People motivation. I think when you start a company, you go into it thinking that with the right product and the right compensation, everything will just work out. The brand will grow, people will be happy, yada yada yada. But what I’ve seen in my years of professional work is that: the happiest, [...] Continue reading →

DOOOOMMM!!!!!!!! But seriously, I recently gave a talk at ElixirConf EU about what is going on in the backworks here at iwantmyname. As with all the talks I seem to give, the original draft packed 150 slides into a 45-minute slot placed right before lunch, and the talk right before me always runs [...] Continue reading →

If you’re asking “what the heck am I looking at?”, here’s a primer. Also, if you know of an article or blog I should be reading, let me know. Alexandra Schwartz - Improving Ourselves to Death Survival in the hypercompetitive, globalized economy, where workers have fewer protections and are more disposable than ever, requires [...] Continue reading →

Life happens to everyone. Sometimes things are great, and sometimes your kids get sick on Saturday morning and force you into round-the-clock parent mode until Tuesday night. You know… normal stuff. But depending on your definition of life, it’s hard to know where work is supposed to fit in. In those sick-kid [...] Continue reading →

If you’re asking “what the heck am I looking at?”, here’s a primer. Also, if you know of an article or blog I should be reading, let me know. Ley’s talk from ElixirConfEU is on YouTube now, so go… watch it or something. Here’s the teaser/description from the page: Phoenix has already proven to [...] Continue reading →

There’s an impulse people have — particularly early in their careers — to make it known how useful they are. It’s the impulse that turns potentially productive meetings into status updates, and it shows up in every industry, big and small. “I did X and Y this week, next week I’ll do Z and [...] Continue reading →

This morning I received an email notifying me of the upcoming annual billing for my web hosting account. I no longer need this account, so immediately logged in to their website to cancel it before I forgot. The notification email only provided details about how to “update your credit card information to ensure your [...] Continue reading →