Tonight I give you post number 5 of Developer Hegemony week. If you’d like a free paperback copy of the book, remember to sign up for the Thunderclap.IT campaign so that we can get to the sharing threshold — we’re now three quarters of the way there, but I still need your help. It only…
“Missionaries and mercenaries” has a pretty intriguing ring to it, huh? I wish I could claim credit for it, but I heard about it on this podcast with Ribbonfarm creator Venkat Rao. Apparently, entrepreneurs use this pithy phrase to make a distinction among themselves. I’ll explain in more detail shortly. First, however, I’d like to…
About a month ago, I made a post here announcing a kickstarter. I created a character that has some popularity in the software development community and hypothesized that people might enjoy related merchandise. My wife had some time and an interest in exploring entrepreneurial ventures, so she created the kickstarter. We didn’t necessarily think we had a great…
On the heels of the product kata post, I’m going to double down on the “ship something for money” advice. There’s no time to lose. Valuable, profitable seconds of your life are ticking by, and you’re missing out. Surely you’re aware of the concept of compound interest? In case you’re not, suffice it to say…
