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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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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.…