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Archive for August, 2008

What Does Daddy Do?

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

My 5 year old (also named Jade) had a homework assignment for Kindergarten where he had to explain “What do your parents do at work?”
This is what he came up with all on his own:

For those of you who can’t decipher Kindergarten handwriting that says
Dad

Fixes Computers
Writes Programs
Makes Websites

How funny is that?

Arizona Republic Article from TiE Event

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Today I was quoted in the Arizona Republic on the back page of the Business section based on the panel I spoke on at TiE.
Here is the article:

Speaking at AZ TiE

Monday, August 11th, 2008

I was recently asked to join a panel at the Arizona Chapter of TiE (a network of entrepreneurs “founded to inspire, foster and support entrepreneurship”).  I will be speaking on Wednesday August 13th at the panel titled New Product Development - At the Heart of Every New Venture.

links for 2008-08-04 [delicious.com]

Monday, August 4th, 2008

It's an HTTParty and Everyone Is Invited! // RailsTips.org by John Nunemaker
(tags: rails ruby programming webservices http api rest)

Agile 2008: A Coach's Role is to Reveal the System to Itself
(tags: agile)

Software Development: A Traffic Jam Waiting To Happen
(tags: development agile)

10 Principles of Agile Project Time Management | Agile Software Development
(tags: programming agile software development)