Nice opinion piece by Joel Spolsky on the realities of software development and the personalities that permeate the industry. The main thrust of his argument is that software can always be improved and the ability to ship something that works (on time) is a “feature” in itself. “A 50%-good solution that people actually have solves [...]
Our recent launch of the IZZE Connect site (you should take a look here and read about it here) was a big step for a cult product into the sometimes scary realm of social media; however, the true challenge of the site wasn’t so much the technology… it was the brand. IZZE is loved for [...]
For all you agency folks out there… what is your experience with the time division of Design vs. Development? Every project is different, but I’m interested in any guesses, average or real statistics from your experience. Is it 30/70?… 70/30?
I was inspired by Micah’s post on the Learn to Duck blog in its ability to distill job functions at an entrepreneurial software company into a series of questions. It got me wondering how I would do the same for an agency. Here’s how he defined the roles at Lijit:
CEO – final decision maker; vision [...]
