Hey, engineers: Don’t forget to add some personality

joker

“Why so serious?” — The Joker in Batman Returns. If you are fortunate enough to be building software for a living, do us this small favor: Put a little more personality into your products. The best products pay deference to their creators. They’re functional, but they also can be fun at times, whimsical, punchy, interesting, sexy… Read More…

Someone Like You: An ode to my BlackBerry

Adele. Photo via Wikipedia

Never mind, I’ll find someone like you. I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don’t forget me, I beg, I remember, you said, “Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead. Sometimes it lasts in love, but sometimes it hurts instead.” —Adele, “Someone Like You” I broke it off with the… Read More…

Five Things I Learned at Startup Weekend: #3 Learn to Code

Greg Gottesman at Startup Weekend

Guest Commentary: Startup Weekend was the most exhilarating and exhausting 54 hours since the birth of my (and my wife’s) last child.  You can think of it kind of like catnip for people who love the intensity and energy of startups at the earliest possible stage. Some fun statistics from the coding marathon last weekend:… Read More…