Your Professional (Karma) Network
Actively investing in your professional network improves your career. The sooner you start and the more you invest, the greater the return. Learning and helping others succeed is the currency.
Writing about all things software.
All of my long-form thoughts on programming, leadership, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.
How many weeks do you spend planning for a feature?
Someone asked me today, 'How many weeks do you spend planning for a feature?' I replied, We don't generally spend more than a few hours, maybe a day planning before we start validating our assumptions with users.
The Art of Making Sales on Virtual Platforms
I sat down with TC from CTO Confessions to talk about bridging the gap between in-person and virtual sales, my journey to becoming a tech leader, and what drives me to keep pushing forward with a sense of urgency.
We raised an $8m Seed Round
Over a year ago, I left General Assembly to join a two-person, pre-market start-up called Salesroom. It's honestly been the happiest, most fulling year of my professional career.
Finding Room To Grow At Salesroom
I am proud to announce that I have joined the founding team at Salesroom, the sales platform that puts personality first. We’re building cutting-edge tools that bring virtual sales to life, fostering the organic conversations that build trust and close deals.
Case Study: Smart Pickings, property search and management app
A web app created for UK homebuyers to collect properties from any online agent into a signal place –enriched with additional data– where they can collaborate with family members to help make more confident decisions. Imagine looking at properties on your favourite online agents, Rightmove, Zoopla and OnTheMarket. As you find ones you like, regardless of the agent, a single click of a button uploads it to Smart Pickings.
What is a senior developer?
I believe a senior developer has the responsibility to encourage those around them to aspire and excel. To mentor, coach and reflect understanding of the core qualities and knowledge required for developers to provide true value...