Food for modelers’ thought
Because I philosophically prefer to hire generalists as staff and contract out the occasional highly specialized work, standards and conventions are very important for not only quality, but also for...
View ArticleHeads down, heads up?
It’s the end of week one of my “vacation”. Samia convinced me that instead of dragging the family on an unplanned road trip (the best kind!) for three weeks that I should instead take a practice run at...
View ArticleAmusing, but accurate, code quality metric
In a code review, the lower the number of WTFs/minute is as good a metric as any other. The highlighting in the quote below is mine. Which appears facetious at first, but perhaps hints at a deeper...
View ArticleI’ve never understood why…
I’ve heard stories in every royalty-driven business, but especially in the game industry, about management worries about paying “too big an amount” to royalty recipients. I’ve read stories about how...
View ArticleAmen, brother!
I’ve blogged about this before, but the closer we get to hiring team members, the more I am convinced that an approach similar to a mini-project is the right way to start… I’ve known fabulous...
View ArticleThe kanban board is going up!
One of the things that we came to a decision about during our retrospective after sprint zero is that we’re happier with a highly visible workload management tool. During our between sprint planning,...
View ArticleEnergy?
I had a phone conversation with another startup CEO this afternoon that reminded me of the importance of energy and passion when we’re chasing a dream, especially in the the throes of the first half of...
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