Category Archives: development

The business of network effects

Posted on August 15, 2007 by

The Internet platform business has some unique challenges. It’s very tempting to adopt known models to make sense of it, like the PC business, for example, and think of the Internet platform like an operating system. The similarities are hard … Continue reading →

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How to fix building construction bureaucracy

Posted on May 31, 2007 by

Sometimes I forget to step outside of our little bubble here and see how people use or in fact don’t use the Internet. When I get that chance I often wonder if anything I’m doing in my career actually matters … Continue reading →

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Are big product launches necessary?

Posted on March 13, 2007 by

A commenter in Mark Glaser’s recent post on MediaShift about the USA Today redesign sheds light on a problem that Internet companies seem to struggle with a lot. “I think there may be a lesson to be learned in how … Continue reading →

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Top 5 new business ideas

Posted on December 5, 2006 by

The month of lists has begun, so I decided to rank the business ideas from the last year that could or should be a big deal in the next year. Most of these ideas and companies have actually been around … Continue reading →

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Indicators of the Ruby on Rails trend

Posted on October 27, 2006 by

Here’s a fascinating market indicator. I was looking for a Ruby book on Amazon, something for lightweight coders, perhaps a beginner’s guide to Ruby on Rails. What did I find? I found a total of 23 books. 9 of them … Continue reading →

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Scaffolding web sites with Ruby on Rails

Posted on October 24, 2006 by

I started messing around with Ruby on Rails for the first time on Sunday. This was after spending all day Saturday tearing down kitchen cupboards, tiled sinks and entire walls for a friend who is remodeling his house, so I … Continue reading →

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“Iterate and release” has its problems, too

Posted on June 16, 2006 by

One of the teams I’m working with has adopted a sort of customized agile-style development process. I really like it, but a few problems are coming up: Just like after a heavy workout, you need a warm down of some … Continue reading →

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“Loosley Coupled” does not mean “Easy to build”

Posted on May 16, 2006 by

The concept of “Loose Coupling” is great on so many levels. I’ve used it to describe different types of things in ideal worlds, but I’m starting to see that there is a lot of gray area there that can be … Continue reading →

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