Part of the Cloudspace Agile Process is to break large specifications down into feature tickets to assign to engineers. Breaking the specification down into feature tickets allows you to get a real feel for the depth of work involved in each step of the creating a web based product. Taking the time to break down a product into fine grained feature tickets is one... Continue reading »

December 4th marked our third and most recent art show which, to no surprise, was a raging success! John "hex" Carter, Theresa and myself were hanging art for 4 days beforehand and our friendly neighborhood ninja, Aaron Yarhouse, jumped in at the last minute with an extra hammer and superior hammering skills to finish the job! With 50 individual attendees and an estimated... Continue reading »

Great post from Bradford Cross over at Measuring Measures on questions that entrepreneurs should ask VCs and angels (video no longer available) when looking for funding. I'll reproduce the bullet points here, and let you jump to his blog for the expansion of ideas.

1. Are you aligned with [ insert company goal here ]?
2. What can you do for us?
3. How are... Continue reading »

Instead of burying the instructions for your application deep in a FAQ somewhere, or trying to make them sit through a long tutorial during the signup process ("I just want to use the app!!1"), do what YouTube does:

Wait for them to take an action, then encourage them down the right path... Continue reading »

Coming up on November 11 is the next Lean Deck Clinic, where startups can go to help craft their pitches (and maybe make a few good contacts). Head on over to MogoTix to get registered -- only $10 and definitely worth it. From the site:

Every startup has a story, though we as founders are not always the best storytellers. Perfecting your pitch, be it... Continue reading »

As part of my belief that startups are the new R&D, I want to introduce you to IRC § 41. This is a Federal Tax Credit for companies that do R&D. The credit can be used to decrease the amount of Federal Income Tax that a company pays -- it means you've got to have some net revenue to claim it, but... Continue reading »

We have come a long way on web typography. I remember the first time I made a site and I wanted to have my navigation in a specific font, but sadly the only way I could do that was to use images. People have come up with some solutions over the years using Flash or Javascript like SIFR, Cufon, and Typeface.js but now things are... Continue reading »