ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com
JULY 11, 2012
Social, Agile, and Transformation. I cover several topics including agile software development, software startups, web 2.0, Strategic Agile Thinking: Balancing Value, Innovation and Research. 2) The agile "happy place". Agile teams sprint when value is known, implementation is low risk. and business transformation.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 27, 2013
Partly out of the fact that in 1 week I depart for England to speak at LeWeb, attend our DataSift board meeting and generally make myself available to the DataSift team to meet their customers, partners and employees. I respect Rob a lot and the fact that he is willing to take feedback when warranted gives his great credibility.
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Software By Rob
APRIL 7, 2010
The more we thought about it we realized the benefits to keeping it a single-tenant application: the ease of migrating from our hosted version to a downloaded version, and keeping each customer’s data separated in its own database to name two. The final thing we threw out was the need for a custom purchase page. So we tossed it.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
AUGUST 30, 2010
On this day we stopped looking at the hosted version as a new product line, and started looking at it as a market test; to see if we could build enough of a customer base to warrant a major investment in the hosted invoicing market space. Agile Development, meet Agile Business. So we tossed it.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 5, 2009
It’s important to invest in good architecture so that your website will scale once customers arrive. If you make that investment, and then customers arrive, and the site stays up, most companies will reward the people who built the architecture and, thus, prevented the scaling problems. How upset will those customers be?
ConversionXL
OCTOBER 27, 2016
That means you’re better able to analyze and react to new data on customer behavior. The ideal length will depend on the organization’s testing maturity and agility. ” Chris McCormick also prefers flexibility, saying, “it’s all about reacting and being agile in your approach. Things Change.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 30, 2008
When Ive asked mentors of mine who have worked in big companies about the role of the CTO, they usually talk about the importance of being the external face of the companys technology platform; an evangelist to developers, customers, and employees. Thats an important job, for sure, and Ive been called upon to do it from time to time.
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