The Painful Truth: Your Version One Sucks
When we first picture our new product, it’s wonderful, looks beautiful, and works perfectly every time. We imagine how people…
API Design Smells
In software development, a “Design Smell” is a signal that something isn’t quite right. Think of it like your car…
The Secret of Developer Pricing
Every startup goes through the debate of “How should we do developer pricing?” The conversation normally goes something like this:…
Website Or Shopify?
In my “Startups Suck” post, I alluded to the excitement of being ready to sell. You finally come up with a…
My Reading List (2021)
After college, I resolved to read one book a month. It can be fiction, non-fiction, technical, business-oriented, or whatever as the…
My Startup is Broken
Whenever I advise (or join!) a startup, one of the first conversations goes something like this: “Oh man. Everything here…
API Adoption: The Dangerous Delay
Launching an API is the easiest thing you’ll ever do. On the minimum end, you can put a framework in…
The Business Case for Developer Experience
While I’ve made a case for Developer Experience (DevEx) – aptly named The Case for a Great Developer Experience –…
My Reading List (2020)
After college, I resolved to read one book a month. It can be fiction, non-fiction, technical, business-oriented, or whatever as the…
When is Enough Enough?
I share this post from my friend and former boss, Paul Murphy. Paul is unique in that he’s “American” in…