Wednesday, January 5. 2011Let's Talk Start-Ups
I recently had a conversation with Radar about Mr. Ancient of Days and thought it resulted in an interesting idea.
Radar: So here's your chance to give feedback (as objectively as possible) on what you liked about I-N-S. Also if you have something you didn't like but have a possible solution for preventing or fixing that, I am interested in hearing that. My one concern is that this not turn into an attack post on You-Know-Who. Things I liked about inter-net-solutions:
Guru Labs - There was a real culture of people trying to learn and share new technologies. Open Workspace - Everyone worked closely together so there was lots of communication and for the most part, everyone was on the same page. The marketing guy wasn't out trying to sell a product that was completely different from what the programmers were doing. Licensing - We didn't pirate software. We mostly used open-source technology, but when we needed something proprietary, we paid for it. Code Review and Testing - We had a good system of code review and quality assurance in place (with one notable exception.) Sense of Humor - We tried to build a product with a sense of humor (especially reflected in the help files.) Calendaring - I liked our wall of deadlines - it's unfortunate that we were unrealistic and failed to adjust when things didn't go as planned. I'm not sure we need something with as much nitty gritty as we had, but I think a big "progress bar" somewhere in the office space can be motivating. If I think of something else, I'll add it in the comments. Trackbacks
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