I love data. I love comparing it with more qualitative analyses of my product. I love finding trends in it. But I hate spreadsheets. I need to consume data viscerally.n traditional retail, visitors to a store are in the same physical space as the...
Topics: ambience, data, Technology, trends

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I was having a conversation with my father the other day about the opportunities that advances in science and technology have created for the future-minded and tech-savvy in my generation.He’s a physicist by calling, so it shouldn’t have been.
Topics: Inspiration, startups, Technology

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I sat in a meeting today where a developer kept droning on… and on. and on… It would’ve been great if we were meeting to discuss system specs, in the context of software development. But, we weren’t. It was a business-driven...
Topics: business, communication, startup, startups

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One of the most challenging, and conversely, rewarding areas of software development is managing the relationship between you and your business partners. As a developer, you speak the language of systems. You walk in the specific and precise languages..
Topics: communication, language, process, startups

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The are a few email faux paux’s I see which regularly find their way into my inbox. Chief among them is the block of fine print below:Please do not reply to this email. Replies to this email will not be responded to or read. To contact us, jump...
Topics: bill of rights, communication, email, Technology

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