Archive for August, 2007
Culture and Offshoring
It is a good idea to do some research into the culture norms of your future, offshored development team to ensure they can mesh well with your existing team. Read the rest of this entry »
For the Love of Skype
I use a combination of instant messaging and Skype throughout my day to communicate with employees and clients throughout the world. Despite it being somewhat buggy, Cerulean Studio’s Trillian Basic is a free tool I use every day to juggle AIM, MSN, ICQ and IRC discussions. Yet Skype includes a very usable IM chat client, and I am finding fewer and fewer reasons to use these other systems except for client preference. Read the rest of this entry »
Focus Drift: Lost in the Fun House and We Have the Technology
This article is under construction. Versions will appear on the regular blog until the article is finalized.
Letting your focus drift is as problematic a cause as it is an effect. It is easy to see the relationship between focus drift and delayed releases. As a Software CEO and vendor, your first priority is to ship product. Read the rest of this entry »