I can’t get much done by myself. Accounting, coding, sales, legal, design… I depend on other people to make these things happen, so my success depends directly on their enthusiasm to help. And since I’m not the richest, smartest, most
My Formula For Building Fast
I just built another project from concept to launch within one week, and I’m starting to hit on a repeatable formula for the non-technical CEO to use. In this post I’ll describe the project, and then share a dialog I
Be As Public As Possible
Shivani Siroya, CEO of InVenture.org, is a true marketing maven. InVenture enables people anywhere in the world to invest in micro businesses anywhere else in the world. From her early videos explaining the product, to her latest video documentary by
Avoid Stress
At ClearGears we’re in the midst of a redesign that is taking far longer than anyone had anticipated, and the process is causing stress for my team and me. To our investors and customers it looks like we’re moving slow
How to Make Your Coworkers Smarter & Happier
We’ve all been there. We’ve all had a boss, parent, sibling, or teacher who had a magical ability to somehow make us dumber. Sometimes they do so by being wicked: poking fun, zeroing in on weaknesses, or by never giving
Outsource Wisely
Most growing tech companies must outsource some part of development at some point. Having been on both sides of the client / contractor table, I offer this advice to CEOs selecting an outsourced dev team. Don’t do fixed-bid projects. Don’t
So Long Suyash
I’m extremely lucky to have met and hired Suyash Ramineni. He’s wildly qualified: he has a BS and Masters in Computer Science, is co-authoring on a book on the Linux Kernel, codes in six languages, and is a very nice
Advisors
It’s taken 8 months to assemble a dream-team of advisors at ClearGears, but the process has been worthwhile. Read their professional histories and consider why this team is so valuable to ClearGears, a startup competing in the HR arena. Adil
It’s All About People
Networking can be tiring and tedious for entrepreneurs, but it’s an important component of success. Today we reviewed the list of ClearGears beta users to understand the impact our networking efforts have had on customer acquisition. The ClearGears team had
Virtual Tech Teams Gain Respect
Until very recently Angel investors and VCs were extremely bearish on companies with international tech teams, and teams that didn’t work in the same room. That view is changing. The view is changing because it has to. Hiring a local