]

When I started writing GoodDay I committed that I’d donate profit from the first version to Reading With Rover in memory of our dog Oliver.  Reading With Rover is an outstanding children’s literacy program that operates in the northwest where dogs are used to help children learn how to read.  I can’t say Oliver was [...]

This is part 4 of a series of posts that examine how product quality is everyone’s responsibility.  For reference, the previous posts included:   Part 1: Sales and Development Part 2: Consulting and Support Part 3: Marketing and User Experience In part 4 I’ll explain how your PM and Leadership teams own the quality of [...]

I love this time of year and the opportunity Festivus affords us to gather your friends and family around, and tell them all the ways they have disappointed you over the past year!  In the immortal words of Frank Costanza “I got a lot of problems with you people! And now you’re gonna hear about [...]

This means I’ve now earned $70 for Reading With Rover. As a thank you to everyone that’s purchased this application I now present you with a preview of version 1.1… minus one surprise.