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"Most Web Agencies Suck"
12 weeks ago by nathansmith
Andy Budd, on how design agencies shouldn't be (but some are) run.
design
business
12 weeks ago by nathansmith
A VC: The Management Team - Guest Post From Joel Spolsky
february 2012 by nathansmith
"Top-down management… doesn't take advantage of everyone's brains in the organization"
business
february 2012 by nathansmith
Startup Lessons. Learning the hard way.
january 2012 by nathansmith
Mistakes first-time startup founders make.
business
january 2012 by nathansmith
The Cooper Journal: The pipeline to your corporate soul
september 2011 by nathansmith
"You simply can’t create likable software if you are a dysfunctional company."
business
design
september 2011 by nathansmith
HP's One-Year Plan - WSJ.com
august 2011 by nathansmith
"Let's say you were given a year to kill Hewlett-Packard…"
business
august 2011 by nathansmith
Why Amazon Can't Make A Kindle In the USA - Forbes
august 2011 by nathansmith
How outsourcing tech manufacturing stifles long-term innovation (Asus displaced Dell).
business
august 2011 by nathansmith
Your Agency On PCs | ideasonideas
july 2011 by nathansmith
Well-reasoned article on (not) drinking the Mac/Apple Kool-Aid.
business
july 2011 by nathansmith
Seth's Blog: The realization is now
april 2011 by nathansmith
Synopsis: The Industrial Revolution is over. Just doing what your boss tells you to, and expecting to make a decent living = a dream that's past. You have to be exceptional. And the divide between those who are, and those who aren't, is widening, because of technology.
business
april 2011 by nathansmith
Why I Run a Flat Company | Jason Fried of Inc.com
april 2011 by nathansmith
37signals runs as a company without much hierarchy.
business
april 2011 by nathansmith
Netflix Culture
march 2011 by nathansmith
An internal slide deck emphasizing company values
business
march 2011 by nathansmith
Why Distributed Teams are Making Your Traditional Office Obsolete
february 2011 by nathansmith
The benefits of hiring talented remote workers
business
february 2011 by nathansmith
37signals vs Zappos | Think Vitamin
february 2011 by nathansmith
Two completely different workplace philosophies. Both work.
design
business
february 2011 by nathansmith
Stop Negotiating | Revolution Blog
july 2010 by nathansmith
Stop negotiating. Offer quality. Charge accordingly.
business
july 2010 by nathansmith
Why did so many successful entrepreneurs and startups come out of PayPal? Answered by Insiders
june 2010 by nathansmith
Good read on cultivating talent
business
june 2010 by nathansmith
Notes From the Rocket: Die Me, Dichotomy
june 2010 by nathansmith
History, convergence, and competition of Google + Apple
business
june 2010 by nathansmith
Improving Your Process: Effectively Estimating Projects
april 2010 by nathansmith
The ever elusive estimation process.
business
april 2010 by nathansmith
Apple’s Spat With Google Is Getting Personal - NYTimes.com
march 2010 by nathansmith
Things heat up in the mobile space.
business
march 2010 by nathansmith
This Apple-HTC Patent Thing
march 2010 by nathansmith
Fight in the marketplace, not the courts.
business
march 2010 by nathansmith
Daily Patricia - Here's Why Companies Don't Make Money On The Internet
february 2010 by nathansmith
Why most marketing efforts are failures.
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
From MSFT evangelist to Mac enthusiast - the other side of the road
february 2010 by nathansmith
Interesting to see a former Microsoft employee's perspective of Apple.
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Postmortem: Behind The Scenes Of Brutal Legend
february 2010 by nathansmith
How a video game company utilized the Scrum methodology.
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Microsoft's Creative Destruction - NYTimes.com
february 2010 by nathansmith
A culture of infighting doesn't produce innovation.
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Full-time freelancing: 10 more things in 360 days
february 2010 by nathansmith
Tips from an experienced freelance designer
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
How to write a proper CV and get hired as a web developer
february 2010 by nathansmith
Chris Heilmann on applying for a web job
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Creating Passionate Users: Don't ask employees to be passionate about ...
february 2010 by nathansmith
Love for profession vs. being a kiss-up
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
A List Apart: Articles: Educate Your Stakeholders!
february 2010 by nathansmith
Help clients make better decisions
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Website RFP - A How Not To | Write | Boyink!
february 2010 by nathansmith
Overly wordy, yet vague requests = Yikes
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
QuirksBlog: Getting rid of the semi-professionals
february 2010 by nathansmith
Standards and a good work ethic are paramount
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
Towards Thin IT Organizations - Chuck's Blog
february 2010 by nathansmith
Smaller, highly competent teams
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
You Weren't Meant to Have a Boss
february 2010 by nathansmith
What is the ideal company size?
business
february 2010 by nathansmith
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