So tonight I attended a brilliant talk on leadership by Dave Olson. When I wasn’t aggressively taking notes I found myself nodding in agreement. Here…
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How to reset the root mysql password if you forget it
I’ve been setting up a LEMP server, Nginx Mysql PHP, on Ubuntu and lost my root mysql password. Here’s what I did to reset the…
How to overcome Burnout. 7 simple ways to overcome burnout learned from personal experience!
Burnout is the worst. There is nothing quite like it. You go from performing at 100% to less than 50% and there is nothing you…
3 simple ways we could have built our startup faster and cheaper!
Here are three of the things I would have done differently when originally founding my startup had I started with the knowledge and experience that I…
Crowd sourcing customers 101
I watched this fantastic video by the guys behind Flight of the Conchords, a hilarious duo folk band by Bret and Jemaine. I’m sure most of…
When luck meets learning is the outcome different?
I’ve had a crazy week. Steve, Angela and I have been asking ourselves very important questions like, “What are the needs of our customers?” And…
The power of focus
About 3 weeks ago I wrote an article about remote teams. It’s a new experiment for us and so far it is working out well.…
Remote teams
As of yesterday, our company, Simple Engine [media], has embarked on a new journey, remote teams. We still have our main office, the HQ, with…
Solved: Running git pull from a php script causing an error?
I wanted to improve my Git workflow, so I went about using GitHub’s Service Hooks to set up a web hook to my development server.…
Great video lessons on the basics of using Git version control
Git is a fast version control system. I am sure you are probably already familiar with it, but if you are not you can read…