Five ways to source a development team
If you’ve got a software idea, and want to see it happen, you need a development team. Unless you’re going to sit down and code it yourself (perfectly reasonable, but then, who’s going to do all the other work?), you need to go out there and make yourself one. I know about five ways of [...]
You don't need a title to be a leader
Terry Pratchett is probably one of my favorite authors. While most view his work as fantasy, his fans see it as great literature. It shares with other great books penetrating insight into the human condition. I’ve been reading Unseen Academicals. If you do, you can’t but notice Glenda Sugarbean, the Night Kitchen cook. As Lord [...]
Some companies that caught my eye at the IP Communications Conference in Miami
Sutus – one of now many companies trying to embed a PBX into a multi-purpose network appliance Interact Incorporated – VoiceXML/CCXML player, their product is called SPOT. They claim 225 cps and 500 channels/host. IntelePeer – a VOIP peering company that is trying to mirror Ribbit, who they claim is a customer too. Jazinga – [...]
New year's resolutions
In 2008 I treated my body like a rag. In 2009 I will work out twice a week and eat more home-made food. Why: “Even the least organized among us spends time and energy planning and strategizing about our career, personal finances and health. Why? Because we al think we might be forced to forfeit [...]
The five dysfunctions of a team
I’ve been reading The five dysfunctions of a team by Patrick Lencioni. Powerful book!. The main lesson it teaches about leadership is that it really is about building high performance teams. Performance comes from great teamwork and the principles of teamwork are simple to understand but hard to follow. They require persistence and discipline. To [...]
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