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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

I remember last year settling into the booth of a café deep in the rainforest in Costa Rica and looking up to see a placard on the table begging for a positive TripAdvisor review. I first met Steve when he was VP of Engineering at Centerline software, a software development tools startup, and I was a junior in college.

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Ten Things I Will Never Have to Do Again

Software By Rob

If I go back to Costa Rica I will likely be off the grid for a week or two and I won’t worry about it while I’m gone. I don’t have to check this often, but I typically have the time and I like to take care of whatever I’m able to while I’m on the road.

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Ten Things I Will Never Have to Do Again

Software By Rob

If I go back to Costa Rica I will likely be off the grid for a week or two and I won’t worry about it while I’m gone. I don’t have to check this often, but I typically have the time and I like to take care of whatever I’m able to while I’m on the road.