miscellaneous
In a recent email blast, Ramit Sethi (great blogger who focuses on finance and productivity) said: why entrepreneurs should not buy a house How often do we do something or want something without considering WHY we really want it? For example, if I were to say, "Why do you
agile
I was in Chicago last week for CodeAcademy's (.org, not .com) demo day, and I was blown away. CodeAcademy is an intense, 12-week program that teaches web application (Ruby on Rails) and web design skills to people with a wide variety of backgrounds (including many without a technical
agile
This weekend I experienced the intensity that was Lean Startup Machine DC (#LSMDC). I went with without lots of expectations -- I haven't read The Lean Startup book, I haven't been to any similar events, and I didn't know anyone who had. It turned
technology
Jason Calacanis blogged earlier this week about the Cult of Amazon Prime, and made some great points. I'm a huge fan of everything Amazon, including Prime and their Kindle e-reader devices. I made a list of why I'm a huge fan of the new Kindle Touch
productivity
The inaction and frustration that comes from feeling overwhelmed wastes energy and doesn't shrink your growing todo list. That's why making progress on the important action items is so key -- it's essential that you build some momentum, just take a bite-sized chunk out
agile
Time management is always tough, and lots of people have written some great things on the topic, such as David Allen's Getting Things Done. A connection I made recently that I found fascinating was the intersection of agile software development practices (Ken Schwaber's books Agile Project
productivity
Meetings can be horrible, horrible events. My least favorite part is when a new work product (document, spreadsheet, website, etc.) needs to be created, and no one has taken the initiative to create the first draft. This first draft seems so overwhelming to create initially, sometimes because there’s a
technology
Twitter gets a bad rap from people who don't want to read what people ate for lunch. But there are some redeeming qualities for twitter for some people: 1. Twitter is a great way to get targeted news (I like to read about Silicon Valley startup companies, so
productivity
After getting back from Peru a few weeks ago, and getting sucked back into the intense pace of my life here, I've tried to carve out time to reflect on the contrast of culture and life in Pucallpa, Peru and the suburbs of DC. While there are many
technology
Back in June of this year, Steve Jobs made a comment about the iPad and tablet computers and his vision of computing: "PCs are going to be like trucks. Less people will need them… This transformation is going to make some people uneasy. The PC has taken us a
miscellaneous
Last weekend my company co-sponsored the 4th annual Run for Wounded Warriors at Burke Lake Park. The event raised over $20,000 for Wounded Warrior Project, a great cause that supports wounded Veterans. The weather was great (much warmer than last year). I'm glad so people came out
technology
I'm not even sure what you call it, but I'd like to find a open source or hosted (software as a service) service solution to allow me to create simple web applications, primarily related to simple database and workflow systems. There seem to be several services