article thumbnail

5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

Both Sides of the Table

This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. But I know enough to know that daily decisions / trade-offs are made by technology coders who have never spent a day with their customers. Back then it seemed foreign. If you’re a startup – fix this.

Customer 280
article thumbnail

Transcript of How to Successfully Run a Business as a WordPress Consultant

Duct Tape Marketing

I had the good fortune, I think it was about 2006, the folks at Automatic actually said, “You should be on WordPress.” WordPress just happens to be at the core of those solutions, but they are looking to add as much value to that business owner as possible rather than just being a coder for hire.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

A Rake Too Far: Optimal Platform Pricing Strategy

abovethecrowd.com

In 2006, Benchmark started spending time with Gary Swart and the team at oDesk. At the same time, there were several larger players in the market such as Freelancer and Rent-a-coder. Here is another interesting story related to rakes. Combined with a bidding and reputation system, oDesk had built an “ebay for work.”

Europe 101
article thumbnail

From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

Also, for the full time coder, you may violate your employee contract especially in the area of non-competes or just plain piss off your boss when he finds out how much time you have been putting into a side project when deadlines were looming. The above would make sense if one is unable to afford or obtain coders period.

article thumbnail

The State Of E-Commerce Checkout Design 2012

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

Lets grab a beer ! Smashing Job Board. Smashing Book 1 in HTML. Smashing Book 2 Extras. Publishing Policy. Contact us. With a commitment to quality content for the design community. Smashing Media. Made in Germany. About / Impressum. startupcto design

Design 98
article thumbnail

CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. No offense, but I honestly think you have no idea what you’re talking about, and your irrational language biases are probably making you lose some really good coders. ” So, essentially you want redneck coders that will kill it and grill it.

Java 107
article thumbnail

The cardinal sin of community management

Startup Lessons Learned

I'm one of the older users not in age but time on IMVU, May 2006 join date. A person making a persistent loud complaint isn't a "troll," they're a person making a persistent, loud, complaint. Being told to its the Dev's fault for things going wrong with your client is ludicrous.

Community 158